Chapter 1 of Lady Patricia: A Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Lady Patricia: A Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. O’FARREL. (_Laughing._) Softly yourself! DEAN. (_Pointing to PATRICIA._) Did you ever see the like?
Chapter 1 of Lady Patricia: A Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading “DEAN.”
at any time
From this reading “(_Pointing to PATRICIA._) Did you ever see the like?”
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “MRS.”
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “(_Pointing to PATRICIA._) Did you ever see the like?”
with low volume
From this reading “(_Laughing._) Softly yourself!”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “(_Laughing._) Softly yourself!”
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an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading DEAN.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading (_Pointing to PATRICIA._) Did you ever see the like?
at any time
From this reading (_Pointing to PATRICIA._) Did you ever see the like?
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading (_Laughing._) Softly yourself!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading (_Pointing to PATRICIA._) Did you ever see the like?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O’FARREL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Pointing to PATRICIA._) Did you ever see the like?
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading (_Pointing to PATRICIA._) Did you ever see the like?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading (_Pointing to PATRICIA._) Did you ever see the like?
with low volume
From this reading (_Laughing._) Softly yourself!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (_Pointing to PATRICIA._) Did you ever see the like?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (_Pointing to PATRICIA._) Did you ever see the like?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading (_Pointing to PATRICIA._) Did you ever see the like?
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading (_Laughing._) Softly yourself!
Chapter 1 of Lady Patricia: A Comedy in Three Acts by Rudolf Besier holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 419 sentences of Lady Patricia: A Comedy in Three Acts, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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