Chapter XV
Chapter 15 of Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays is here in full — 991 sentences across 199 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARIO. How it pleases you, eh? To praise him now! PAOLO. Painful?
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays
Chapter XV
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MARIO.
How
it
pleases
you,
eh?
To
praise
him
now!
PAOLO.
Painful?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays
Chapter XV
Chapter 15 of Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays is here in full — 991 sentences across 199 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/198 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
MARIO.
Line 2
How
it
pleases
you,
eh?
Line 3
To
praise
him
now!
/tuː preɪz hɪm naʊ/
Line 4
PAOLO.
Line 5
Painful?
/ˈpeɪnfəl/
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading “Painful?”
pleases
verb
US /ˈpliːzɪz/
third-person singular of “please” — give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “How it pleases you, eh?”
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading “To praise him now!”
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eh
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From this reading How it pleases you, eh?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To praise him now!
How
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From this reading How it pleases you, eh?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How it pleases you, eh?
MARIO
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From this reading MARIO.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading To praise him now!
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading Painful?
PAOLO
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From this reading PAOLO.
pleasesverbUS /ˈpliːzɪz/
third-person singular of “please” — give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading How it pleases you, eh?
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading To praise him now!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To praise him now!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How it pleases you, eh?
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- Tradition
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