Chapter 1 of How to Settle Accounts with Your Laundress is here in full — 477 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of How to Settle Accounts with Your Laundress is here in full — 477 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW TO SETTLE ACCOUNTS WITH YOUR LAUNDRESS. AN ORIGINAL FARCE, IN ONE ACT. BY J. STIRLING COYNE. _First performed at the Theatre Royal, Adelphi, Monday, July _26, 1847. WHITTINGTON WIDGETTS (A West-end Tailor) Mr. Wright.
Chapter 1 of How to Settle Accounts with Your Laundress is here in full — 477 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “HOW TO SETTLE ACCOUNTS WITH YOUR LAUNDRESS.”
a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
From this reading “AN ORIGINAL FARCE, IN ONE ACT.”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “_First performed at the Theatre Royal, Adelphi, Monday, July _26, 1847.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “_First performed at the Theatre Royal, Adelphi, Monday, July _26, 1847.”
past form of “perform” — carry out or perform an action
From this reading “_First performed at the Theatre Royal, Adelphi, Monday, July _26, 1847.”
adjust to a specific need or market
From this reading “WHITTINGTON WIDGETTS (A West-end Tailor) Mr. Wright.”
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading “_First performed at the Theatre Royal, Adelphi, Monday, July _26, 1847.”
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
From this reading “WHITTINGTON WIDGETTS (A West-end Tailor) Mr. Wright.”
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From this reading _First performed at the Theatre Royal, Adelphi, Monday, July _26, 1847.
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From this reading _First performed at the Theatre Royal, Adelphi, Monday, July _26, 1847.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WHITTINGTON WIDGETTS (A West-end Tailor) Mr. Wright.
plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading HOW TO SETTLE ACCOUNTS WITH YOUR LAUNDRESS.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading AN ORIGINAL FARCE, IN ONE ACT.
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From this reading _First performed at the Theatre Royal, Adelphi, Monday, July _26, 1847.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ORIGINAL FARCE, IN ONE ACT.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _First performed at the Theatre Royal, Adelphi, Monday, July _26, 1847.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY J. STIRLING COYNE.
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From this reading BY J. STIRLING COYNE.
a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
From this reading AN ORIGINAL FARCE, IN ONE ACT.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _First performed at the Theatre Royal, Adelphi, Monday, July _26, 1847.
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From this reading HOW TO SETTLE ACCOUNTS WITH YOUR LAUNDRESS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN ORIGINAL FARCE, IN ONE ACT.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading BY J. STIRLING COYNE.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading _First performed at the Theatre Royal, Adelphi, Monday, July _26, 1847.
a working woman who takes in washing
From this reading HOW TO SETTLE ACCOUNTS WITH YOUR LAUNDRESS.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading _First performed at the Theatre Royal, Adelphi, Monday, July _26, 1847.
a form of address for a man
From this reading WHITTINGTON WIDGETTS (A West-end Tailor) Mr. Wright.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading AN ORIGINAL FARCE, IN ONE ACT.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading AN ORIGINAL FARCE, IN ONE ACT.
past form of “perform” — carry out or perform an action
From this reading _First performed at the Theatre Royal, Adelphi, Monday, July _26, 1847.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading _First performed at the Theatre Royal, Adelphi, Monday, July _26, 1847.
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading HOW TO SETTLE ACCOUNTS WITH YOUR LAUNDRESS.
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From this reading BY J. STIRLING COYNE.
adjust to a specific need or market
From this reading WHITTINGTON WIDGETTS (A West-end Tailor) Mr. Wright.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _First performed at the Theatre Royal, Adelphi, Monday, July _26, 1847.
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading _First performed at the Theatre Royal, Adelphi, Monday, July _26, 1847.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW TO SETTLE ACCOUNTS WITH YOUR LAUNDRESS.
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From this reading WHITTINGTON WIDGETTS (A West-end Tailor) Mr. Wright.
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From this reading WHITTINGTON WIDGETTS (A West-end Tailor) Mr. Wright.
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From this reading WHITTINGTON WIDGETTS (A West-end Tailor) Mr. Wright.
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOW TO SETTLE ACCOUNTS WITH YOUR LAUNDRESS.
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
From this reading WHITTINGTON WIDGETTS (A West-end Tailor) Mr. Wright.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading HOW TO SETTLE ACCOUNTS WITH YOUR LAUNDRESS.
Chapter 1 of How to Settle Accounts with Your Laundress by J. Stirling (Joseph Stirling) Coyne holds 477 sentences, grouped into 96 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 1 holds 477 sentences of How to Settle Accounts with Your Laundress, unabridged, divided into 96 reading sections.
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