Chapter 8 of Landed Gentry: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Landed Gentry: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Good morning, my dear. [_He bends down and kisses her._ ARCHIBALD. Good morning, Miss Hall. MISS HALL. Good morning.
Chapter 8 of Landed Gentry: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
From this reading “[_He bends down and kisses her._ ARCHIBALD.”
dearly loved
From this reading “Good morning, my dear.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “[_He bends down and kisses her._ ARCHIBALD.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good morning, my dear.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “Good morning, Miss Hall.”
plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “[_He bends down and kisses her._ ARCHIBALD.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Good morning, Miss Hall.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Good morning, my dear.”
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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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_He bends down and kisses her._ ARCHIBALD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_He bends down and kisses her._ ARCHIBALD.
pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
From this reading [_He bends down and kisses her._ ARCHIBALD.
dearly loved
From this reading Good morning, my dear.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading [_He bends down and kisses her._ ARCHIBALD.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good morning, my dear.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Good morning, Miss Hall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [_He bends down and kisses her._ ARCHIBALD.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [_He bends down and kisses her._ ARCHIBALD.
plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading [_He bends down and kisses her._ ARCHIBALD.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Good morning, Miss Hall.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Good morning, my dear.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Good morning, my dear.
Chapter 8 of Landed Gentry: A Comedy in Four Acts by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham holds 404 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 404 sentences of Landed Gentry: A Comedy in Four Acts, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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