Chapter 3 of Dolly Reforming Herself is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Dolly Reforming Herself is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Lucas._ Would you mind telling me what you're hinting at? _Matt._ I'm not hinting! I'm going to speak out very plainly, and I tell you that I look upon your conduct as something atrocious! _Lucas._ I say, Uncle, what's all this about? _Matt._ What's it about?
Chapter 3 of Dolly Reforming Herself is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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shockingly brutal or cruel
From this reading “I'm going to speak out very plainly, and I tell you that I look upon your conduct as something atrocious!”
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading “I'm going to speak out very plainly, and I tell you that I look upon your conduct as something atrocious!”
-ing form of “hint” — drop a hint; intimate by a hint
From this reading “_Lucas._ Would you mind telling me what you're hinting at?”
United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944)
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “I'm going to speak out very plainly, and I tell you that I look upon your conduct as something atrocious!”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “_Lucas._ Would you mind telling me what you're hinting at?”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “_Lucas._ I say, Uncle, what's all this about?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _Lucas._ I say, Uncle, what's all this about?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading _Lucas._ I say, Uncle, what's all this about?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'm going to speak out very plainly, and I tell you that I look upon your conduct as something atrocious!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'm going to speak out very plainly, and I tell you that I look upon your conduct as something atrocious!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Lucas._ Would you mind telling me what you're hinting at?
shockingly brutal or cruel
From this reading I'm going to speak out very plainly, and I tell you that I look upon your conduct as something atrocious!
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading I'm going to speak out very plainly, and I tell you that I look upon your conduct as something atrocious!
the act of departing
From this reading I'm going to speak out very plainly, and I tell you that I look upon your conduct as something atrocious!
-ing form of “hint” — drop a hint; intimate by a hint
From this reading _Lucas._ Would you mind telling me what you're hinting at?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'm going to speak out very plainly, and I tell you that I look upon your conduct as something atrocious!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Matt._ I'm not hinting!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Matt._ What's it about?
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I'm going to speak out very plainly, and I tell you that I look upon your conduct as something atrocious!
United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944)
From this reading _Lucas._ Would you mind telling me what you're hinting at?
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading _Matt._ I'm not hinting!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Lucas._ Would you mind telling me what you're hinting at?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading _Lucas._ Would you mind telling me what you're hinting at?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Matt._ I'm not hinting!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I'm going to speak out very plainly, and I tell you that I look upon your conduct as something atrocious!
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading I'm going to speak out very plainly, and I tell you that I look upon your conduct as something atrocious!
express in words
From this reading _Lucas._ I say, Uncle, what's all this about?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I'm going to speak out very plainly, and I tell you that I look upon your conduct as something atrocious!
express in speech
From this reading I'm going to speak out very plainly, and I tell you that I look upon your conduct as something atrocious!
express in words
From this reading I'm going to speak out very plainly, and I tell you that I look upon your conduct as something atrocious!
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading _Lucas._ Would you mind telling me what you're hinting at?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'm going to speak out very plainly, and I tell you that I look upon your conduct as something atrocious!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Lucas._ I say, Uncle, what's all this about?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm going to speak out very plainly, and I tell you that I look upon your conduct as something atrocious!
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading _Lucas._ I say, Uncle, what's all this about?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I'm going to speak out very plainly, and I tell you that I look upon your conduct as something atrocious!
precisely as stated
From this reading I'm going to speak out very plainly, and I tell you that I look upon your conduct as something atrocious!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Lucas._ Would you mind telling me what you're hinting at?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Lucas._ I say, Uncle, what's all this about?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Lucas._ Would you mind telling me what you're hinting at?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Lucas._ Would you mind telling me what you're hinting at?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Lucas._ Would you mind telling me what you're hinting at?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'm going to speak out very plainly, and I tell you that I look upon your conduct as something atrocious!
Chapter 3 of Dolly Reforming Herself by Henry Arthur Jones holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 411 sentences of Dolly Reforming Herself, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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