Chapter 3 of Magic A Fantastic Comedy is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Magic A Fantastic Comedy is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MORRIS. [_Angrily._] I'm not a paid play-actor come here to conjure. I'm not here to do stale tricks; I'm here to see through 'em. I say it's an old trick and.... CONJURER.
Chapter 3 of Magic A Fantastic Comedy is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anger
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
From this reading “[_Angrily._] I'm not a paid play-actor come here to conjure.”
someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
From this reading “CONJURER.”
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading “MORRIS.”
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading “[_Angrily._] I'm not a paid play-actor come here to conjure.”
lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
From this reading “I'm not here to do stale tricks; I'm here to see through 'em.”
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “I say it's an old trick and....”
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “I'm not here to do stale tricks; I'm here to see through 'em.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [_Angrily._] I'm not a paid play-actor come here to conjure.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I say it's an old trick and....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I say it's an old trick and....
with anger
From this reading [_Angrily._] I'm not a paid play-actor come here to conjure.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading [_Angrily._] I'm not a paid play-actor come here to conjure.
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
From this reading [_Angrily._] I'm not a paid play-actor come here to conjure.
someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
From this reading CONJURER.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I'm not here to do stale tricks; I'm here to see through 'em.
a quad with a square body
From this reading I'm not here to do stale tricks; I'm here to see through 'em.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading [_Angrily._] I'm not a paid play-actor come here to conjure.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I say it's an old trick and....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Angrily._] I'm not a paid play-actor come here to conjure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I say it's an old trick and....
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading MORRIS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading [_Angrily._] I'm not a paid play-actor come here to conjure.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I say it's an old trick and....
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading [_Angrily._] I'm not a paid play-actor come here to conjure.
an actor who travels around the country presenting plays
From this reading [_Angrily._] I'm not a paid play-actor come here to conjure.
express in words
From this reading I say it's an old trick and....
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I'm not here to do stale tricks; I'm here to see through 'em.
lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
From this reading I'm not here to do stale tricks; I'm here to see through 'em.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I'm not here to do stale tricks; I'm here to see through 'em.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [_Angrily._] I'm not a paid play-actor come here to conjure.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading I say it's an old trick and....
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading I'm not here to do stale tricks; I'm here to see through 'em.
Chapter 3 of Magic A Fantastic Comedy by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton holds 453 sentences, grouped into 91 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 3 holds 453 sentences of Magic A Fantastic Comedy, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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