Chapter 8 of Three Plays is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Three Plays is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANNA Then grandfather is coming to dinner on Sunday? MRS. CRILLY We must get him to come. _Some one is coming up the passage. Anna's hand is on handle of door.
Chapter 8 of Three Plays is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading “ANNA Then grandfather is coming to dinner on Sunday?”
possessive form of “anna” — a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading “Anna's hand is on handle of door.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “ANNA Then grandfather is coming to dinner on Sunday?”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “ANNA Then grandfather is coming to dinner on Sunday?”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “ANNA Then grandfather is coming to dinner on Sunday?”
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
From this reading “Anna's hand is on handle of door.”
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading “_Some one is coming up the passage.”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “ANNA Then grandfather is coming to dinner on Sunday?”
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a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading ANNA Then grandfather is coming to dinner on Sunday?
possessive form of “anna” — a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading Anna's hand is on handle of door.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading CRILLY We must get him to come.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading ANNA Then grandfather is coming to dinner on Sunday?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CRILLY We must get him to come.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading ANNA Then grandfather is coming to dinner on Sunday?
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Anna's hand is on handle of door.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading CRILLY We must get him to come.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading ANNA Then grandfather is coming to dinner on Sunday?
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Anna's hand is on handle of door.
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
From this reading Anna's hand is on handle of door.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading CRILLY We must get him to come.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ANNA Then grandfather is coming to dinner on Sunday?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading CRILLY We must get him to come.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anna's hand is on handle of door.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ANNA Then grandfather is coming to dinner on Sunday?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Some one is coming up the passage.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading _Some one is coming up the passage.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading _Some one is coming up the passage.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading ANNA Then grandfather is coming to dinner on Sunday?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Some one is coming up the passage.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading ANNA Then grandfather is coming to dinner on Sunday?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ANNA Then grandfather is coming to dinner on Sunday?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _Some one is coming up the passage.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading CRILLY We must get him to come.
Chapter 8 of Three Plays by Padraic Colum holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 8 holds 411 sentences of Three Plays, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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