Chapter 4 of Captain Brassbound's Conversion is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Captain Brassbound's Conversion is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BRASSBOUND. He had a fellow feeling for a thief, knowing he was a thief himself. Do you forget that he sent my mother to prison? LADY CICELY (softly). Were you very fond of your poor mother, and always very good to her?
Chapter 4 of Captain Brassbound's Conversion is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “He had a fellow feeling for a thief, knowing he was a thief himself.”
a boy or man
From this reading “He had a fellow feeling for a thief, knowing he was a thief himself.”
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “Were you very fond of your poor mother, and always very good to her?”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “Do you forget that he sent my mother to prison?”
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading “He had a fellow feeling for a thief, knowing he was a thief himself.”
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading “Do you forget that he sent my mother to prison?”
with low volume
From this reading “LADY CICELY (softly).”
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “He had a fellow feeling for a thief, knowing he was a thief himself.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had a fellow feeling for a thief, knowing he was a thief himself.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Were you very fond of your poor mother, and always very good to her?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Were you very fond of your poor mother, and always very good to her?
inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable
From this reading BRASSBOUND.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LADY CICELY (softly).
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you forget that he sent my mother to prison?
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading He had a fellow feeling for a thief, knowing he was a thief himself.
a boy or man
From this reading He had a fellow feeling for a thief, knowing he was a thief himself.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading Were you very fond of your poor mother, and always very good to her?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had a fellow feeling for a thief, knowing he was a thief himself.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Do you forget that he sent my mother to prison?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Were you very fond of your poor mother, and always very good to her?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a fellow feeling for a thief, knowing he was a thief himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a fellow feeling for a thief, knowing he was a thief himself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Were you very fond of your poor mother, and always very good to her?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had a fellow feeling for a thief, knowing he was a thief himself.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading He had a fellow feeling for a thief, knowing he was a thief himself.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading LADY CICELY (softly).
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Do you forget that he sent my mother to prison?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Do you forget that he sent my mother to prison?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Were you very fond of your poor mother, and always very good to her?
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Were you very fond of your poor mother, and always very good to her?
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading Do you forget that he sent my mother to prison?
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Do you forget that he sent my mother to prison?
with low volume
From this reading LADY CICELY (softly).
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Do you forget that he sent my mother to prison?
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading He had a fellow feeling for a thief, knowing he was a thief himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do you forget that he sent my mother to prison?
precisely as stated
From this reading Were you very fond of your poor mother, and always very good to her?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had a fellow feeling for a thief, knowing he was a thief himself.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Were you very fond of your poor mother, and always very good to her?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you forget that he sent my mother to prison?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Were you very fond of your poor mother, and always very good to her?
Chapter 4 of Captain Brassbound's Conversion by Bernard Shaw holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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