Chapter 5 of Dandy Dick: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Dandy Dick: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[_With a groan._] Oh! GEORGIANA. You can sleep to-night with the happy consciousness of having sheltered the outcast. THE DEAN. We're locking up now.
Chapter 5 of Dandy Dick: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading “You can sleep to-night with the happy consciousness of having sheltered the outcast.”
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading “THE DEAN.”
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading “[_With a groan._] Oh!”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “You can sleep to-night with the happy consciousness of having sheltered the outcast.”
the act of locking something up to protect it
From this reading “We're locking up now.”
a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading “You can sleep to-night with the happy consciousness of having sheltered the outcast.”
protected from danger or bad weather
From this reading “You can sleep to-night with the happy consciousness of having sheltered the outcast.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “You can sleep to-night with the happy consciousness of having sheltered the outcast.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “[_With a groan._] Oh!”
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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 [_With a groan._] Oh!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can sleep to-night with the happy consciousness of having sheltered the outcast.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading You can sleep to-night with the happy consciousness of having sheltered the outcast.
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading THE DEAN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GEORGIANA.
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading [_With a groan._] Oh!
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading You can sleep to-night with the happy consciousness of having sheltered the outcast.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading You can sleep to-night with the happy consciousness of having sheltered the outcast.
the act of locking something up to protect it
From this reading We're locking up now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We're locking up now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You can sleep to-night with the happy consciousness of having sheltered the outcast.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading [_With a groan._] Oh!
a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading You can sleep to-night with the happy consciousness of having sheltered the outcast.
protected from danger or bad weather
From this reading You can sleep to-night with the happy consciousness of having sheltered the outcast.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading You can sleep to-night with the happy consciousness of having sheltered the outcast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You can sleep to-night with the happy consciousness of having sheltered the outcast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can sleep to-night with the happy consciousness of having sheltered the outcast.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We're locking up now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We're locking up now.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [_With a groan._] Oh!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can sleep to-night with the happy consciousness of having sheltered the outcast.
Chapter 5 of Dandy Dick: A Play in Three Acts by Arthur Wing Pinero holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 5 holds 401 sentences of Dandy Dick: A Play in Three Acts, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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