Chapter 3 of Zina: the Slave Girl: A Drama in Four Acts is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Zina: the Slave Girl: A Drama in Four Acts is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BRIGHTLY. Nothing! HALCOM. May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give. (_Exit Halcom, R, looking back twice, as if expecting B. to relent._) BARNEY.
Chapter 3 of Zina: the Slave Girl: A Drama in Four Acts is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
with brightness
From this reading “BRIGHTLY.”
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.”
an opening that permits escape or release
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “(_Exit Halcom, R, looking back twice, as if expecting B. to relent._) BARNEY.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “(_Exit Halcom, R, looking back twice, as if expecting B. to relent._) BARNEY.”
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading “May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.”
give in, as to influence or pressure
From this reading “(_Exit Halcom, R, looking back twice, as if expecting B. to relent._) BARNEY.”
two times
From this reading “(_Exit Halcom, R, looking back twice, as if expecting B. to relent._) BARNEY.”
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.
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.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading (_Exit Halcom, R, looking back twice, as if expecting B. to relent._) BARNEY.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading (_Exit Halcom, R, looking back twice, as if expecting B. to relent._) BARNEY.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading (_Exit Halcom, R, looking back twice, as if expecting B. to relent._) BARNEY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Exit Halcom, R, looking back twice, as if expecting B. to relent._) BARNEY.
with brightness
From this reading BRIGHTLY.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading (_Exit Halcom, R, looking back twice, as if expecting B. to relent._) BARNEY.
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading (_Exit Halcom, R, looking back twice, as if expecting B. to relent._) BARNEY.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HALCOM.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading (_Exit Halcom, R, looking back twice, as if expecting B. to relent._) BARNEY.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading (_Exit Halcom, R, looking back twice, as if expecting B. to relent._) BARNEY.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading (_Exit Halcom, R, looking back twice, as if expecting B. to relent._) BARNEY.
give in, as to influence or pressure
From this reading (_Exit Halcom, R, looking back twice, as if expecting B. to relent._) BARNEY.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
two times
From this reading (_Exit Halcom, R, looking back twice, as if expecting B. to relent._) BARNEY.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
at the time that
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
which person or people
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading May God have mercy on you who never had any, when it was so easy to give.
Chapter 3 of Zina: the Slave Girl: A Drama in Four Acts by A. (Augustin) Thompson holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 3 holds 419 sentences of Zina: the Slave Girl: A Drama in Four Acts, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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