Chapter 3 of Dandy Dick: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Dandy Dick: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SIR TRISTRAM. I've re-opened an old wound--damned stupid of me! THE DEAN. Hush, Mardon! Please!
Chapter 3 of Dandy Dick: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “I've re-opened an old wound--damned stupid of me!”
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading “THE DEAN.”
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading “Hush, Mardon!”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Please!”
term of address for a man
From this reading “SIR TRISTRAM.”
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading “I've re-opened an old wound--damned stupid of me!”
(Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
From this reading “SIR TRISTRAM.”
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading “I've re-opened an old wound--damned stupid of me!”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I've re-opened an old wound--damned stupid of me!
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading I've re-opened an old wound--damned stupid of me!
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading THE DEAN.
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading Hush, Mardon!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've re-opened an old wound--damned stupid of me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hush, Mardon!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I've re-opened an old wound--damned stupid of me!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I've re-opened an old wound--damned stupid of me!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I've re-opened an old wound--damned stupid of me!
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've re-opened an old wound--damned stupid of me!
term of address for a man
From this reading SIR TRISTRAM.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading I've re-opened an old wound--damned stupid of me!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEAN.
(Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
From this reading SIR TRISTRAM.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading I've re-opened an old wound--damned stupid of me!
Chapter 3 of Dandy Dick: A Play in Three Acts by Arthur Wing Pinero holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 396 sentences of Dandy Dick: A Play in Three Acts, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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