Chapter 2 of Touch and Go: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Touch and Go: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANABEL. Yes, it's a great deal better. OLIVER. But, Anabel--we must fix a meeting. I say, wait just a moment.
Chapter 2 of Touch and Go: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(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 “Yes, it's a great deal better.”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “Yes, it's a great deal better.”
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “But, Anabel--we must fix a meeting.”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “But, Anabel--we must fix a meeting.”
a particular point in time
From this reading “I say, wait just a moment.”
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading “OLIVER.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “I say, wait just a moment.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, it's a great deal better.”
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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 Yes, it's a great deal better.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANABEL.
(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 Yes, it's a great deal better.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, Anabel--we must fix a meeting.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Yes, it's a great deal better.
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading But, Anabel--we must fix a meeting.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Yes, it's a great deal better.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I say, wait just a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, it's a great deal better.
and nothing more
From this reading I say, wait just a moment.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading But, Anabel--we must fix a meeting.
a particular point in time
From this reading I say, wait just a moment.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But, Anabel--we must fix a meeting.
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading OLIVER.
express in words
From this reading I say, wait just a moment.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I say, wait just a moment.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But, Anabel--we must fix a meeting.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, it's a great deal better.
Chapter 2 of Touch and Go: A Play in Three Acts by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 446 sentences, grouped into 90 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 2 holds 446 sentences of Touch and Go: A Play in Three Acts, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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