Chapter 3 of Three Lancashire Plays: The Game is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Three Lancashire Plays: The Game is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Elsie (_opening window_). It might be Jack. Florence (_following her_). Don't you know whether it is? Elsie.
Chapter 3 of Three Lancashire Plays: The Game is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “Florence (_following her_).”
about to be mentioned or specified
a small worthless amount
From this reading “It might be Jack.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Don't you know whether it is?”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “It might be Jack.”
an open or empty space in or between things
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “Don't you know whether it is?”
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It might be Jack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you know whether it is?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elsie (_opening window_).
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading Florence (_following her_).
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Florence (_following her_).
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Florence (_following her_).
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Don't you know whether it is?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It might be Jack.
a small worthless amount
From this reading It might be Jack.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Don't you know whether it is?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might be Jack.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Elsie (_opening window_).
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Don't you know whether it is?
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Elsie (_opening window_).
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't you know whether it is?
Chapter 3 of Three Lancashire Plays: The Game by Harold Brighouse holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 403 sentences of Three Lancashire Plays: The Game, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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