Chapter 7 of The Land of Promise: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Land of Promise: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NORAH. If you want that mess swept up you can sweep it up yourself. TAYLOR. You make me tired. [_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.
Chapter 7 of The Land of Promise: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “[_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.”
a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
From this reading “[_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.”
plural of “fling” — a usually brief attempt
From this reading “[_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.”
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading “[_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.”
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading “If you want that mess swept up you can sweep it up yourself.”
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading “[_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.”
sweep across or over
From this reading “If you want that mess swept up you can sweep it up yourself.”
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading “TAYLOR.”
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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “[_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading [_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.
superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading [_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.
a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
From this reading [_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading [_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If you want that mess swept up you can sweep it up yourself.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading [_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.
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From this reading [_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.
at any time
From this reading [_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.
plural of “fling” — a usually brief attempt
From this reading [_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading [_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading [_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading [_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading [_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading [_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you want that mess swept up you can sweep it up yourself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading [_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If you want that mess swept up you can sweep it up yourself.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading [_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading [_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.
engage in
From this reading You make me tired.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You make me tired.
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading If you want that mess swept up you can sweep it up yourself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NORAH.
on one occasion
From this reading [_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading [_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.
sweep across or over
From this reading If you want that mess swept up you can sweep it up yourself.
possessing sweep
From this reading If you want that mess swept up you can sweep it up yourself.
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading TAYLOR.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If you want that mess swept up you can sweep it up yourself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading You make me tired.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading If you want that mess swept up you can sweep it up yourself.
in a violent manner
From this reading [_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading If you want that mess swept up you can sweep it up yourself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you want that mess swept up you can sweep it up yourself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [_He puts the broom into her hands, but she flings it violently away._] Look here, if you don’t clean up that mess at once, I’ll give you the biggest hiding you’ve ever had in your life.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading If you want that mess swept up you can sweep it up yourself.
Chapter 7 of The Land of Promise: A Comedy in Four Acts by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
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