Chapter 8 of Comediettas and Farces is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Comediettas and Farces is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JACK (_checking his anger_). I have said so once, sir! JOGTROT (_smiling satirically_). Yes, you _said_ so, certainly! JACK (_gulping down his anger, and very quietly_).
Chapter 8 of Comediettas and Farces is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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 strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading “JACK (_gulping down his anger, and very quietly_).”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Yes, you _said_ so, certainly!”
-ing form of “check” — examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing
a small worthless amount
From this reading “JACK (_checking his anger_).”
with low volume
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, you _said_ so, certainly!”
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.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JACK (_gulping down his anger, and very quietly_).
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading JACK (_checking his anger_).
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Yes, you _said_ so, certainly!
-ing form of “check” — examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading JACK (_checking his anger_).
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading JACK (_gulping down his anger, and very quietly_).
a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing
From this reading JACK (_gulping down his anger, and very quietly_).
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have said so once, sir!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JACK (_checking his anger_).
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have said so once, sir!
a small worthless amount
From this reading JACK (_checking his anger_).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOGTROT (_smiling satirically_).
on one occasion
From this reading I have said so once, sir!
with low volume
From this reading JACK (_gulping down his anger, and very quietly_).
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I have said so once, sir!
in a satirical manner
From this reading JOGTROT (_smiling satirically_).
term of address for a man
From this reading I have said so once, sir!
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading JOGTROT (_smiling satirically_).
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I have said so once, sir!
precisely as stated
From this reading JACK (_gulping down his anger, and very quietly_).
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, you _said_ so, certainly!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yes, you _said_ so, certainly!
Chapter 8 of Comediettas and Farces by John Maddison Morton holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 8 holds 401 sentences of Comediettas and Farces, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Comediettas and Farces by John Maddison Morton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 81 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.
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