Chapter 21 of Three Lancashire Plays: The Game is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Three Lancashire Plays: The Game is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
(_Paul goes out. Sally unfolds and lays on table a ragged white cloth._) Mrs. Munning. What do you call that? Sally. Tea-cloth, isn't it?
Chapter 21 of Three Lancashire Plays: The Game is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “Sally unfolds and lays on table a ragged white cloth._) Mrs. Munning.”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “(_Paul goes out.”
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading “Sally unfolds and lays on table a ragged white cloth._) Mrs. Munning.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
From this reading “Sally unfolds and lays on table a ragged white cloth._) Mrs. Munning.”
witty remark
From this reading “Sally unfolds and lays on table a ragged white cloth._) Mrs. Munning.”
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “Sally unfolds and lays on table a ragged white cloth._) Mrs. Munning.”
third-person singular of “unfold” — develop or come to a promising stage
From this reading “Sally unfolds and lays on table a ragged white cloth._) Mrs. Munning.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Sally unfolds and lays on table a ragged white cloth._) Mrs. Munning.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “(_Paul goes out.”
In this reading “Sally unfolds and lays on table a ragged white cloth._) Mrs. Munning.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sally unfolds and lays on table a ragged white cloth._) Mrs. Munning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sally unfolds and lays on table a ragged white cloth._) Mrs. Munning.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading What do you call that?
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Sally unfolds and lays on table a ragged white cloth._) Mrs. Munning.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you call that?
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading (_Paul goes out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tea-cloth, isn't it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tea-cloth, isn't it?
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading Sally unfolds and lays on table a ragged white cloth._) Mrs. Munning.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Sally unfolds and lays on table a ragged white cloth._) Mrs. Munning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sally unfolds and lays on table a ragged white cloth._) Mrs. Munning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sally unfolds and lays on table a ragged white cloth._) Mrs. Munning.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading (_Paul goes out.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading (_Paul goes out.
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
From this reading Sally unfolds and lays on table a ragged white cloth._) Mrs. Munning.
witty remark
From this reading Sally unfolds and lays on table a ragged white cloth._) Mrs. Munning.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Sally unfolds and lays on table a ragged white cloth._) Mrs. Munning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tea-cloth, isn't it?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What do you call that?
third-person singular of “unfold” — develop or come to a promising stage
From this reading Sally unfolds and lays on table a ragged white cloth._) Mrs. Munning.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you call that?
a Caucasian
From this reading Sally unfolds and lays on table a ragged white cloth._) Mrs. Munning.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you call that?
Chapter 21 of Three Lancashire Plays: The Game by Harold Brighouse holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 21 holds 398 sentences of Three Lancashire Plays: The Game, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 21 of Three Lancashire Plays: The Game by Harold Brighouse exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 398 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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