Chapter 5 of The Easiest Way Representative Plays is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Easiest Way Representative Plays is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ELFIE. I should think not. I haven't seen you in Rector's or Martin's since you come back from Denver. Got a glimpse of you one day trailing up Broadway, but couldn't get to you--you dived into some office or other. [_For the first time she surveys the room, rises, looks around critically, crossing to mantel_.] Gee!
Chapter 5 of The Easiest Way Representative Plays is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading “Got a glimpse of you one day trailing up Broadway, but couldn't get to you--you dived into some office or other.”
in a critical manner
From this reading “[_For the first time she surveys the room, rises, looks around critically, crossing to mantel_.] Gee!”
the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river
From this reading “I haven't seen you in Rector's or Martin's since you come back from Denver.”
past form of “dive” — drop steeply
From this reading “Got a glimpse of you one day trailing up Broadway, but couldn't get to you--you dived into some office or other.”
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading “[_For the first time she surveys the room, rises, looks around critically, crossing to mantel_.] Gee!”
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
possessive form of “martin” — French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “I haven't seen you in Rector's or Martin's since you come back from Denver.”
plural of “survey” — a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “[_For the first time she surveys the room, rises, looks around critically, crossing to mantel_.] Gee!”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Got a glimpse of you one day trailing up Broadway, but couldn't get to you--you dived into some office or other.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading [_For the first time she surveys the room, rises, looks around critically, crossing to mantel_.] Gee!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I haven't seen you in Rector's or Martin's since you come back from Denver.
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading Got a glimpse of you one day trailing up Broadway, but couldn't get to you--you dived into some office or other.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Got a glimpse of you one day trailing up Broadway, but couldn't get to you--you dived into some office or other.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I haven't seen you in Rector's or Martin's since you come back from Denver.
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From this reading Got a glimpse of you one day trailing up Broadway, but couldn't get to you--you dived into some office or other.
in a critical manner
From this reading [_For the first time she surveys the room, rises, looks around critically, crossing to mantel_.] Gee!
traveling across
From this reading [_For the first time she surveys the room, rises, looks around critically, crossing to mantel_.] Gee!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Got a glimpse of you one day trailing up Broadway, but couldn't get to you--you dived into some office or other.
the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river
From this reading I haven't seen you in Rector's or Martin's since you come back from Denver.
past form of “dive” — drop steeply
From this reading Got a glimpse of you one day trailing up Broadway, but couldn't get to you--you dived into some office or other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ELFIE.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading [_For the first time she surveys the room, rises, looks around critically, crossing to mantel_.] Gee!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading [_For the first time she surveys the room, rises, looks around critically, crossing to mantel_.] Gee!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I haven't seen you in Rector's or Martin's since you come back from Denver.
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading [_For the first time she surveys the room, rises, looks around critically, crossing to mantel_.] Gee!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Got a glimpse of you one day trailing up Broadway, but couldn't get to you--you dived into some office or other.
a quick look
From this reading Got a glimpse of you one day trailing up Broadway, but couldn't get to you--you dived into some office or other.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Got a glimpse of you one day trailing up Broadway, but couldn't get to you--you dived into some office or other.
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From this reading I haven't seen you in Rector's or Martin's since you come back from Denver.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I should think not.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I haven't seen you in Rector's or Martin's since you come back from Denver.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Got a glimpse of you one day trailing up Broadway, but couldn't get to you--you dived into some office or other.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading [_For the first time she surveys the room, rises, looks around critically, crossing to mantel_.] Gee!
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
From this reading [_For the first time she surveys the room, rises, looks around critically, crossing to mantel_.] Gee!
possessive form of “martin” — French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading I haven't seen you in Rector's or Martin's since you come back from Denver.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I should think not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Got a glimpse of you one day trailing up Broadway, but couldn't get to you--you dived into some office or other.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Got a glimpse of you one day trailing up Broadway, but couldn't get to you--you dived into some office or other.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Got a glimpse of you one day trailing up Broadway, but couldn't get to you--you dived into some office or other.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I haven't seen you in Rector's or Martin's since you come back from Denver.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Got a glimpse of you one day trailing up Broadway, but couldn't get to you--you dived into some office or other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I haven't seen you in Rector's or Martin's since you come back from Denver.
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading [_For the first time she surveys the room, rises, looks around critically, crossing to mantel_.] Gee!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading [_For the first time she surveys the room, rises, looks around critically, crossing to mantel_.] Gee!
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I haven't seen you in Rector's or Martin's since you come back from Denver.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [_For the first time she surveys the room, rises, looks around critically, crossing to mantel_.] Gee!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should think not.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I haven't seen you in Rector's or Martin's since you come back from Denver.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Got a glimpse of you one day trailing up Broadway, but couldn't get to you--you dived into some office or other.
plural of “survey” — a detailed critical inspection
From this reading [_For the first time she surveys the room, rises, looks around critically, crossing to mantel_.] Gee!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_For the first time she surveys the room, rises, looks around critically, crossing to mantel_.] Gee!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I should think not.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading [_For the first time she surveys the room, rises, looks around critically, crossing to mantel_.] Gee!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Got a glimpse of you one day trailing up Broadway, but couldn't get to you--you dived into some office or other.
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
From this reading Got a glimpse of you one day trailing up Broadway, but couldn't get to you--you dived into some office or other.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Got a glimpse of you one day trailing up Broadway, but couldn't get to you--you dived into some office or other.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I haven't seen you in Rector's or Martin's since you come back from Denver.
Chapter 5 of The Easiest Way Representative Plays by Eugene Walter holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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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