Chapter 3 of Cæsar's Wife: A Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Cæsar's Wife: A Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
You don't praise a pair of boots because you can walk in them without discomfort; if you can't you chuck them away. CHRISTINA. What d'you mean by that? ARTHUR. The qualities you mention really don't deserve any particular reward.
Chapter 3 of Cæsar's Wife: A Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading “You don't praise a pair of boots because you can walk in them without discomfort; if you can't you chuck them away.”
throw carelessly
From this reading “You don't praise a pair of boots because you can walk in them without discomfort; if you can't you chuck them away.”
be worthy or deserving
From this reading “The qualities you mention really don't deserve any particular reward.”
the state of being tense and feeling pain
From this reading “You don't praise a pair of boots because you can walk in them without discomfort; if you can't you chuck them away.”
make reference to
From this reading “The qualities you mention really don't deserve any particular reward.”
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading “You don't praise a pair of boots because you can walk in them without discomfort; if you can't you chuck them away.”
plural of “quality” — an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading “The qualities you mention really don't deserve any particular reward.”
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading “The qualities you mention really don't deserve any particular reward.”
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In this reading “What d'you mean by that?”
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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 You don't praise a pair of boots because you can walk in them without discomfort; if you can't you chuck them away.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The qualities you mention really don't deserve any particular reward.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading ARTHUR.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading You don't praise a pair of boots because you can walk in them without discomfort; if you can't you chuck them away.
for the reason that
From this reading You don't praise a pair of boots because you can walk in them without discomfort; if you can't you chuck them away.
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading You don't praise a pair of boots because you can walk in them without discomfort; if you can't you chuck them away.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What d'you mean by that?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You don't praise a pair of boots because you can walk in them without discomfort; if you can't you chuck them away.
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From this reading You don't praise a pair of boots because you can walk in them without discomfort; if you can't you chuck them away.
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From this reading CHRISTINA.
throw carelessly
From this reading You don't praise a pair of boots because you can walk in them without discomfort; if you can't you chuck them away.
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From this reading What d'you mean by that?
be worthy or deserving
From this reading The qualities you mention really don't deserve any particular reward.
the state of being tense and feeling pain
From this reading You don't praise a pair of boots because you can walk in them without discomfort; if you can't you chuck them away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You don't praise a pair of boots because you can walk in them without discomfort; if you can't you chuck them away.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You don't praise a pair of boots because you can walk in them without discomfort; if you can't you chuck them away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You don't praise a pair of boots because you can walk in them without discomfort; if you can't you chuck them away.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading What d'you mean by that?
make reference to
From this reading The qualities you mention really don't deserve any particular reward.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You don't praise a pair of boots because you can walk in them without discomfort; if you can't you chuck them away.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading You don't praise a pair of boots because you can walk in them without discomfort; if you can't you chuck them away.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading The qualities you mention really don't deserve any particular reward.
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading You don't praise a pair of boots because you can walk in them without discomfort; if you can't you chuck them away.
plural of “quality” — an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading The qualities you mention really don't deserve any particular reward.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading The qualities you mention really don't deserve any particular reward.
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading The qualities you mention really don't deserve any particular reward.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What d'you mean by that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The qualities you mention really don't deserve any particular reward.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You don't praise a pair of boots because you can walk in them without discomfort; if you can't you chuck them away.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading You don't praise a pair of boots because you can walk in them without discomfort; if you can't you chuck them away.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What d'you mean by that?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading You don't praise a pair of boots because you can walk in them without discomfort; if you can't you chuck them away.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You don't praise a pair of boots because you can walk in them without discomfort; if you can't you chuck them away.
Chapter 3 of Cæsar's Wife: A Comedy in Three Acts by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham holds 430 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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