Chapter 3 of Hay fever is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Hay fever is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[_DAVID and JACKIE come downstairs._ DAVID: Is tea ready? SOREL: Yes; just. DAVID: Simon, come and be nice to Miss Coryton. SIMON: We’ve met already. DAVID: That’s no reason for you not to be nice to her.
Chapter 3 of Hay fever is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “[_DAVID and JACKIE come downstairs._ DAVID: Is tea ready?”
on a floor below
From this reading “[_DAVID and JACKIE come downstairs._ DAVID: Is tea ready?”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “SIMON: We’ve met already.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “DAVID: Simon, come and be nice to Miss Coryton.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “[_DAVID and JACKIE come downstairs._ DAVID: Is tea ready?”
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “DAVID: That’s no reason for you not to be nice to her.”
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading “DAVID: Simon, come and be nice to Miss Coryton.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “[_DAVID and JACKIE come downstairs._ DAVID: Is tea ready?”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “[_DAVID and JACKIE come downstairs._ DAVID: Is tea ready?”
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading SIMON: We’ve met already.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_DAVID and JACKIE come downstairs._ DAVID: Is tea ready?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading DAVID: Simon, come and be nice to Miss Coryton.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading [_DAVID and JACKIE come downstairs._ DAVID: Is tea ready?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAVID: Simon, come and be nice to Miss Coryton.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading [_DAVID and JACKIE come downstairs._ DAVID: Is tea ready?
on a floor below
From this reading [_DAVID and JACKIE come downstairs._ DAVID: Is tea ready?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DAVID: That’s no reason for you not to be nice to her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading DAVID: That’s no reason for you not to be nice to her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [_DAVID and JACKIE come downstairs._ DAVID: Is tea ready?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_DAVID and JACKIE come downstairs._ DAVID: Is tea ready?
and nothing more
From this reading SOREL: Yes; just.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading SIMON: We’ve met already.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading DAVID: Simon, come and be nice to Miss Coryton.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading DAVID: Simon, come and be nice to Miss Coryton.
not any; not one
From this reading DAVID: That’s no reason for you not to be nice to her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading DAVID: That’s no reason for you not to be nice to her.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading [_DAVID and JACKIE come downstairs._ DAVID: Is tea ready?
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading DAVID: That’s no reason for you not to be nice to her.
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading DAVID: Simon, come and be nice to Miss Coryton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOREL: Yes; just.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading [_DAVID and JACKIE come downstairs._ DAVID: Is tea ready?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAVID: That’s no reason for you not to be nice to her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DAVID: Simon, come and be nice to Miss Coryton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SIMON: We’ve met already.
an affirmative
From this reading SOREL: Yes; just.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DAVID: That’s no reason for you not to be nice to her.
Chapter 3 of Hay fever by Noël Coward holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 417 sentences of Hay fever, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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