Chapter 7 of The play that won is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The play that won is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You’ve got me, Morris,” he said finally. “They’re dead right about it, too. Some way, when they stick me in there on the first I sort o’ lose my pep. I don’t know why. Say, do you believe in――in――――” He stopped and I said “Fairies?”
Chapter 7 of The play that won is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “fairy” — a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading “Say, do you believe in――in――――” He stopped and I said “Fairies?””
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading ““You’ve got me, Morris,” he said finally.”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “Some way, when they stick me in there on the first I sort o’ lose my pep.”
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading ““You’ve got me, Morris,” he said finally.”
liveliness and energy
From this reading “Some way, when they stick me in there on the first I sort o’ lose my pep.”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “Some way, when they stick me in there on the first I sort o’ lose my pep.”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “Some way, when they stick me in there on the first I sort o’ lose my pep.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “Say, do you believe in――in――――” He stopped and I said “Fairies?””
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In this reading “I don’t know why.”
In this reading “Some way, when they stick me in there on the first I sort o’ lose my pep.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “They’re dead right about it, too.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Say, do you believe in――in――――” He stopped and I said “Fairies?”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Say, do you believe in――in――――” He stopped and I said “Fairies?”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “They’re dead right about it, too.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Say, do you believe in――in――――” He stopped and I said “Fairies?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t know why.
plural of “fairy” — a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading Say, do you believe in――in――――” He stopped and I said “Fairies?”
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading “You’ve got me, Morris,” he said finally.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Some way, when they stick me in there on the first I sort o’ lose my pep.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You’ve got me, Morris,” he said finally.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You’ve got me, Morris,” he said finally.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Some way, when they stick me in there on the first I sort o’ lose my pep.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some way, when they stick me in there on the first I sort o’ lose my pep.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “They’re dead right about it, too.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don’t know why.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Some way, when they stick me in there on the first I sort o’ lose my pep.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You’ve got me, Morris,” he said finally.
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading “You’ve got me, Morris,” he said finally.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Some way, when they stick me in there on the first I sort o’ lose my pep.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Some way, when they stick me in there on the first I sort o’ lose my pep.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Some way, when they stick me in there on the first I sort o’ lose my pep.
liveliness and energy
From this reading Some way, when they stick me in there on the first I sort o’ lose my pep.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “They’re dead right about it, too.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You’ve got me, Morris,” he said finally.
express in words
From this reading Say, do you believe in――in――――” He stopped and I said “Fairies?”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some way, when they stick me in there on the first I sort o’ lose my pep.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Some way, when they stick me in there on the first I sort o’ lose my pep.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading Some way, when they stick me in there on the first I sort o’ lose my pep.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Say, do you believe in――in――――” He stopped and I said “Fairies?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some way, when they stick me in there on the first I sort o’ lose my pep.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Some way, when they stick me in there on the first I sort o’ lose my pep.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some way, when they stick me in there on the first I sort o’ lose my pep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They’re dead right about it, too.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “They’re dead right about it, too.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Some way, when they stick me in there on the first I sort o’ lose my pep.
at the time that
From this reading Some way, when they stick me in there on the first I sort o’ lose my pep.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I don’t know why.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Say, do you believe in――in――――” He stopped and I said “Fairies?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ve got me, Morris,” he said finally.
Chapter 7 of The play that won by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 427 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.
Chapter 7 holds 427 sentences of The play that won, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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