Chapter 5 of The Tyranny of Tears: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Tyranny of Tears: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PARBURY. [_Stepping back from her._] If you cry I shall leave the room. [_Sits R. Begins to write._ MRS. PARBURY. [_With her back to the audience, in a low voice._] I wasn't going to cry.
Chapter 5 of The Tyranny of Tears: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading “[_With her back to the audience, in a low voice._] I wasn't going to cry.”
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading “[_Sits R. Begins to write._ MRS.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “[_Stepping back from her._] If you cry I shall leave the room.”
go away from a place
From this reading “[_Stepping back from her._] If you cry I shall leave the room.”
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “[_With her back to the audience, in a low voice._] I wasn't going to cry.”
third-person singular of “sit” — be seated
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
produce a literary work
From this reading “[_Sits R. Begins to write._ MRS.”
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In this reading “[_With her back to the audience, in a low voice._] I wasn't going to cry.”
In this reading “[_Stepping back from her._] If you cry I shall leave the room.”
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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 [_With her back to the audience, in a low voice._] I wasn't going to cry.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading [_With her back to the audience, in a low voice._] I wasn't going to cry.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading [_Stepping back from her._] If you cry I shall leave the room.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading [_Sits R. Begins to write._ MRS.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading [_Stepping back from her._] If you cry I shall leave the room.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading [_Stepping back from her._] If you cry I shall leave the room.
the act of departing
From this reading [_With her back to the audience, in a low voice._] I wasn't going to cry.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [_Stepping back from her._] If you cry I shall leave the room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [_Stepping back from her._] If you cry I shall leave the room.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading [_Stepping back from her._] If you cry I shall leave the room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [_With her back to the audience, in a low voice._] I wasn't going to cry.
go away from a place
From this reading [_Stepping back from her._] If you cry I shall leave the room.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading [_With her back to the audience, in a low voice._] I wasn't going to cry.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading [_Sits R. Begins to write._ MRS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PARBURY.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading [_Sits R. Begins to write._ MRS.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading [_Stepping back from her._] If you cry I shall leave the room.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading [_Stepping back from her._] If you cry I shall leave the room.
third-person singular of “sit” — be seated
From this reading [_Sits R. Begins to write._ MRS.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading [_Stepping back from her._] If you cry I shall leave the room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_Stepping back from her._] If you cry I shall leave the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [_Sits R. Begins to write._ MRS.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading [_With her back to the audience, in a low voice._] I wasn't going to cry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_With her back to the audience, in a low voice._] I wasn't going to cry.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [_With her back to the audience, in a low voice._] I wasn't going to cry.
produce a literary work
From this reading [_Sits R. Begins to write._ MRS.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [_Stepping back from her._] If you cry I shall leave the room.
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