Chapter 1 of How He Lied to Her Husband is here in full — 740 sentences across 148 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of How He Lied to Her Husband is here in full — 740 sentences across 148 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That's not a fact. I came by them without her knowledge. She didn't show them to me. HE. Does not that prove their perfect innocence?
Chapter 1 of How He Lied to Her Husband is here in full — 740 sentences across 148 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 116/148 · 5 reading units · Lines 576–580
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inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I came by them without her knowledge.”
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading “That's not a fact.”
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading “Does not that prove their perfect innocence?”
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading “I came by them without her knowledge.”
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading “Does not that prove their perfect innocence?”
be shown or be found to be
From this reading “Does not that prove their perfect innocence?”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “She didn't show them to me.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “I came by them without her knowledge.”
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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 That's not a fact.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I came by them without her knowledge.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I came by them without her knowledge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She didn't show them to me.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Does not that prove their perfect innocence?
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading That's not a fact.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I came by them without her knowledge.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I came by them without her knowledge.
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading Does not that prove their perfect innocence?
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading I came by them without her knowledge.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She didn't show them to me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That's not a fact.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading Does not that prove their perfect innocence?
be shown or be found to be
From this reading Does not that prove their perfect innocence?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She didn't show them to me.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading She didn't show them to me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Does not that prove their perfect innocence?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's not a fact.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Does not that prove their perfect innocence?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I came by them without her knowledge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She didn't show them to me.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I came by them without her knowledge.
Chapter 1 of How He Lied to Her Husband by Bernard Shaw holds 740 sentences, grouped into 148 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.
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