Chapter 9 of Getting Married is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Getting Married is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man. I want to talk to him like a mother, on YOUR business. REGINALD. Do, maam. He needs it badly.
Chapter 9 of Getting Married is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading “MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.”
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “He needs it badly.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “I want to talk to him like a mother, on YOUR business.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.”
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading “MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.”
the act of departing
From this reading “MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.”
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading “He needs it badly.”
force somebody to do something
From this reading “MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.”
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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 want to talk to him like a mother, on YOUR business.
-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading He needs it badly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading I want to talk to him like a mother, on YOUR business.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do, maam.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He needs it badly.
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I want to talk to him like a mother, on YOUR business.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want to talk to him like a mother, on YOUR business.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He needs it badly.
the act of departing
From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I want to talk to him like a mother, on YOUR business.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do, maam.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I want to talk to him like a mother, on YOUR business.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading He needs it badly.
force somebody to do something
From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I want to talk to him like a mother, on YOUR business.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I want to talk to him like a mother, on YOUR business.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want to talk to him like a mother, on YOUR business.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading MRS GEORGE [coming to the hearth and addressing Reginald] Mr Bridgenorth: will you oblige me by leaving me with this young man.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I want to talk to him like a mother, on YOUR business.
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