Chapter 6 of Getting Married is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Getting Married is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOTCHKISS. Well, since you ask me, I do. Surely it's the very first qualification for tolerable social intercourse. THE GENERAL [markedly] I hope you will always tell ME the truth, my darling, at all events. EDITH [complacently coming to the fireplace] You can depend on me for that, Uncle Boxer.
Chapter 6 of Getting Married is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who fights with his fists for sport
From this reading “EDITH [complacently coming to the fireplace] You can depend on me for that, Uncle Boxer.”
in a self-satisfied manner
From this reading “EDITH [complacently coming to the fireplace] You can depend on me for that, Uncle Boxer.”
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “EDITH [complacently coming to the fireplace] You can depend on me for that, Uncle Boxer.”
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading “EDITH [complacently coming to the fireplace] You can depend on me for that, Uncle Boxer.”
communication between individuals
From this reading “Surely it's the very first qualification for tolerable social intercourse.”
in a clearly noticeable manner
From this reading “THE GENERAL [markedly] I hope you will always tell ME the truth, my darling, at all events.”
an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
From this reading “Surely it's the very first qualification for tolerable social intercourse.”
capable of being borne or endured
From this reading “Surely it's the very first qualification for tolerable social intercourse.”
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(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 THE GENERAL [markedly] I hope you will always tell ME the truth, my darling, at all events.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading THE GENERAL [markedly] I hope you will always tell ME the truth, my darling, at all events.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Well, since you ask me, I do.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GENERAL [markedly] I hope you will always tell ME the truth, my darling, at all events.
someone who fights with his fists for sport
From this reading EDITH [complacently coming to the fireplace] You can depend on me for that, Uncle Boxer.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading EDITH [complacently coming to the fireplace] You can depend on me for that, Uncle Boxer.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading EDITH [complacently coming to the fireplace] You can depend on me for that, Uncle Boxer.
in a self-satisfied manner
From this reading EDITH [complacently coming to the fireplace] You can depend on me for that, Uncle Boxer.
a special loved one
From this reading THE GENERAL [markedly] I hope you will always tell ME the truth, my darling, at all events.
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading EDITH [complacently coming to the fireplace] You can depend on me for that, Uncle Boxer.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Well, since you ask me, I do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EDITH [complacently coming to the fireplace] You can depend on me for that, Uncle Boxer.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading THE GENERAL [markedly] I hope you will always tell ME the truth, my darling, at all events.
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading EDITH [complacently coming to the fireplace] You can depend on me for that, Uncle Boxer.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Surely it's the very first qualification for tolerable social intercourse.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Surely it's the very first qualification for tolerable social intercourse.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading THE GENERAL [markedly] I hope you will always tell ME the truth, my darling, at all events.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading THE GENERAL [markedly] I hope you will always tell ME the truth, my darling, at all events.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOTCHKISS.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, since you ask me, I do.
communication between individuals
From this reading Surely it's the very first qualification for tolerable social intercourse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Surely it's the very first qualification for tolerable social intercourse.
in a clearly noticeable manner
From this reading THE GENERAL [markedly] I hope you will always tell ME the truth, my darling, at all events.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, since you ask me, I do.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE GENERAL [markedly] I hope you will always tell ME the truth, my darling, at all events.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading EDITH [complacently coming to the fireplace] You can depend on me for that, Uncle Boxer.
an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
From this reading Surely it's the very first qualification for tolerable social intercourse.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Well, since you ask me, I do.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading Surely it's the very first qualification for tolerable social intercourse.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely it's the very first qualification for tolerable social intercourse.
express in words
From this reading THE GENERAL [markedly] I hope you will always tell ME the truth, my darling, at all events.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading EDITH [complacently coming to the fireplace] You can depend on me for that, Uncle Boxer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Surely it's the very first qualification for tolerable social intercourse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EDITH [complacently coming to the fireplace] You can depend on me for that, Uncle Boxer.
capable of being borne or endured
From this reading Surely it's the very first qualification for tolerable social intercourse.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading THE GENERAL [markedly] I hope you will always tell ME the truth, my darling, at all events.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading EDITH [complacently coming to the fireplace] You can depend on me for that, Uncle Boxer.
precisely as stated
From this reading Surely it's the very first qualification for tolerable social intercourse.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, since you ask me, I do.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE GENERAL [markedly] I hope you will always tell ME the truth, my darling, at all events.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, since you ask me, I do.
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