Chapter 2 of Why Marry? is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Why Marry? is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JOHN Bah! All a cloak to hide his real motive. And he knows it! JUDGE [_after a painful pause_] I may as well confess. [_Looks around to see if overheard.
Chapter 2 of Why Marry? is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading “All a cloak to hide his real motive.”
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “JUDGE [_after a painful pause_] I may as well confess.”
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “All a cloak to hide his real motive.”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “JUDGE [_after a painful pause_] I may as well confess.”
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
From this reading “All a cloak to hide his real motive.”
inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading “[_Looks around to see if overheard.”
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading “JUDGE [_after a painful pause_] I may as well confess.”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “All a cloak to hide his real motive.”
look about oneself
In this reading “[_Looks around to see if overheard.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading All a cloak to hide his real motive.
later than; following
From this reading JUDGE [_after a painful pause_] I may as well confess.
(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 All a cloak to hide his real motive.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he knows it!
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading [_Looks around to see if overheard.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading JUDGE [_after a painful pause_] I may as well confess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOHN Bah!
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading All a cloak to hide his real motive.
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading JUDGE [_after a painful pause_] I may as well confess.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he knows it!
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading All a cloak to hide his real motive.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All a cloak to hide his real motive.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading JUDGE [_after a painful pause_] I may as well confess.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading [_Looks around to see if overheard.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And he knows it!
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN Bah!
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading JUDGE [_after a painful pause_] I may as well confess.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading And he knows it!
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading [_Looks around to see if overheard.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading JUDGE [_after a painful pause_] I may as well confess.
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
From this reading All a cloak to hide his real motive.
inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading [_Looks around to see if overheard.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading JUDGE [_after a painful pause_] I may as well confess.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading JUDGE [_after a painful pause_] I may as well confess.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading All a cloak to hide his real motive.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading [_Looks around to see if overheard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All a cloak to hide his real motive.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading JUDGE [_after a painful pause_] I may as well confess.
Chapter 2 of Why Marry? by Jesse Lynch Williams holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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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