Chapter 5 of The Plays of W. E. Henley and R. L. Stevenson is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Plays of W. E. Henley and R. L. Stevenson is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ARETHUSA. I will, Kit—I will. But you came so sudden. KIT. I thought ten months of it about preparation enough.
Chapter 5 of The Plays of W. E. Henley and R. L. Stevenson is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “But you came so sudden.”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “I thought ten months of it about preparation enough.”
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading “I will, Kit—I will.”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “I thought ten months of it about preparation enough.”
the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading “I thought ten months of it about preparation enough.”
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading “But you came so sudden.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “I thought ten months of it about preparation enough.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I thought ten months of it about preparation enough.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I thought ten months of it about preparation enough.
any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers
From this reading ARETHUSA.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you came so sudden.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But you came so sudden.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I thought ten months of it about preparation enough.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will, Kit—I will.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I thought ten months of it about preparation enough.
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading I will, Kit—I will.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading I thought ten months of it about preparation enough.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I thought ten months of it about preparation enough.
the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading I thought ten months of it about preparation enough.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But you came so sudden.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading But you came so sudden.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading I thought ten months of it about preparation enough.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought ten months of it about preparation enough.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will, Kit—I will.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But you came so sudden.
Chapter 5 of The Plays of W. E. Henley and R. L. Stevenson by William Ernest Henley holds 277 sentences, grouped into 56 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.
Chapter 5 holds 277 sentences of The Plays of W. E. Henley and R. L. Stevenson, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
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