Chapter 6 of Washington Square Plays is here in full — 307 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Washington Square Plays is here in full — 307 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HARRIET [moves away]. No, I have no desire to quarrel with you. It is quite too uncomfortable. I couldn't get away from you if I tried. HETTY [stamping her foot and following HARRIET].
Chapter 6 of Washington Square Plays is here in full — 307 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading “No, I have no desire to quarrel with you.”
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading “HETTY [stamping her foot and following HARRIET].”
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “HETTY [stamping her foot and following HARRIET].”
plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something
From this reading “HARRIET [moves away].”
an angry dispute
From this reading “No, I have no desire to quarrel with you.”
-ing form of “stamp” — walk heavily
From this reading “HETTY [stamping her foot and following HARRIET].”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “I couldn't get away from you if I tried.”
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading “It is quite too uncomfortable.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HETTY [stamping her foot and following HARRIET].
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading HARRIET [moves away].
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn't get away from you if I tried.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading No, I have no desire to quarrel with you.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading HETTY [stamping her foot and following HARRIET].
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading HETTY [stamping her foot and following HARRIET].
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I couldn't get away from you if I tried.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I couldn't get away from you if I tried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARRIET [moves away].
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No, I have no desire to quarrel with you.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HETTY [stamping her foot and following HARRIET].
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HETTY [stamping her foot and following HARRIET].
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No, I have no desire to quarrel with you.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I couldn't get away from you if I tried.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is quite too uncomfortable.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is quite too uncomfortable.
plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something
From this reading HARRIET [moves away].
not any; not one
From this reading No, I have no desire to quarrel with you.
an angry dispute
From this reading No, I have no desire to quarrel with you.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading It is quite too uncomfortable.
-ing form of “stamp” — walk heavily
From this reading HETTY [stamping her foot and following HARRIET].
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No, I have no desire to quarrel with you.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It is quite too uncomfortable.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading I couldn't get away from you if I tried.
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading It is quite too uncomfortable.
in the company of; together with
From this reading No, I have no desire to quarrel with you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading No, I have no desire to quarrel with you.
Chapter 6 of Washington Square Plays by Lewis Beach holds 307 sentences, grouped into 62 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 6 holds 307 sentences of Washington Square Plays, unabridged, divided into 62 reading sections.
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