Chapter 11 of Waste: A Tragedy, In Four Acts is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Waste: A Tragedy, In Four Acts is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TREBELL. Why? FRANCES. Power over men and women and contempt for them! Do you think they don't take their revenge sooner or later?
Chapter 11 of Waste: A Tragedy, In Four Acts is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading “Power over men and women and contempt for them!”
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “FRANCES.”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “Do you think they don't take their revenge sooner or later?”
possession of controlling influence
From this reading “Power over men and women and contempt for them!”
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading “Do you think they don't take their revenge sooner or later?”
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading “Do you think they don't take their revenge sooner or later?”
carry out
From this reading “Do you think they don't take their revenge sooner or later?”
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Power over men and women and contempt for them!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Power over men and women and contempt for them!
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading Power over men and women and contempt for them!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you think they don't take their revenge sooner or later?
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From this reading Do you think they don't take their revenge sooner or later?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Power over men and women and contempt for them!
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading FRANCES.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Do you think they don't take their revenge sooner or later?
the force of workers available
From this reading Power over men and women and contempt for them!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Do you think they don't take their revenge sooner or later?
above and across; more than
From this reading Power over men and women and contempt for them!
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Power over men and women and contempt for them!
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading Do you think they don't take their revenge sooner or later?
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading Do you think they don't take their revenge sooner or later?
carry out
From this reading Do you think they don't take their revenge sooner or later?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Do you think they don't take their revenge sooner or later?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Power over men and women and contempt for them!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Do you think they don't take their revenge sooner or later?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Do you think they don't take their revenge sooner or later?
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From this reading TREBELL.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why?
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Power over men and women and contempt for them!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you think they don't take their revenge sooner or later?
Chapter 11 of Waste: A Tragedy, In Four Acts by Harley Granville-Barker holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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 11 holds 393 sentences of Waste: A Tragedy, In Four Acts, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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