Chapter 3 of The play's the thing is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The play's the thing is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALMADY’S VOICE. But I love you so, Ilona. And you throw me over for another man. Don’t you love me--still--just a little? ILONA’S VOICE.
Chapter 3 of The play's the thing is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “And you throw me over for another man.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Don’t you love me--still--just a little?”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “But I love you so, Ilona.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “And you throw me over for another man.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “And you throw me over for another man.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “Don’t you love me--still--just a little?”
propel through the air
From this reading “And you throw me over for another man.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “ALMADY’S VOICE.”
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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 Don’t you love me--still--just a little?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALMADY’S VOICE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you throw me over for another man.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading And you throw me over for another man.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I love you so, Ilona.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t you love me--still--just a little?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And you throw me over for another man.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I love you so, Ilona.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I love you so, Ilona.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ILONA’S VOICE.
and nothing more
From this reading Don’t you love me--still--just a little?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Don’t you love me--still--just a little?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading But I love you so, Ilona.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And you throw me over for another man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And you throw me over for another man.
above and across; more than
From this reading And you throw me over for another man.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But I love you so, Ilona.
not in physical motion
From this reading Don’t you love me--still--just a little?
propel through the air
From this reading And you throw me over for another man.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading ALMADY’S VOICE.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I love you so, Ilona.
Chapter 3 of The play's the thing by Ferenc Molnár holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 3 holds 411 sentences of The play's the thing, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The play's the thing by Ferenc Molnár exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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