Chapter XIII
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ARTH. Well, you know the feelings I entertain towards Miss Vane? SIR F. Myrtle? Yes. ARTH.
Comediettas and Farces
Chapter XIII
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ARTH.
Well,
you
know
the
feelings
I
entertain
towards
Miss
Vane?
SIR
F.
Myrtle?
Yes.
ARTH.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Comediettas and Farces
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Comediettas and Farces is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
ARTH.
Line 2
Well,
you
know
the
feelings
I
entertain
towards
Miss
Vane?
/wel juː noʊ ðə ˈfiːlɪŋz aɪ ˌentərˈteɪn təˈwɔːrdz mɪs veɪn/
Line 3
SIR
F.
Myrtle?
/sɜːr ef ˈmɜːrtəl/
Line 4
Yes.
/jes/
Line 5
ARTH.
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
entertain
verb
US /ˌentərˈteɪn/
provide entertainment for
From this reading “Well, you know the feelings I entertain towards Miss Vane?”
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading “Well, you know the feelings I entertain towards Miss Vane?”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Well, you know the feelings I entertain towards Miss Vane?”
Myrtle
noun
US /ˈmɜːrtəl/
widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers
From this reading “SIR F. Myrtle?”
term of address for a man
From this reading “SIR F. Myrtle?”
in the direction of
From this reading “Well, you know the feelings I entertain towards Miss Vane?”
Vane
noun
US /veɪn/
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
From this reading “Well, you know the feelings I entertain towards Miss Vane?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.”
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ARTH
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From this reading ARTH.
entertainverbUS /ˌentərˈteɪn/
provide entertainment for
From this reading Well, you know the feelings I entertain towards Miss Vane?
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading SIR F. Myrtle?
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading Well, you know the feelings I entertain towards Miss Vane?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, you know the feelings I entertain towards Miss Vane?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Well, you know the feelings I entertain towards Miss Vane?
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Well, you know the feelings I entertain towards Miss Vane?
MyrtlenounUS /ˈmɜːrtəl/
widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers
From this reading SIR F. Myrtle?
term of address for a man
From this reading SIR F. Myrtle?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, you know the feelings I entertain towards Miss Vane?
in the direction of
From this reading Well, you know the feelings I entertain towards Miss Vane?
VanenounUS /veɪn/
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
From this reading Well, you know the feelings I entertain towards Miss Vane?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, you know the feelings I entertain towards Miss Vane?
an affirmative
From this reading Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, you know the feelings I entertain towards Miss Vane?
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