Chapter 3 of Lafitte, a play in prologue and four acts is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Lafitte, a play in prologue and four acts is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DUV. Worse still; the entire respectability of the State is being debauched underhandedly into complicity with this Emperor of Barataria under penalty of being ruined. 2nd LEG. The Governor must be urged to act. 1st POL.
Chapter 3 of Lafitte, a play in prologue and four acts is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense
From this reading “Worse still; the entire respectability of the State is being debauched underhandedly into complicity with this Emperor of Barataria under penalty of being ruined.”
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading “Worse still; the entire respectability of the State is being debauched underhandedly into complicity with this Emperor of Barataria under penalty of being ruined.”
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading “2nd LEG.”
the act of punishing
From this reading “Worse still; the entire respectability of the State is being debauched underhandedly into complicity with this Emperor of Barataria under penalty of being ruined.”
a person active in party politics
From this reading “1st POL.”
honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation
From this reading “Worse still; the entire respectability of the State is being debauched underhandedly into complicity with this Emperor of Barataria under penalty of being ruined.”
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading “Worse still; the entire respectability of the State is being debauched underhandedly into complicity with this Emperor of Barataria under penalty of being ruined.”
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “The Governor must be urged to act.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Worse still; the entire respectability of the State is being debauched underhandedly into complicity with this Emperor of Barataria under penalty of being ruined.”
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From this reading 1st POL.
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From this reading 2nd LEG.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading The Governor must be urged to act.
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From this reading Worse still; the entire respectability of the State is being debauched underhandedly into complicity with this Emperor of Barataria under penalty of being ruined.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Governor must be urged to act.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Worse still; the entire respectability of the State is being debauched underhandedly into complicity with this Emperor of Barataria under penalty of being ruined.
guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense
From this reading Worse still; the entire respectability of the State is being debauched underhandedly into complicity with this Emperor of Barataria under penalty of being ruined.
unrestrained by convention or morality
From this reading Worse still; the entire respectability of the State is being debauched underhandedly into complicity with this Emperor of Barataria under penalty of being ruined.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DUV.
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading Worse still; the entire respectability of the State is being debauched underhandedly into complicity with this Emperor of Barataria under penalty of being ruined.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading Worse still; the entire respectability of the State is being debauched underhandedly into complicity with this Emperor of Barataria under penalty of being ruined.
the head of a state government
From this reading The Governor must be urged to act.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Worse still; the entire respectability of the State is being debauched underhandedly into complicity with this Emperor of Barataria under penalty of being ruined.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Worse still; the entire respectability of the State is being debauched underhandedly into complicity with this Emperor of Barataria under penalty of being ruined.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading 2nd LEG.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The Governor must be urged to act.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Worse still; the entire respectability of the State is being debauched underhandedly into complicity with this Emperor of Barataria under penalty of being ruined.
the act of punishing
From this reading Worse still; the entire respectability of the State is being debauched underhandedly into complicity with this Emperor of Barataria under penalty of being ruined.
a person active in party politics
From this reading 1st POL.
honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation
From this reading Worse still; the entire respectability of the State is being debauched underhandedly into complicity with this Emperor of Barataria under penalty of being ruined.
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading Worse still; the entire respectability of the State is being debauched underhandedly into complicity with this Emperor of Barataria under penalty of being ruined.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Worse still; the entire respectability of the State is being debauched underhandedly into complicity with this Emperor of Barataria under penalty of being ruined.
not in physical motion
From this reading Worse still; the entire respectability of the State is being debauched underhandedly into complicity with this Emperor of Barataria under penalty of being ruined.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Worse still; the entire respectability of the State is being debauched underhandedly into complicity with this Emperor of Barataria under penalty of being ruined.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Worse still; the entire respectability of the State is being debauched underhandedly into complicity with this Emperor of Barataria under penalty of being ruined.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Governor must be urged to act.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Worse still; the entire respectability of the State is being debauched underhandedly into complicity with this Emperor of Barataria under penalty of being ruined.
slyly and secretly
From this reading Worse still; the entire respectability of the State is being debauched underhandedly into complicity with this Emperor of Barataria under penalty of being ruined.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading The Governor must be urged to act.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Worse still; the entire respectability of the State is being debauched underhandedly into complicity with this Emperor of Barataria under penalty of being ruined.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Worse still; the entire respectability of the State is being debauched underhandedly into complicity with this Emperor of Barataria under penalty of being ruined.
Chapter 3 of Lafitte, a play in prologue and four acts by Lucile Rutland holds 417 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.
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