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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.
It is that play that has done all the mischief. I'm very sorry I ever saw it: it ought to be stopped. HE [amazed] Aurora! SHE. Yes: I mean it.
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 45/148 · 5 reading units · Lines 221–225
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filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “HE [amazed] Aurora!”
the first light of day
From this reading “HE [amazed] Aurora!”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Yes: I mean it.”
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
From this reading “It is that play that has done all the mischief.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “I'm very sorry I ever saw it: it ought to be stopped.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “It is that play that has done all the mischief.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I'm very sorry I ever saw it: it ought to be stopped.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “I'm very sorry I ever saw it: it ought to be stopped.”
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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 It is that play that has done all the mischief.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading HE [amazed] Aurora!
the first light of day
From this reading HE [amazed] Aurora!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I'm very sorry I ever saw it: it ought to be stopped.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading It is that play that has done all the mischief.
at any time
From this reading I'm very sorry I ever saw it: it ought to be stopped.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is that play that has done all the mischief.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE [amazed] Aurora!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'm very sorry I ever saw it: it ought to be stopped.
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From this reading I'm very sorry I ever saw it: it ought to be stopped.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is that play that has done all the mischief.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is that play that has done all the mischief.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Yes: I mean it.
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
From this reading It is that play that has done all the mischief.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I'm very sorry I ever saw it: it ought to be stopped.
participate in games or sport
From this reading It is that play that has done all the mischief.
cut with a saw
From this reading I'm very sorry I ever saw it: it ought to be stopped.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHE.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I'm very sorry I ever saw it: it ought to be stopped.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading I'm very sorry I ever saw it: it ought to be stopped.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is that play that has done all the mischief.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is that play that has done all the mischief.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm very sorry I ever saw it: it ought to be stopped.
precisely as stated
From this reading I'm very sorry I ever saw it: it ought to be stopped.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes: I mean it.
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