Chapter 5 of King Arthur's Socks and Other Village Plays is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of King Arthur's Socks and Other Village Plays is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FOOL. You're a disgusting old woman. If I hear any more of that talk, I'm likely to slap the face of you, even if you are the Queen's nurse. Go away before you spoil my afternoon. THE OLD WOMAN.
Chapter 5 of King Arthur's Socks and Other Village Plays is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “Go away before you spoil my afternoon.”
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading “You're a disgusting old woman.”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “THE FOOL.”
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading “If I hear any more of that talk, I'm likely to slap the face of you, even if you are the Queen's nurse.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “If I hear any more of that talk, I'm likely to slap the face of you, even if you are the Queen's nurse.”
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “If I hear any more of that talk, I'm likely to slap the face of you, even if you are the Queen's nurse.”
hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading “If I hear any more of that talk, I'm likely to slap the face of you, even if you are the Queen's nurse.”
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading “Go away before you spoil my afternoon.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You're a disgusting old woman.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Go away before you spoil my afternoon.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading If I hear any more of that talk, I'm likely to slap the face of you, even if you are the Queen's nurse.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If I hear any more of that talk, I'm likely to slap the face of you, even if you are the Queen's nurse.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Go away before you spoil my afternoon.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Go away before you spoil my afternoon.
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading You're a disgusting old woman.
divisible by two
From this reading If I hear any more of that talk, I'm likely to slap the face of you, even if you are the Queen's nurse.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading If I hear any more of that talk, I'm likely to slap the face of you, even if you are the Queen's nurse.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading THE FOOL.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go away before you spoil my afternoon.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading If I hear any more of that talk, I'm likely to slap the face of you, even if you are the Queen's nurse.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I hear any more of that talk, I'm likely to slap the face of you, even if you are the Queen's nurse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I hear any more of that talk, I'm likely to slap the face of you, even if you are the Queen's nurse.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I hear any more of that talk, I'm likely to slap the face of you, even if you are the Queen's nurse.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading If I hear any more of that talk, I'm likely to slap the face of you, even if you are the Queen's nurse.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading If I hear any more of that talk, I'm likely to slap the face of you, even if you are the Queen's nurse.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Go away before you spoil my afternoon.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading If I hear any more of that talk, I'm likely to slap the face of you, even if you are the Queen's nurse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If I hear any more of that talk, I'm likely to slap the face of you, even if you are the Queen's nurse.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading You're a disgusting old woman.
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading If I hear any more of that talk, I'm likely to slap the face of you, even if you are the Queen's nurse.
hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading If I hear any more of that talk, I'm likely to slap the face of you, even if you are the Queen's nurse.
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading Go away before you spoil my afternoon.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading If I hear any more of that talk, I'm likely to slap the face of you, even if you are the Queen's nurse.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If I hear any more of that talk, I'm likely to slap the face of you, even if you are the Queen's nurse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FOOL.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If I hear any more of that talk, I'm likely to slap the face of you, even if you are the Queen's nurse.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading You're a disgusting old woman.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If I hear any more of that talk, I'm likely to slap the face of you, even if you are the Queen's nurse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're a disgusting old woman.
Chapter 5 of King Arthur's Socks and Other Village Plays by Floyd Dell holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 5 holds 405 sentences of King Arthur's Socks and Other Village Plays, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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