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Chapter 1 of The Silver Box: A Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. JONES. Yes, sir, to put them away. We're living in Merthyr Street--that is close by here, sir--at No. 34. We just have the one room.
Chapter 1 of The Silver Box: A Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading “We're living in Merthyr Street--that is close by here, sir--at No. 34.”
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading “JONES.”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “We're living in Merthyr Street--that is close by here, sir--at No. 34.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Yes, sir, to put them away.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “We just have the one room.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Yes, sir, to put them away.”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “We're living in Merthyr Street--that is close by here, sir--at No. 34.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, sir, to put them away.”
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From this reading We're living in Merthyr Street--that is close by here, sir--at No. 34.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We're living in Merthyr Street--that is close by here, sir--at No. 34.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Yes, sir, to put them away.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We're living in Merthyr Street--that is close by here, sir--at No. 34.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading We're living in Merthyr Street--that is close by here, sir--at No. 34.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We just have the one room.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We're living in Merthyr Street--that is close by here, sir--at No. 34.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We're living in Merthyr Street--that is close by here, sir--at No. 34.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We're living in Merthyr Street--that is close by here, sir--at No. 34.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading JONES.
and nothing more
From this reading We just have the one room.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading We're living in Merthyr Street--that is close by here, sir--at No. 34.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We're living in Merthyr Street--that is close by here, sir--at No. 34.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
not any; not one
From this reading We're living in Merthyr Street--that is close by here, sir--at No. 34.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We just have the one room.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Yes, sir, to put them away.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading We just have the one room.
term of address for a man
From this reading Yes, sir, to put them away.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading We're living in Merthyr Street--that is close by here, sir--at No. 34.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We're living in Merthyr Street--that is close by here, sir--at No. 34.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We just have the one room.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Yes, sir, to put them away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yes, sir, to put them away.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We just have the one room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We're living in Merthyr Street--that is close by here, sir--at No. 34.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, sir, to put them away.
Chapter 1 of The Silver Box: A Comedy in Three Acts by John Galsworthy holds 310 sentences, grouped into 62 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.
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