Chapter 1 of The Fatal Falsehood: A Tragedy. In Five Acts is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Fatal Falsehood: A Tragedy. In Five Acts is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FATAL FALSEHOOD: A TRAGEDY. IN FIVE ACTS. AS IT WAS ACTED AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. THE WORKS OF HANNAH MORE. VOL.
Chapter 1 of The Fatal Falsehood: A Tragedy. In Five Acts is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “AS IT WAS ACTED AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.”
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading “IN FIVE ACTS.”
a false statement
From this reading “THE FATAL FALSEHOOD: A TRAGEDY.”
bringing death
From this reading “THE FATAL FALSEHOOD: A TRAGEDY.”
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading “AS IT WAS ACTED AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.”
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading “AS IT WAS ACTED AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.”
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading “THE FATAL FALSEHOOD: A TRAGEDY.”
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “THE WORKS OF HANNAH MORE.”
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In this reading “IN FIVE ACTS.”
In this reading “AS IT WAS ACTED AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.”
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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 THE FATAL FALSEHOOD: A TRAGEDY.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading AS IT WAS ACTED AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading IN FIVE ACTS.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AS IT WAS ACTED AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AS IT WAS ACTED AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.
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From this reading AS IT WAS ACTED AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.
a false statement
From this reading THE FATAL FALSEHOOD: A TRAGEDY.
bringing death
From this reading THE FATAL FALSEHOOD: A TRAGEDY.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading IN FIVE ACTS.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading AS IT WAS ACTED AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WORKS OF HANNAH MORE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN FIVE ACTS.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AS IT WAS ACTED AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading THE WORKS OF HANNAH MORE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WORKS OF HANNAH MORE.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading AS IT WAS ACTED AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FATAL FALSEHOOD: A TRAGEDY.
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading AS IT WAS ACTED AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading THE FATAL FALSEHOOD: A TRAGEDY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VOL.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AS IT WAS ACTED AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading THE WORKS OF HANNAH MORE.
Chapter 1 of The Fatal Falsehood: A Tragedy. In Five Acts by Hannah More holds 383 sentences, grouped into 77 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 1 holds 383 sentences of The Fatal Falsehood: A Tragedy. In Five Acts, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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