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 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.
The man who once loved you is sacred to me. SHE [suspiciously] Doesn't he love me still? Has he told you anything? HE. No, no.
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 61/148 · 5 reading units · Lines 301–305
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any thing at all
From this reading “Has he told you anything?”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “SHE [suspiciously] Doesn't he love me still?”
held dear
From this reading “The man who once loved you is sacred to me.”
on one occasion
From this reading “The man who once loved you is sacred to me.”
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading “The man who once loved you is sacred to me.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “SHE [suspiciously] Doesn't he love me still?”
with suspicion
From this reading “SHE [suspiciously] Doesn't he love me still?”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Has he told you anything?”
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any thing at all
From this reading Has he told you anything?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHE [suspiciously] Doesn't he love me still?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Has he told you anything?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHE [suspiciously] Doesn't he love me still?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man who once loved you is sacred to me.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading SHE [suspiciously] Doesn't he love me still?
held dear
From this reading The man who once loved you is sacred to me.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man who once loved you is sacred to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man who once loved you is sacred to me.
not any; not one
From this reading No, no.
on one occasion
From this reading The man who once loved you is sacred to me.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading The man who once loved you is sacred to me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHE [suspiciously] Doesn't he love me still?
not in physical motion
From this reading SHE [suspiciously] Doesn't he love me still?
with suspicion
From this reading SHE [suspiciously] Doesn't he love me still?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man who once loved you is sacred to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man who once loved you is sacred to me.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Has he told you anything?
which person or people
From this reading The man who once loved you is sacred to me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The man who once loved you is sacred to me.
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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