Chapter 8 of Dandy Dick: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Dandy Dick: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Eh! GEORGIANA. Gus is the villain found dosing Dandy Dick last night! SIR TRISTRAM. [_Falling back._] Oh!
Chapter 8 of Dandy Dick: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
From this reading “Gus is the villain found dosing Dandy Dick last night!”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “Gus is the villain found dosing Dandy Dick last night!”
-ing form of “dose” — treat with an agent; add (an agent) to
From this reading “Gus is the villain found dosing Dandy Dick last night!”
decreasing in amount or degree
plural of “gu” — the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898
From this reading “Gus is the villain found dosing Dandy Dick last night!”
term of address for a man
From this reading “SIR TRISTRAM.”
(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.”
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “Gus is the villain found dosing Dandy Dick last night!”
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In this reading “Gus is the villain found dosing Dandy Dick last night!”
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in or to or toward a former location
From this reading [_Falling back._] Oh!
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
From this reading Gus is the villain found dosing Dandy Dick last night!
someone who is a detective
From this reading Gus is the villain found dosing Dandy Dick last night!
-ing form of “dose” — treat with an agent; add (an agent) to
From this reading Gus is the villain found dosing Dandy Dick last night!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eh!
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading [_Falling back._] Oh!
set up or found
From this reading Gus is the villain found dosing Dandy Dick last night!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GEORGIANA.
plural of “gu” — the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898
From this reading Gus is the villain found dosing Dandy Dick last night!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gus is the villain found dosing Dandy Dick last night!
immediately past
From this reading Gus is the villain found dosing Dandy Dick last night!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Gus is the villain found dosing Dandy Dick last night!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading [_Falling back._] Oh!
term of address for a man
From this reading SIR TRISTRAM.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gus is the villain found dosing Dandy Dick last night!
(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.
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading Gus is the villain found dosing Dandy Dick last night!
Chapter 8 of Dandy Dick: A Play in Three Acts by Arthur Wing Pinero holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 8 holds 409 sentences of Dandy Dick: A Play in Three Acts, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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