Chapter 1 of The First and the Last is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The First and the Last is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
From Six Short Plays Of Galsworthy KEITH DARRANT, K.C. LARRY DARRANT, His Brother. WANDA. SCENE I. KEITH'S Study. SCENE II. WANDA's Room.
Chapter 1 of The First and the Last is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “From Six Short Plays Of Galsworthy KEITH DARRANT, K.C. LARRY DARRANT, His Brother.”
English novelist (1867-1933)
From this reading “From Six Short Plays Of Galsworthy KEITH DARRANT, K.C. LARRY DARRANT, His Brother.”
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “From Six Short Plays Of Galsworthy KEITH DARRANT, K.C. LARRY DARRANT, His Brother.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “WANDA's Room.”
the place where some action occurs
From this reading “SCENE I. KEITH'S Study.”
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “From Six Short Plays Of Galsworthy KEITH DARRANT, K.C. LARRY DARRANT, His Brother.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “From Six Short Plays Of Galsworthy KEITH DARRANT, K.C. LARRY DARRANT, His Brother.”
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “SCENE I. KEITH'S Study.”
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a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading From Six Short Plays Of Galsworthy KEITH DARRANT, K.C. LARRY DARRANT, His Brother.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
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From this reading From Six Short Plays Of Galsworthy KEITH DARRANT, K.C. LARRY DARRANT, His Brother.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Six Short Plays Of Galsworthy KEITH DARRANT, K.C. LARRY DARRANT, His Brother.
English novelist (1867-1933)
From this reading From Six Short Plays Of Galsworthy KEITH DARRANT, K.C. LARRY DARRANT, His Brother.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From Six Short Plays Of Galsworthy KEITH DARRANT, K.C. LARRY DARRANT, His Brother.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SCENE I. KEITH'S Study.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading SCENE II.
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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From this reading SCENE I. KEITH'S Study.
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading From Six Short Plays Of Galsworthy KEITH DARRANT, K.C. LARRY DARRANT, His Brother.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading WANDA's Room.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading SCENE I. KEITH'S Study.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading From Six Short Plays Of Galsworthy KEITH DARRANT, K.C. LARRY DARRANT, His Brother.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading From Six Short Plays Of Galsworthy KEITH DARRANT, K.C. LARRY DARRANT, His Brother.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading SCENE I. KEITH'S Study.
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From this reading WANDA.
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From this reading WANDA's Room.
Chapter 1 of The First and the Last by John Galsworthy holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 419 sentences of The First and the Last, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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