Chapter 4 of The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 4 of The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays by W. B. (William Butler) Yeats holds 462 sentences, grouped into 93 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 4 holds 462 sentences of The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[CONSTABLES _come in._] CONSTABLE. The man we are looking for, where is he? He was seen coming here along with you. You have to give him up into the power of the law. JOHNNY B. We will not give him up!
Chapter 4 of The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/93 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “He was seen coming here along with you.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have to give him up into the power of the law.”
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He was seen coming here along with you.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The man we are looking for, where is he?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOHNNY B. We will not give him up!
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From this reading [CONSTABLES _come in._] CONSTABLE.
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From this reading He was seen coming here along with you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [CONSTABLES _come in._] CONSTABLE.
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From this reading [CONSTABLES _come in._] CONSTABLE.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The man we are looking for, where is he?
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From this reading You have to give him up into the power of the law.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have to give him up into the power of the law.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The man we are looking for, where is he?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was seen coming here along with you.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You have to give him up into the power of the law.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [CONSTABLES _come in._] CONSTABLE.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading You have to give him up into the power of the law.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man we are looking for, where is he?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOHNNY B. We will not give him up!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have to give him up into the power of the law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man we are looking for, where is he?
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From this reading The man we are looking for, where is he?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading JOHNNY B. We will not give him up!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You have to give him up into the power of the law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have to give him up into the power of the law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was seen coming here along with you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man we are looking for, where is he?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You have to give him up into the power of the law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have to give him up into the power of the law.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was seen coming here along with you.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The man we are looking for, where is he?
in or at the place that
From this reading The man we are looking for, where is he?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading JOHNNY B. We will not give him up!
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was seen coming here along with you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He was seen coming here along with you.
