Chapter 4 of Dandy Dick: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Dandy Dick: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
By this window. It has a patent safety fastening, so it can be opened with a hairpin. SALOME. We're courageous girls, aren't we? SHEBA.
Chapter 4 of Dandy Dick: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading “We're courageous girls, aren't we?”
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
From this reading “It has a patent safety fastening, so it can be opened with a hairpin.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “We're courageous girls, aren't we?”
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading “It has a patent safety fastening, so it can be opened with a hairpin.”
obtain a patent for
From this reading “It has a patent safety fastening, so it can be opened with a hairpin.”
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading “It has a patent safety fastening, so it can be opened with a hairpin.”
woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist
From this reading “SALOME.”
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading “By this window.”
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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 has a patent safety fastening, so it can be opened with a hairpin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We're courageous girls, aren't we?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It has a patent safety fastening, so it can be opened with a hairpin.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this window.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It has a patent safety fastening, so it can be opened with a hairpin.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading We're courageous girls, aren't we?
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
From this reading It has a patent safety fastening, so it can be opened with a hairpin.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading We're courageous girls, aren't we?
a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place
From this reading It has a patent safety fastening, so it can be opened with a hairpin.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has a patent safety fastening, so it can be opened with a hairpin.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It has a patent safety fastening, so it can be opened with a hairpin.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading It has a patent safety fastening, so it can be opened with a hairpin.
obtain a patent for
From this reading It has a patent safety fastening, so it can be opened with a hairpin.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading It has a patent safety fastening, so it can be opened with a hairpin.
woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist
From this reading SALOME.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHEBA.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It has a patent safety fastening, so it can be opened with a hairpin.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this window.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We're courageous girls, aren't we?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We're courageous girls, aren't we?
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading By this window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It has a patent safety fastening, so it can be opened with a hairpin.
Chapter 4 of Dandy Dick: A Play in Three Acts by Arthur Wing Pinero holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 4 holds 395 sentences of Dandy Dick: A Play in Three Acts, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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