Chapter 10 of Waste: A Tragedy, In Four Acts is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Waste: A Tragedy, In Four Acts is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WEDGECROFT. I scribbled Horsham a note in a messenger office and sent it as soon as O'Connell had left me. TREBELL. He'd be glad to get that. WEDGECROFT.
Chapter 10 of Waste: A Tragedy, In Four Acts is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “He'd be glad to get that.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “I scribbled Horsham a note in a messenger office and sent it as soon as O'Connell had left me.”
a person who carries a message
From this reading “I scribbled Horsham a note in a messenger office and sent it as soon as O'Connell had left me.”
a brief written record
From this reading “I scribbled Horsham a note in a messenger office and sent it as soon as O'Connell had left me.”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “I scribbled Horsham a note in a messenger office and sent it as soon as O'Connell had left me.”
past form of “scribble” — write down quickly without much attention to detail
From this reading “I scribbled Horsham a note in a messenger office and sent it as soon as O'Connell had left me.”
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “I scribbled Horsham a note in a messenger office and sent it as soon as O'Connell had left me.”
in the near future
From this reading “I scribbled Horsham a note in a messenger office and sent it as soon as O'Connell had left me.”
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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 I scribbled Horsham a note in a messenger office and sent it as soon as O'Connell had left me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I scribbled Horsham a note in a messenger office and sent it as soon as O'Connell had left me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I scribbled Horsham a note in a messenger office and sent it as soon as O'Connell had left me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He'd be glad to get that.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He'd be glad to get that.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading He'd be glad to get that.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I scribbled Horsham a note in a messenger office and sent it as soon as O'Connell had left me.
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From this reading He'd be glad to get that.
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From this reading I scribbled Horsham a note in a messenger office and sent it as soon as O'Connell had left me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I scribbled Horsham a note in a messenger office and sent it as soon as O'Connell had left me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I scribbled Horsham a note in a messenger office and sent it as soon as O'Connell had left me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I scribbled Horsham a note in a messenger office and sent it as soon as O'Connell had left me.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I scribbled Horsham a note in a messenger office and sent it as soon as O'Connell had left me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I scribbled Horsham a note in a messenger office and sent it as soon as O'Connell had left me.
a person who carries a message
From this reading I scribbled Horsham a note in a messenger office and sent it as soon as O'Connell had left me.
a brief written record
From this reading I scribbled Horsham a note in a messenger office and sent it as soon as O'Connell had left me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I scribbled Horsham a note in a messenger office and sent it as soon as O'Connell had left me.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading I scribbled Horsham a note in a messenger office and sent it as soon as O'Connell had left me.
past form of “scribble” — write down quickly without much attention to detail
From this reading I scribbled Horsham a note in a messenger office and sent it as soon as O'Connell had left me.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading I scribbled Horsham a note in a messenger office and sent it as soon as O'Connell had left me.
in the near future
From this reading I scribbled Horsham a note in a messenger office and sent it as soon as O'Connell had left me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He'd be glad to get that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He'd be glad to get that.
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From this reading TREBELL.
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From this reading WEDGECROFT.
Chapter 10 of Waste: A Tragedy, In Four Acts by Harley Granville-Barker holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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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