Chapter 3 of Duty, and Other Irish Comedies is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Duty, and Other Irish Comedies is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARTIN O'FLYNN How dare you disagree with me, sir, and I drinking poteen every day of my life. I'd resign my seat on the Bench rather than suffer to be insulted in such a manner again. MR. CASSIDY I apologise. Nothing could be further from my thought than offence.
Chapter 3 of Duty, and Other Irish Comedies is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
From this reading “CASSIDY I apologise.”
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading “I'd resign my seat on the Bench rather than suffer to be insulted in such a manner again.”
be of different opinions
From this reading “MARTIN O'FLYNN How dare you disagree with me, sir, and I drinking poteen every day of my life.”
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading “MARTIN O'FLYNN How dare you disagree with me, sir, and I drinking poteen every day of my life.”
past form of “insult” — treat, mention, or speak to rudely
From this reading “I'd resign my seat on the Bench rather than suffer to be insulted in such a manner again.”
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “MARTIN O'FLYNN How dare you disagree with me, sir, and I drinking poteen every day of my life.”
leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading “I'd resign my seat on the Bench rather than suffer to be insulted in such a manner again.”
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “I'd resign my seat on the Bench rather than suffer to be insulted in such a manner again.”
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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 I'd resign my seat on the Bench rather than suffer to be insulted in such a manner again.
anew
From this reading I'd resign my seat on the Bench rather than suffer to be insulted in such a manner again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARTIN O'FLYNN How dare you disagree with me, sir, and I drinking poteen every day of my life.
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
From this reading CASSIDY I apologise.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I'd resign my seat on the Bench rather than suffer to be insulted in such a manner again.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading I'd resign my seat on the Bench rather than suffer to be insulted in such a manner again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CASSIDY I apologise.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing could be further from my thought than offence.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading MARTIN O'FLYNN How dare you disagree with me, sir, and I drinking poteen every day of my life.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading MARTIN O'FLYNN How dare you disagree with me, sir, and I drinking poteen every day of my life.
be of different opinions
From this reading MARTIN O'FLYNN How dare you disagree with me, sir, and I drinking poteen every day of my life.
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading MARTIN O'FLYNN How dare you disagree with me, sir, and I drinking poteen every day of my life.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading MARTIN O'FLYNN How dare you disagree with me, sir, and I drinking poteen every day of my life.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nothing could be further from my thought than offence.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Nothing could be further from my thought than offence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARTIN O'FLYNN How dare you disagree with me, sir, and I drinking poteen every day of my life.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MARTIN O'FLYNN How dare you disagree with me, sir, and I drinking poteen every day of my life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd resign my seat on the Bench rather than suffer to be insulted in such a manner again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I'd resign my seat on the Bench rather than suffer to be insulted in such a manner again.
past form of “insult” — treat, mention, or speak to rudely
From this reading I'd resign my seat on the Bench rather than suffer to be insulted in such a manner again.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading MARTIN O'FLYNN How dare you disagree with me, sir, and I drinking poteen every day of my life.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I'd resign my seat on the Bench rather than suffer to be insulted in such a manner again.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading MARTIN O'FLYNN How dare you disagree with me, sir, and I drinking poteen every day of my life.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MARTIN O'FLYNN How dare you disagree with me, sir, and I drinking poteen every day of my life.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MARTIN O'FLYNN How dare you disagree with me, sir, and I drinking poteen every day of my life.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing could be further from my thought than offence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARTIN O'FLYNN How dare you disagree with me, sir, and I drinking poteen every day of my life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MARTIN O'FLYNN How dare you disagree with me, sir, and I drinking poteen every day of my life.
the action of attacking an enemy
From this reading Nothing could be further from my thought than offence.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I'd resign my seat on the Bench rather than suffer to be insulted in such a manner again.
unlawfully distilled Irish whiskey
From this reading MARTIN O'FLYNN How dare you disagree with me, sir, and I drinking poteen every day of my life.
on the contrary
From this reading I'd resign my seat on the Bench rather than suffer to be insulted in such a manner again.
leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading I'd resign my seat on the Bench rather than suffer to be insulted in such a manner again.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading I'd resign my seat on the Bench rather than suffer to be insulted in such a manner again.
term of address for a man
From this reading MARTIN O'FLYNN How dare you disagree with me, sir, and I drinking poteen every day of my life.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I'd resign my seat on the Bench rather than suffer to be insulted in such a manner again.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading I'd resign my seat on the Bench rather than suffer to be insulted in such a manner again.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I'd resign my seat on the Bench rather than suffer to be insulted in such a manner again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'd resign my seat on the Bench rather than suffer to be insulted in such a manner again.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Nothing could be further from my thought than offence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'd resign my seat on the Bench rather than suffer to be insulted in such a manner again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MARTIN O'FLYNN How dare you disagree with me, sir, and I drinking poteen every day of my life.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MARTIN O'FLYNN How dare you disagree with me, sir, and I drinking poteen every day of my life.
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