Chapter 1 of Why Marry? is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Why Marry? is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHY MARRY? WHY MARRY? (Originally published under the title "And So They Were Married") [All rights strictly reserved--including amateur acting rights.] WHY MARRY? New York: Astor Theatre: Produced by Selwyn & Company, Dec.
Chapter 1 of Why Marry? is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading “(Originally published under the title "And So They Were Married") [All rights strictly reserved--including amateur acting rights.]”
someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
From this reading “(Originally published under the title "And So They Were Married") [All rights strictly reserved--including amateur acting rights.]”
British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964)
From this reading “New York: Astor Theatre: Produced by Selwyn & Company, Dec.”
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading “New York: Astor Theatre: Produced by Selwyn & Company, Dec.”
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading “(Originally published under the title "And So They Were Married") [All rights strictly reserved--including amateur acting rights.]”
in an original manner
From this reading “(Originally published under the title "And So They Were Married") [All rights strictly reserved--including amateur acting rights.]”
set aside for the use of a particular person or party
From this reading “(Originally published under the title "And So They Were Married") [All rights strictly reserved--including amateur acting rights.]”
restricted to something
From this reading “(Originally published under the title "And So They Were Married") [All rights strictly reserved--including amateur acting rights.]”
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In this reading “(Originally published under the title "And So They Were Married") [All rights strictly reserved--including amateur acting rights.]”
In this reading “(Originally published under the title "And So They Were Married") [All rights strictly reserved--including amateur acting rights.]”
In this reading “New York: Astor Theatre: Produced by Selwyn & Company, Dec.”
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the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading (Originally published under the title "And So They Were Married") [All rights strictly reserved--including amateur acting rights.]
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading (Originally published under the title "And So They Were Married") [All rights strictly reserved--including amateur acting rights.]
someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
From this reading (Originally published under the title "And So They Were Married") [All rights strictly reserved--including amateur acting rights.]
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (Originally published under the title "And So They Were Married") [All rights strictly reserved--including amateur acting rights.]
British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964)
From this reading New York: Astor Theatre: Produced by Selwyn & Company, Dec.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading New York: Astor Theatre: Produced by Selwyn & Company, Dec.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading New York: Astor Theatre: Produced by Selwyn & Company, Dec.
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading New York: Astor Theatre: Produced by Selwyn & Company, Dec.
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading (Originally published under the title "And So They Were Married") [All rights strictly reserved--including amateur acting rights.]
joined in matrimony
From this reading (Originally published under the title "And So They Were Married") [All rights strictly reserved--including amateur acting rights.]
take in marriage
From this reading WHY MARRY?
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York: Astor Theatre: Produced by Selwyn & Company, Dec.
in an original manner
From this reading (Originally published under the title "And So They Were Married") [All rights strictly reserved--including amateur acting rights.]
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading New York: Astor Theatre: Produced by Selwyn & Company, Dec.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading (Originally published under the title "And So They Were Married") [All rights strictly reserved--including amateur acting rights.]
set aside for the use of a particular person or party
From this reading (Originally published under the title "And So They Were Married") [All rights strictly reserved--including amateur acting rights.]
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading (Originally published under the title "And So They Were Married") [All rights strictly reserved--including amateur acting rights.]
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From this reading New York: Astor Theatre: Produced by Selwyn & Company, Dec.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading (Originally published under the title "And So They Were Married") [All rights strictly reserved--including amateur acting rights.]
restricted to something
From this reading (Originally published under the title "And So They Were Married") [All rights strictly reserved--including amateur acting rights.]
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (Originally published under the title "And So They Were Married") [All rights strictly reserved--including amateur acting rights.]
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading New York: Astor Theatre: Produced by Selwyn & Company, Dec.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (Originally published under the title "And So They Were Married") [All rights strictly reserved--including amateur acting rights.]
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading (Originally published under the title "And So They Were Married") [All rights strictly reserved--including amateur acting rights.]
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading (Originally published under the title "And So They Were Married") [All rights strictly reserved--including amateur acting rights.]
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading (Originally published under the title "And So They Were Married") [All rights strictly reserved--including amateur acting rights.]
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading WHY MARRY?
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading New York: Astor Theatre: Produced by Selwyn & Company, Dec.
Chapter 1 of Why Marry? by Jesse Lynch Williams holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 1 holds 427 sentences of Why Marry?, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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