Chapter 23 of Three Lancashire Plays: The Game is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Three Lancashire Plays: The Game is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Zack. No, mother. (_Exit Mrs. Munning. Zack stands stock-still for a minute, then his eye catches the last piece of bread and butter. Tempted, he falls and gets it.
Chapter 23 of Three Lancashire Plays: The Game is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading “Zack stands stock-still for a minute, then his eye catches the last piece of bread and butter.”
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading “Zack stands stock-still for a minute, then his eye catches the last piece of bread and butter.”
plural of “catch” — a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
From this reading “Zack stands stock-still for a minute, then his eye catches the last piece of bread and butter.”
an opening that permits escape or release
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading “Tempted, he falls and gets it.”
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “Tempted, he falls and gets it.”
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading “Zack stands stock-still for a minute, then his eye catches the last piece of bread and butter.”
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading “Tempted, he falls and gets it.”
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In this reading “Zack stands stock-still for a minute, then his eye catches the last piece of bread and butter.”
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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 Zack stands stock-still for a minute, then his eye catches the last piece of bread and butter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Zack stands stock-still for a minute, then his eye catches the last piece of bread and butter.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading Zack stands stock-still for a minute, then his eye catches the last piece of bread and butter.
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading Zack stands stock-still for a minute, then his eye catches the last piece of bread and butter.
plural of “catch” — a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
From this reading Zack stands stock-still for a minute, then his eye catches the last piece of bread and butter.
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading (_Exit Mrs. Munning.
the organ of sight
From this reading Zack stands stock-still for a minute, then his eye catches the last piece of bread and butter.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading Tempted, he falls and gets it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Zack stands stock-still for a minute, then his eye catches the last piece of bread and butter.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading Tempted, he falls and gets it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tempted, he falls and gets it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Zack stands stock-still for a minute, then his eye catches the last piece of bread and butter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tempted, he falls and gets it.
immediately past
From this reading Zack stands stock-still for a minute, then his eye catches the last piece of bread and butter.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Zack stands stock-still for a minute, then his eye catches the last piece of bread and butter.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading No, mother.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading (_Exit Mrs. Munning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Exit Mrs. Munning.
not any; not one
From this reading No, mother.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Zack stands stock-still for a minute, then his eye catches the last piece of bread and butter.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading Zack stands stock-still for a minute, then his eye catches the last piece of bread and butter.
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading Zack stands stock-still for a minute, then his eye catches the last piece of bread and butter.
absolutely still
From this reading Zack stands stock-still for a minute, then his eye catches the last piece of bread and butter.
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading Tempted, he falls and gets it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Zack stands stock-still for a minute, then his eye catches the last piece of bread and butter.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Zack stands stock-still for a minute, then his eye catches the last piece of bread and butter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zack.
Chapter 23 of Three Lancashire Plays: The Game by Harold Brighouse holds 402 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 23 holds 402 sentences of Three Lancashire Plays: The Game, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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