Chapter 3 of Garside's Career: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Garside's Career: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Glad. The first time was an accident. Fred. The second was a crime. Glad, (_rising, and speaking enthusiastically_).
Chapter 3 of Garside's Career: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading “The first time was an accident.”
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading “The second was a crime.”
with enthusiasm; in an enthusiastic manner
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “The first time was an accident.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “Glad.”
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “The second was a crime.”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “Glad, (_rising, and speaking enthusiastically_).”
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In this reading “The first time was an accident.”
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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 The second was a crime.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading The first time was an accident.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The first time was an accident.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Glad, (_rising, and speaking enthusiastically_).
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading The second was a crime.
with enthusiasm; in an enthusiastic manner
From this reading Glad, (_rising, and speaking enthusiastically_).
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first time was an accident.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fred.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Glad.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading Glad, (_rising, and speaking enthusiastically_).
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The second was a crime.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Glad, (_rising, and speaking enthusiastically_).
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first time was an accident.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The first time was an accident.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first time was an accident.
Chapter 3 of Garside's Career: A Comedy in Four Acts by Harold Brighouse holds 405 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 3 holds 405 sentences of Garside's Career: A Comedy in Four Acts, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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