Chapter 8 of Lafitte, a play in prologue and four acts is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Lafitte, a play in prologue and four acts is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAN. (_excitedly._) You had my father murdered! PED. (_sneeringly._) Did he favor your suit so much that you regret him? (_Mariana starts; noise in the niche._) MAN.
Chapter 8 of Lafitte, a play in prologue and four acts is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
with excitement; in an excited manner
promote over another
From this reading “(_sneeringly._) Did he favor your suit so much that you regret him?”
killed unlawfully
From this reading “(_excitedly._) You had my father murdered!”
a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
From this reading “(_Mariana starts; noise in the niche._) MAN.”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “(_Mariana starts; noise in the niche._) MAN.”
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading “(_sneeringly._) Did he favor your suit so much that you regret him?”
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading “(_Mariana starts; noise in the niche._) MAN.”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “(_sneeringly._) Did he favor your suit so much that you regret him?”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading (_sneeringly._) Did he favor your suit so much that you regret him?
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading (_excitedly._) You had my father murdered!
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading (_excitedly._) You had my father murdered!
promote over another
From this reading (_sneeringly._) Did he favor your suit so much that you regret him?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading (_excitedly._) You had my father murdered!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (_sneeringly._) Did he favor your suit so much that you regret him?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading (_sneeringly._) Did he favor your suit so much that you regret him?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (_Mariana starts; noise in the niche._) MAN.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading MAN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Mariana starts; noise in the niche._) MAN.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading (_sneeringly._) Did he favor your suit so much that you regret him?
killed unlawfully
From this reading (_excitedly._) You had my father murdered!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading (_excitedly._) You had my father murdered!
a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
From this reading (_Mariana starts; noise in the niche._) MAN.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading (_Mariana starts; noise in the niche._) MAN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PED.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading (_sneeringly._) Did he favor your suit so much that you regret him?
with a sneer; in an uncomplimentary sneering manner
From this reading (_sneeringly._) Did he favor your suit so much that you regret him?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading (_sneeringly._) Did he favor your suit so much that you regret him?
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading (_Mariana starts; noise in the niche._) MAN.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading (_sneeringly._) Did he favor your suit so much that you regret him?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading (_sneeringly._) Did he favor your suit so much that you regret him?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (_Mariana starts; noise in the niche._) MAN.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading (_excitedly._) You had my father murdered!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading (_sneeringly._) Did he favor your suit so much that you regret him?
Chapter 8 of Lafitte, a play in prologue and four acts by Lucile Rutland holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 8 holds 403 sentences of Lafitte, a play in prologue and four acts, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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