Chapter V
Chapter 5
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MARY. Are you not coming, father? JOHN. Aye. MARY.
The Drone A Play in Three Acts
Chapter V · Chapter 5
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MARY.
Are
you
not
coming,
father?
JOHN.
Aye.
MARY.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Drone A Play in Three Acts
Chapter V · Chapter 5
Chapter 5 of The Drone A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
MARY.
/ˈmeri/
Line 2
Are
you
not
coming,
father?
/ɑːr juː nɑːt ˈkʌmɪŋ ˈfɑːðər/
Line 3
JOHN.
/dʒɑːn/
Line 4
Aye.
Line 5
MARY.
/ˈmeri/
Learner Dictionary
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the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Are you not coming, father?”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Are you not coming, father?”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “JOHN.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “MARY.”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you not coming, father?
Aye
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aye.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Are you not coming, father?
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Are you not coming, father?
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading MARY.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Are you not coming, father?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you not coming, father?
Chapter 5 of The Drone A Play in Three Acts by Rutherford Mayne holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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