Chapter 8 of The Land of Promise: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Land of Promise: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NORAH. Well, I’ll make you a cup of tea. MARSH. No, I won’t have anything, thanks. NORAH.
Chapter 8 of The Land of Promise: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any thing at all
From this reading “No, I won’t have anything, thanks.”
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading “Well, I’ll make you a cup of tea.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “No, I won’t have anything, thanks.”
engage in
From this reading “Well, I’ll make you a cup of tea.”
low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading “MARSH.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “Well, I’ll make you a cup of tea.”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “No, I won’t have anything, thanks.”
(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 “Well, I’ll make you a cup of tea.”
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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 Well, I’ll make you a cup of tea.
any thing at all
From this reading No, I won’t have anything, thanks.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading Well, I’ll make you a cup of tea.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No, I won’t have anything, thanks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No, I won’t have anything, thanks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I’ll make you a cup of tea.
engage in
From this reading Well, I’ll make you a cup of tea.
low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading MARSH.
not any; not one
From this reading No, I won’t have anything, thanks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NORAH.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, I’ll make you a cup of tea.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading Well, I’ll make you a cup of tea.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading No, I won’t have anything, thanks.
(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 Well, I’ll make you a cup of tea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, I won’t have anything, thanks.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, I’ll make you a cup of tea.
Chapter 8 of The Land of Promise: A Comedy in Four Acts by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham holds 439 sentences, grouped into 88 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 8 holds 439 sentences of The Land of Promise: A Comedy in Four Acts, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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