Chapter 4 of Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RAMSDEN. Do you suppose I would read such a book, sir? TANNER. Then why did you buy it? RAMSDEN.
Chapter 4 of Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “Do you suppose I would read such a book, sir?”
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “Then why did you buy it?”
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “Do you suppose I would read such a book, sir?”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Do you suppose I would read such a book, sir?”
express a supposition
From this reading “Do you suppose I would read such a book, sir?”
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
From this reading “TANNER.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Do you suppose I would read such a book, sir?”
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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 Do you suppose I would read such a book, sir?
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Do you suppose I would read such a book, sir?
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Then why did you buy it?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Then why did you buy it?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you suppose I would read such a book, sir?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Do you suppose I would read such a book, sir?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then why did you buy it?
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From this reading RAMSDEN.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Do you suppose I would read such a book, sir?
term of address for a man
From this reading Do you suppose I would read such a book, sir?
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Do you suppose I would read such a book, sir?
express a supposition
From this reading Do you suppose I would read such a book, sir?
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
From this reading TANNER.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then why did you buy it?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Then why did you buy it?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Do you suppose I would read such a book, sir?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you suppose I would read such a book, sir?
Chapter 4 of Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy by Bernard Shaw holds 217 sentences, grouped into 44 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 4 holds 217 sentences of Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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