Chapter 2 of A Trip to Scarborough is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of A Trip to Scarborough is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ACT III. SCENE I.--LORD FOPPINGTON's _Lodgings. Enter_ LORD FOPPINGTON, _and_ LA VAROLE. _Lord Fop_. Hey, fellow, let thy vis-a-vis come to the door.
Chapter 2 of A Trip to Scarborough is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 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.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “ACT III.”
to come or go into
a boy or man
From this reading “Hey, fellow, let thy vis-a-vis come to the door.”
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
temporary living quarters
the place where some action occurs
From this reading “SCENE I.--LORD FOPPINGTON's _Lodgings.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Hey, fellow, let thy vis-a-vis come to the door.”
face-to-face with; literally “face to face”
From this reading “Hey, fellow, let thy vis-a-vis come to the door.”
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.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading ACT III.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Enter_ LORD FOPPINGTON, _and_ LA VAROLE.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Hey, fellow, let thy vis-a-vis come to the door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Hey, fellow, let thy vis-a-vis come to the door.
to come or go into
From this reading Enter_ LORD FOPPINGTON, _and_ LA VAROLE.
a boy or man
From this reading Hey, fellow, let thy vis-a-vis come to the door.
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
From this reading _Lord Fop_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Enter_ LORD FOPPINGTON, _and_ LA VAROLE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SCENE I.--LORD FOPPINGTON's _Lodgings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hey, fellow, let thy vis-a-vis come to the door.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SCENE I.--LORD FOPPINGTON's _Lodgings.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading ACT III.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Enter_ LORD FOPPINGTON, _and_ LA VAROLE.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Hey, fellow, let thy vis-a-vis come to the door.
temporary living quarters
From this reading SCENE I.--LORD FOPPINGTON's _Lodgings.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading SCENE I.--LORD FOPPINGTON's _Lodgings.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading SCENE I.--LORD FOPPINGTON's _Lodgings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hey, fellow, let thy vis-a-vis come to the door.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Hey, fellow, let thy vis-a-vis come to the door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hey, fellow, let thy vis-a-vis come to the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Enter_ LORD FOPPINGTON, _and_ LA VAROLE.
face-to-face with; literally “face to face”
From this reading Hey, fellow, let thy vis-a-vis come to the door.
Chapter 2 of A Trip to Scarborough by Richard Brinsley Sheridan holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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 2 holds 127 sentences of A Trip to Scarborough, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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