Chapter 5 of Comedies and Errors is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Comedies and Errors is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What on earth do you mean?” I asked. “I am going to die,” she said. “You’re mad, you’re morbid,” I cried. “You mustn’t say such things.
Chapter 5 of Comedies and Errors is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I asked.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading ““You’re mad, you’re morbid,” I cried.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading ““I am going to die,” she said.”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading ““What on earth do you mean?””
roused to anger
From this reading ““You’re mad, you’re morbid,” I cried.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading ““What on earth do you mean?””
suggesting an unhealthy mental state
From this reading ““You’re mad, you’re morbid,” I cried.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading ““You mustn’t say such things.”
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used with question words to convey surprise
In this reading ““What on earth do you mean?””
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am going to die,” she said.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “You’re mad, you’re morbid,” I cried.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “I am going to die,” she said.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What on earth do you mean?”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “What on earth do you mean?”
the act of departing
From this reading “I am going to die,” she said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked.
roused to anger
From this reading “You’re mad, you’re morbid,” I cried.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “What on earth do you mean?”
suggesting an unhealthy mental state
From this reading “You’re mad, you’re morbid,” I cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You mustn’t say such things.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “What on earth do you mean?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I am going to die,” she said.
express in words
From this reading “You mustn’t say such things.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I am going to die,” she said.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “You mustn’t say such things.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “You mustn’t say such things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I am going to die,” she said.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What on earth do you mean?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What on earth do you mean?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re mad, you’re morbid,” I cried.
Chapter 5 of Comedies and Errors by Henry Harland holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 5 holds 410 sentences of Comedies and Errors, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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