Chapter 8 of The Easiest Way Representative Plays is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Easiest Way Representative Plays is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LAURA. Then you are going to let him know. You're not going to give me a single, solitary chance? WILL. I'll give you every chance that you deserve when he knows.
Chapter 8 of The Easiest Way Representative Plays is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “You're not going to give me a single, solitary chance?”
be worthy or deserving
From this reading “I'll give you every chance that you deserve when he knows.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “You're not going to give me a single, solitary chance?”
the act of departing
From this reading “Then you are going to let him know.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “I'll give you every chance that you deserve when he knows.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Then you are going to let him know.”
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading “You're not going to give me a single, solitary chance?”
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading “You're not going to give me a single, solitary chance?”
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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 You're not going to give me a single, solitary chance?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then you are going to let him know.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading You're not going to give me a single, solitary chance?
be worthy or deserving
From this reading I'll give you every chance that you deserve when he knows.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I'll give you every chance that you deserve when he knows.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading You're not going to give me a single, solitary chance?
the act of departing
From this reading Then you are going to let him know.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I'll give you every chance that you deserve when he knows.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then you are going to let him know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll give you every chance that you deserve when he knows.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Then you are going to let him know.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading I'll give you every chance that you deserve when he knows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LAURA.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Then you are going to let him know.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You're not going to give me a single, solitary chance?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You're not going to give me a single, solitary chance?
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading You're not going to give me a single, solitary chance?
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading You're not going to give me a single, solitary chance?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'll give you every chance that you deserve when he knows.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then you are going to let him know.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then you are going to let him know.
at the time that
From this reading I'll give you every chance that you deserve when he knows.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading WILL.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then you are going to let him know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're not going to give me a single, solitary chance?
Chapter 8 of The Easiest Way Representative Plays by Eugene Walter holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Chapter 8 holds 403 sentences of The Easiest Way Representative Plays, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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