Chapter 2 of The Old Miracle Plays of England is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 2 of The Old Miracle Plays of England by Netta Syrett holds 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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 443 sentences of The Old Miracle Plays of England, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Old Miracle Plays of England is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes! look! She has broken off a branch, and she’s giving the fruit to Adam. Now she’s talking to him.” “And now they’re eating the apples!” cried Colin; “and God will be angry! They know He will be angry.
Chapter 2 of The Old Miracle Plays of England is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/89 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She has broken off a branch, and she’s giving the fruit to Adam.”
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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 She has broken off a branch, and she’s giving the fruit to Adam.
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From this reading She has broken off a branch, and she’s giving the fruit to Adam.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She has broken off a branch, and she’s giving the fruit to Adam.
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From this reading “And now they’re eating the apples!” cried Colin; “and God will be angry!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And now they’re eating the apples!” cried Colin; “and God will be angry!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “And now they’re eating the apples!” cried Colin; “and God will be angry!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She has broken off a branch, and she’s giving the fruit to Adam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She has broken off a branch, and she’s giving the fruit to Adam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And now they’re eating the apples!” cried Colin; “and God will be angry!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And now they’re eating the apples!” cried Colin; “and God will be angry!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And now they’re eating the apples!” cried Colin; “and God will be angry!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She has broken off a branch, and she’s giving the fruit to Adam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She has broken off a branch, and she’s giving the fruit to Adam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And now they’re eating the apples!” cried Colin; “and God will be angry!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has broken off a branch, and she’s giving the fruit to Adam.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They know He will be angry.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now she’s talking to him.”
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From this reading They know He will be angry.
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From this reading “Yes! look!
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From this reading Now she’s talking to him.”
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From this reading She has broken off a branch, and she’s giving the fruit to Adam.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has broken off a branch, and she’s giving the fruit to Adam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She has broken off a branch, and she’s giving the fruit to Adam.
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From this reading Now she’s talking to him.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She has broken off a branch, and she’s giving the fruit to Adam.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They know He will be angry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And now they’re eating the apples!” cried Colin; “and God will be angry!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She has broken off a branch, and she’s giving the fruit to Adam.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “And now they’re eating the apples!” cried Colin; “and God will be angry!
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From this reading “Yes! look!
