Chapter 5 of Waste: A Tragedy, In Four Acts is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 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 Waste: A Tragedy, In Four Acts is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TREBELL. Never mind ... you're here now to hand me half the responsibility, aren't you? AMY. As if I could! If I have to lie through the night simply shaking with bodily fear much longer ...
Chapter 5 of Waste: A Tragedy, In Four Acts is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in bodily form
From this reading “If I have to lie through the night simply shaking with bodily fear much longer ...”
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “If I have to lie through the night simply shaking with bodily fear much longer ...”
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “Never mind ... you're here now to hand me half the responsibility, aren't you?”
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
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for more time
From this reading “If I have to lie through the night simply shaking with bodily fear much longer ...”
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “Never mind ... you're here now to hand me half the responsibility, aren't you?”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
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and nothing more
From this reading “If I have to lie through the night simply shaking with bodily fear much longer ...”
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From this reading AMY.
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From this reading Never mind ... you're here now to hand me half the responsibility, aren't you?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As if I could!
in bodily form
From this reading If I have to lie through the night simply shaking with bodily fear much longer ...
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As if I could!
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading If I have to lie through the night simply shaking with bodily fear much longer ...
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Never mind ... you're here now to hand me half the responsibility, aren't you?
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Never mind ... you're here now to hand me half the responsibility, aren't you?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If I have to lie through the night simply shaking with bodily fear much longer ...
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Never mind ... you're here now to hand me half the responsibility, aren't you?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As if I could!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As if I could!
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading If I have to lie through the night simply shaking with bodily fear much longer ...
for more time
From this reading If I have to lie through the night simply shaking with bodily fear much longer ...
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Never mind ... you're here now to hand me half the responsibility, aren't you?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Never mind ... you're here now to hand me half the responsibility, aren't you?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading If I have to lie through the night simply shaking with bodily fear much longer ...
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never mind ... you're here now to hand me half the responsibility, aren't you?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading If I have to lie through the night simply shaking with bodily fear much longer ...
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Never mind ... you're here now to hand me half the responsibility, aren't you?
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Never mind ... you're here now to hand me half the responsibility, aren't you?
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading If I have to lie through the night simply shaking with bodily fear much longer ...
and nothing more
From this reading If I have to lie through the night simply shaking with bodily fear much longer ...
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Never mind ... you're here now to hand me half the responsibility, aren't you?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading If I have to lie through the night simply shaking with bodily fear much longer ...
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Never mind ... you're here now to hand me half the responsibility, aren't you?
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From this reading TREBELL.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If I have to lie through the night simply shaking with bodily fear much longer ...
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Never mind ... you're here now to hand me half the responsibility, aren't you?
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From this reading Never mind ... you're here now to hand me half the responsibility, aren't you?
Chapter 5 of Waste: A Tragedy, In Four Acts by Harley Granville-Barker holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 5 holds 407 sentences of Waste: A Tragedy, In Four Acts, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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