Chapter 3 of The Fugitive: A Play in Four Acts is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Fugitive: A Play in Four Acts is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GEORGE. You rather miss the point, I'm afraid. I didn't come here to tell you what you know perfectly well when you're sane. I came here to say this: Anyone in her senses could see the game your friend here is playing. It wouldn't take a baby in.
Chapter 3 of The Fugitive: A Play in Four Acts is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “I came here to say this: Anyone in her senses could see the game your friend here is playing.”
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “It wouldn't take a baby in.”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “I came here to say this: Anyone in her senses could see the game your friend here is playing.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “GEORGE.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “I didn't come here to tell you what you know perfectly well when you're sane.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “I came here to say this: Anyone in her senses could see the game your friend here is playing.”
mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
From this reading “I didn't come here to tell you what you know perfectly well when you're sane.”
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading “I came here to say this: Anyone in her senses could see the game your friend here is playing.”
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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 It wouldn't take a baby in.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading You rather miss the point, I'm afraid.
any person at all
From this reading I came here to say this: Anyone in her senses could see the game your friend here is playing.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading It wouldn't take a baby in.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I came here to say this: Anyone in her senses could see the game your friend here is playing.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I didn't come here to tell you what you know perfectly well when you're sane.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I came here to say this: Anyone in her senses could see the game your friend here is playing.
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From this reading I didn't come here to tell you what you know perfectly well when you're sane.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I came here to say this: Anyone in her senses could see the game your friend here is playing.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading I came here to say this: Anyone in her senses could see the game your friend here is playing.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading GEORGE.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I came here to say this: Anyone in her senses could see the game your friend here is playing.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I didn't come here to tell you what you know perfectly well when you're sane.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn't come here to tell you what you know perfectly well when you're sane.
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From this reading You rather miss the point, I'm afraid.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I came here to say this: Anyone in her senses could see the game your friend here is playing.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I came here to say this: Anyone in her senses could see the game your friend here is playing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It wouldn't take a baby in.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I didn't come here to tell you what you know perfectly well when you're sane.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading You rather miss the point, I'm afraid.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading I didn't come here to tell you what you know perfectly well when you're sane.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading I came here to say this: Anyone in her senses could see the game your friend here is playing.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading You rather miss the point, I'm afraid.
on the contrary
From this reading You rather miss the point, I'm afraid.
mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
From this reading I didn't come here to tell you what you know perfectly well when you're sane.
express in words
From this reading I came here to say this: Anyone in her senses could see the game your friend here is playing.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I came here to say this: Anyone in her senses could see the game your friend here is playing.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading I came here to say this: Anyone in her senses could see the game your friend here is playing.
carry out
From this reading It wouldn't take a baby in.
express in words
From this reading I didn't come here to tell you what you know perfectly well when you're sane.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You rather miss the point, I'm afraid.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I came here to say this: Anyone in her senses could see the game your friend here is playing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I didn't come here to tell you what you know perfectly well when you're sane.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I didn't come here to tell you what you know perfectly well when you're sane.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I didn't come here to tell you what you know perfectly well when you're sane.
at the time that
From this reading I didn't come here to tell you what you know perfectly well when you're sane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It wouldn't take a baby in.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You rather miss the point, I'm afraid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn't come here to tell you what you know perfectly well when you're sane.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I came here to say this: Anyone in her senses could see the game your friend here is playing.
Chapter 3 of The Fugitive: A Play in Four Acts by John Galsworthy holds 293 sentences, grouped into 59 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.
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