Chapter 7 of Jack Straw: A Farce in Three Acts is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Jack Straw: A Farce in Three Acts is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. PARKER-JENNINGS. See that there’s no one about, Vincent. VINCENT. It’s all right, mater.
Chapter 7 of Jack Straw: A Farce in Three Acts is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “See that there’s no one about, Vincent.”
an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
From this reading “It’s all right, mater.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “MRS.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “See that there’s no one about, Vincent.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “It’s all right, mater.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “See that there’s no one about, Vincent.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading See that there’s no one about, Vincent.
(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’s all right, mater.
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From this reading It’s all right, mater.
an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
From this reading It’s all right, mater.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
not any; not one
From this reading See that there’s no one about, Vincent.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading See that there’s no one about, Vincent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PARKER-JENNINGS.
precisely, exactly
From this reading It’s all right, mater.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See that there’s no one about, Vincent.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading See that there’s no one about, Vincent.
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From this reading See that there’s no one about, Vincent.
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From this reading See that there’s no one about, Vincent.
Chapter 7 of Jack Straw: A Farce in Three Acts by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 7 holds 424 sentences of Jack Straw: A Farce in Three Acts, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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