Chapter 2 of The Foundations (An Extravagant Play) is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Foundations (An Extravagant Play) is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PRESS. [Rather hurt] You were going to tell me things. LEMMY. Yus, an' they'll be the troof, too. PRESS.
Chapter 2 of The Foundations (An Extravagant Play) is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of departing
From this reading “[Rather hurt] You were going to tell me things.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “[Rather hurt] You were going to tell me things.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “PRESS.”
on the contrary
From this reading “[Rather hurt] You were going to tell me things.”
express in words
From this reading “[Rather hurt] You were going to tell me things.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “[Rather hurt] You were going to tell me things.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yus, an' they'll be the troof, too.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yus, an' they'll be the troof, too.
the act of departing
From this reading [Rather hurt] You were going to tell me things.
be the source of pain
From this reading [Rather hurt] You were going to tell me things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LEMMY.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [Rather hurt] You were going to tell me things.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading PRESS.
on the contrary
From this reading [Rather hurt] You were going to tell me things.
express in words
From this reading [Rather hurt] You were going to tell me things.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yus, an' they'll be the troof, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yus, an' they'll be the troof, too.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading [Rather hurt] You were going to tell me things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Rather hurt] You were going to tell me things.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Yus, an' they'll be the troof, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yus, an' they'll be the troof, too.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading [Rather hurt] You were going to tell me things.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [Rather hurt] You were going to tell me things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yus, an' they'll be the troof, too.
Chapter 2 of The Foundations (An Extravagant Play) by John Galsworthy holds 298 sentences, grouped into 60 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 2 holds 298 sentences of The Foundations (An Extravagant Play), unabridged, divided into 60 reading sections.
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