Chapter 4 of Interference is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Interference is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. MALONE OPENS HER MOUTH. “Let the world slide, let the world go; A fig for care, and a fig for woe! If I can’t pay, why I can owe.” --HEYWOOD.
Chapter 4 of Interference is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading ““Let the world slide, let the world go; A fig for care, and a fig for woe!”
English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812)
From this reading “MALONE OPENS HER MOUTH.”
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading “MALONE OPENS HER MOUTH.”
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading “MALONE OPENS HER MOUTH.”
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading “If I can’t pay, why I can owe.””
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading “If I can’t pay, why I can owe.””
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
From this reading ““Let the world slide, let the world go; A fig for care, and a fig for woe!”
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading ““Let the world slide, let the world go; A fig for care, and a fig for woe!”
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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 “Let the world slide, let the world go; A fig for care, and a fig for woe!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Let the world slide, let the world go; A fig for care, and a fig for woe!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If I can’t pay, why I can owe.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I can’t pay, why I can owe.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “Let the world slide, let the world go; A fig for care, and a fig for woe!
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading “Let the world slide, let the world go; A fig for care, and a fig for woe!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Let the world slide, let the world go; A fig for care, and a fig for woe!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Let the world slide, let the world go; A fig for care, and a fig for woe!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MALONE OPENS HER MOUTH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --HEYWOOD.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I can’t pay, why I can owe.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I can’t pay, why I can owe.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let the world slide, let the world go; A fig for care, and a fig for woe!
English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812)
From this reading MALONE OPENS HER MOUTH.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading MALONE OPENS HER MOUTH.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading MALONE OPENS HER MOUTH.
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading If I can’t pay, why I can owe.”
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading If I can’t pay, why I can owe.”
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
From this reading “Let the world slide, let the world go; A fig for care, and a fig for woe!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Let the world slide, let the world go; A fig for care, and a fig for woe!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading If I can’t pay, why I can owe.”
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading “Let the world slide, let the world go; A fig for care, and a fig for woe!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “Let the world slide, let the world go; A fig for care, and a fig for woe!
Chapter 4 of Interference by B. M. (Bithia Mary) Croker holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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 4 holds 180 sentences of Interference, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Interference by B. M. (Bithia Mary) Croker exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 180 sentences, grouped into 36 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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