Chapter 2 of Votes for Women: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Votes for Women: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GREAT. _Ah!_ (_Wheels about with sudden rapture._) I see now what's to be the next great reform. MISS L. (_holding up the little volume_). When women are all dumb, no more discussions of the "Paradiso."
Chapter 2 of Votes for Women: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “discussion” — an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
From this reading “When women are all dumb, no more discussions of the "Paradiso."”
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading “When women are all dumb, no more discussions of the "Paradiso."”
the act of retaining something
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading “_Ah!_ (_Wheels about with sudden rapture._) I see now what's to be the next great reform.”
a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
From this reading “_Ah!_ (_Wheels about with sudden rapture._) I see now what's to be the next great reform.”
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading “_Ah!_ (_Wheels about with sudden rapture._) I see now what's to be the next great reform.”
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _Ah!_ (_Wheels about with sudden rapture._) I see now what's to be the next great reform.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ah!_ (_Wheels about with sudden rapture._) I see now what's to be the next great reform.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading When women are all dumb, no more discussions of the "Paradiso."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When women are all dumb, no more discussions of the "Paradiso."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Ah!_ (_Wheels about with sudden rapture._) I see now what's to be the next great reform.
plural of “discussion” — an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
From this reading When women are all dumb, no more discussions of the "Paradiso."
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading When women are all dumb, no more discussions of the "Paradiso."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading GREAT.
the act of retaining something
From this reading (_holding up the little volume_).
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Ah!_ (_Wheels about with sudden rapture._) I see now what's to be the next great reform.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading MISS L.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading (_holding up the little volume_).
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MISS L.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading When women are all dumb, no more discussions of the "Paradiso."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading _Ah!_ (_Wheels about with sudden rapture._) I see now what's to be the next great reform.
not any; not one
From this reading When women are all dumb, no more discussions of the "Paradiso."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _Ah!_ (_Wheels about with sudden rapture._) I see now what's to be the next great reform.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When women are all dumb, no more discussions of the "Paradiso."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When women are all dumb, no more discussions of the "Paradiso."
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading _Ah!_ (_Wheels about with sudden rapture._) I see now what's to be the next great reform.
a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
From this reading _Ah!_ (_Wheels about with sudden rapture._) I see now what's to be the next great reform.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _Ah!_ (_Wheels about with sudden rapture._) I see now what's to be the next great reform.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading _Ah!_ (_Wheels about with sudden rapture._) I see now what's to be the next great reform.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Ah!_ (_Wheels about with sudden rapture._) I see now what's to be the next great reform.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Ah!_ (_Wheels about with sudden rapture._) I see now what's to be the next great reform.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading (_holding up the little volume_).
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading (_holding up the little volume_).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ah!_ (_Wheels about with sudden rapture._) I see now what's to be the next great reform.
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading _Ah!_ (_Wheels about with sudden rapture._) I see now what's to be the next great reform.
at the time that
From this reading When women are all dumb, no more discussions of the "Paradiso."
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Ah!_ (_Wheels about with sudden rapture._) I see now what's to be the next great reform.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading When women are all dumb, no more discussions of the "Paradiso."
Chapter 2 of Votes for Women: A Play in Three Acts by Elizabeth Robins holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
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