Chapter 2 of Cæsar's Wife: A Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Cæsar's Wife: A Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I know, and I'm really grateful to the Foreign Office for having given you your letter. MRS. APPLEBY. It's been a great treat to us to come and see you. And it's done my heart good to see Lady Little.
Chapter 2 of Cæsar's Wife: A Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading “I know, and I'm really grateful to the Foreign Office for having given you your letter.”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “I know, and I'm really grateful to the Foreign Office for having given you your letter.”
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “I know, and I'm really grateful to the Foreign Office for having given you your letter.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “I know, and I'm really grateful to the Foreign Office for having given you your letter.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “I know, and I'm really grateful to the Foreign Office for having given you your letter.”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “I know, and I'm really grateful to the Foreign Office for having given you your letter.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “I know, and I'm really grateful to the Foreign Office for having given you your letter.”
interact in a certain way
From this reading “It's been a great treat to us to come and see you.”
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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 It's been a great treat to us to come and see you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I know, and I'm really grateful to the Foreign Office for having given you your letter.
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From this reading APPLEBY.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It's been a great treat to us to come and see you.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It's been a great treat to us to come and see you.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading And it's done my heart good to see Lady Little.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I know, and I'm really grateful to the Foreign Office for having given you your letter.
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading I know, and I'm really grateful to the Foreign Office for having given you your letter.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading I know, and I'm really grateful to the Foreign Office for having given you your letter.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading And it's done my heart good to see Lady Little.
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading I know, and I'm really grateful to the Foreign Office for having given you your letter.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It's been a great treat to us to come and see you.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I know, and I'm really grateful to the Foreign Office for having given you your letter.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading And it's done my heart good to see Lady Little.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know, and I'm really grateful to the Foreign Office for having given you your letter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know, and I'm really grateful to the Foreign Office for having given you your letter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's been a great treat to us to come and see you.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know, and I'm really grateful to the Foreign Office for having given you your letter.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading And it's done my heart good to see Lady Little.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading I know, and I'm really grateful to the Foreign Office for having given you your letter.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And it's done my heart good to see Lady Little.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And it's done my heart good to see Lady Little.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading I know, and I'm really grateful to the Foreign Office for having given you your letter.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I know, and I'm really grateful to the Foreign Office for having given you your letter.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It's been a great treat to us to come and see you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I know, and I'm really grateful to the Foreign Office for having given you your letter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I know, and I'm really grateful to the Foreign Office for having given you your letter.
interact in a certain way
From this reading It's been a great treat to us to come and see you.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It's been a great treat to us to come and see you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I know, and I'm really grateful to the Foreign Office for having given you your letter.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I know, and I'm really grateful to the Foreign Office for having given you your letter.
Chapter 2 of Cæsar's Wife: A Comedy in Three Acts by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
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