Chapter 3 of Comediettas and Farces is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Comediettas and Farces is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Enter MRS. BOUNCER, L. H. C._ BOX _and_ COX. Is the little back second-floor room ready? MRS. B. Not quite, gentlemen.
Chapter 3 of Comediettas and Farces is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting
From this reading “BOUNCER, L. H. C._ BOX _and_ COX.”
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading “BOUNCER, L. H. C._ BOX _and_ COX.”
either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin
From this reading “BOUNCER, L. H. C._ BOX _and_ COX.”
to come or go into
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading “B. Not quite, gentlemen.”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “B. Not quite, gentlemen.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “Is the little back second-floor room ready?”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “Is the little back second-floor room ready?”
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.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOUNCER, L. H. C._ BOX _and_ COX.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading B. Not quite, gentlemen.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Is the little back second-floor room ready?
a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting
From this reading BOUNCER, L. H. C._ BOX _and_ COX.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading BOUNCER, L. H. C._ BOX _and_ COX.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading BOUNCER, L. H. C._ BOX _and_ COX.
either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin
From this reading BOUNCER, L. H. C._ BOX _and_ COX.
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter MRS.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading B. Not quite, gentlemen.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading BOUNCER, L. H. C._ BOX _and_ COX.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is the little back second-floor room ready?
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading BOUNCER, L. H. C._ BOX _and_ COX.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Is the little back second-floor room ready?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading _Enter MRS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading B. Not quite, gentlemen.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading B. Not quite, gentlemen.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Is the little back second-floor room ready?
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Is the little back second-floor room ready?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is the little back second-floor room ready?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Is the little back second-floor room ready?
Chapter 3 of Comediettas and Farces by John Maddison Morton holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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 436 sentences of Comediettas and Farces, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Comediettas and Farces by John Maddison Morton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 436 sentences, grouped into 88 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 88 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 88 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 3 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Comediettas and Farces by John Maddison Morton on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 5405 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #59210 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #59210, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 450 minutes of reading across 1081 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Comediettas and Farces section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 13 chapters of Comediettas and Farces to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Comediettas and Farces, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
