Chapter 4 of Three Lancashire Plays: The Game is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Three Lancashire Plays: The Game is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Austin. Yes. There's that. It ought to show you just how desperate I am. You know, and no one better, how this Club's been run.
Chapter 4 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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state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading “Austin.”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “You know, and no one better, how this Club's been run.”
possessive form of “club” — a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “You know, and no one better, how this Club's been run.”
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading “It ought to show you just how desperate I am.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “It ought to show you just how desperate I am.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “You know, and no one better, how this Club's been run.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “It ought to show you just how desperate I am.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It ought to show you just how desperate I am.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You know, and no one better, how this Club's been run.
state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading Austin.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You know, and no one better, how this Club's been run.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading You know, and no one better, how this Club's been run.
possessive form of “club” — a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading You know, and no one better, how this Club's been run.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading It ought to show you just how desperate I am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It ought to show you just how desperate I am.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It ought to show you just how desperate I am.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It ought to show you just how desperate I am.
and nothing more
From this reading It ought to show you just how desperate I am.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know, and no one better, how this Club's been run.
not any; not one
From this reading You know, and no one better, how this Club's been run.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You know, and no one better, how this Club's been run.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading It ought to show you just how desperate I am.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading You know, and no one better, how this Club's been run.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading It ought to show you just how desperate I am.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There's that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's that.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You know, and no one better, how this Club's been run.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It ought to show you just how desperate I am.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It ought to show you just how desperate I am.
Chapter 4 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 4 holds 403 sentences of Three Lancashire Plays: The Game, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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