Chapter V
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Peter. I can calm them with a word. Glad. What confidence you have! Peter.
Garside's Career: A Comedy in Four Acts
Chapter V
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Peter.
I
can
calm
them
with
a
word.
Glad.
What
confidence
you
have!
Peter.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Garside's Career: A Comedy in Four Acts
Chapter V
Chapter 5 of Garside's Career: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
Peter.
/ˈpiːtər/
Line 2
I
can
calm
them
with
a
word.
/aɪ kæn kɑːm ðem wɪð ə wɜːrd/
Line 3
Glad.
/ɡlæd/
Line 4
What
confidence
you
have!
/wʌt ˈkɑːnfədəns juː hæv/
Line 5
Peter.
/ˈpiːtər/
Learner Dictionary
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make calm or still
From this reading “I can calm them with a word.”
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading “What confidence you have!”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “Glad.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What confidence you have!”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “Peter.”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “I can calm them with a word.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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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 can calm them with a word.
make calm or still
From this reading I can calm them with a word.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can calm them with a word.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading What confidence you have!
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Glad.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What confidence you have!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can calm them with a word.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Peter.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I can calm them with a word.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What confidence you have!
in the company of; together with
From this reading I can calm them with a word.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading I can calm them with a word.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What confidence you have!
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