Chapter 2 of The Revolt: A Play In One Act is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Revolt: A Play In One Act is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PAULINE. (_happily_) Reward me, mam? GRANDMA. Yes. I have just received word my newly engaged Professor of Rudimentary Household Science cannot come.
Chapter 2 of The Revolt: A Play In One Act is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “GRANDMA.”
in a joyous manner
a member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala
From this reading “(_happily_) Reward me, mam?”
very recently
From this reading “I have just received word my newly engaged Professor of Rudimentary Household Science cannot come.”
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading “PAULINE.”
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading “(_happily_) Reward me, mam?”
being or involving basic facts or principles
From this reading “I have just received word my newly engaged Professor of Rudimentary Household Science cannot come.”
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading “I have just received word my newly engaged Professor of Rudimentary Household Science cannot come.”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I have just received word my newly engaged Professor of Rudimentary Household Science cannot come.”
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From this reading I have just received word my newly engaged Professor of Rudimentary Household Science cannot come.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I have just received word my newly engaged Professor of Rudimentary Household Science cannot come.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading I have just received word my newly engaged Professor of Rudimentary Household Science cannot come.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading GRANDMA.
in a joyous manner
From this reading (_happily_) Reward me, mam?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have just received word my newly engaged Professor of Rudimentary Household Science cannot come.
a social unit living together
From this reading I have just received word my newly engaged Professor of Rudimentary Household Science cannot come.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have just received word my newly engaged Professor of Rudimentary Household Science cannot come.
and nothing more
From this reading I have just received word my newly engaged Professor of Rudimentary Household Science cannot come.
a member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala
From this reading (_happily_) Reward me, mam?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading (_happily_) Reward me, mam?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have just received word my newly engaged Professor of Rudimentary Household Science cannot come.
very recently
From this reading I have just received word my newly engaged Professor of Rudimentary Household Science cannot come.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have just received word my newly engaged Professor of Rudimentary Household Science cannot come.
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading PAULINE.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading I have just received word my newly engaged Professor of Rudimentary Household Science cannot come.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading I have just received word my newly engaged Professor of Rudimentary Household Science cannot come.
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading (_happily_) Reward me, mam?
being or involving basic facts or principles
From this reading I have just received word my newly engaged Professor of Rudimentary Household Science cannot come.
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading I have just received word my newly engaged Professor of Rudimentary Household Science cannot come.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading I have just received word my newly engaged Professor of Rudimentary Household Science cannot come.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes.
Chapter 2 of The Revolt: A Play In One Act by Ellis Parker Butler holds 455 sentences, grouped into 91 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 455 sentences of The Revolt: A Play In One Act, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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