Chapter 5 of Washington Square Plays is here in full — 301 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Washington Square Plays is here in full — 301 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BRAITHEWAITE [now really shocked]. Una! UNA [innocently]. What, Dad? Have you something better to suggest?
Chapter 5 of Washington Square Plays is here in full — 301 sentences across 61 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 “Have you something better to suggest?”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “What, Dad?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you something better to suggest?”
in a not unlawful manner
From this reading “UNA [innocently].”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “BRAITHEWAITE [now really shocked].”
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading “BRAITHEWAITE [now really shocked].”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Have you something better to suggest?”
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “Have you something better to suggest?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Have you something better to suggest?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BRAITHEWAITE [now really shocked].
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading What, Dad?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you something better to suggest?
in a not unlawful manner
From this reading UNA [innocently].
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading BRAITHEWAITE [now really shocked].
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading BRAITHEWAITE [now really shocked].
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading BRAITHEWAITE [now really shocked].
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Have you something better to suggest?
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Have you something better to suggest?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Have you something better to suggest?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Una!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What, Dad?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you something better to suggest?
Chapter 5 of Washington Square Plays by Lewis Beach holds 301 sentences, grouped into 61 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 5 holds 301 sentences of Washington Square Plays, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Washington Square Plays by Lewis Beach exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 301 sentences, grouped into 61 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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