Chapter 12 of Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STRAKER. Cause she's arter summun else. TANNER. Bosh! who else? STRAKER.
Chapter 12 of Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pretentious or silly talk or writing
From this reading “Bosh! who else?”
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “Cause she's arter summun else.”
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
From this reading “TANNER.”
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From this reading Cause she's arter summun else.
pretentious or silly talk or writing
From this reading Bosh! who else?
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Cause she's arter summun else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cause she's arter summun else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cause she's arter summun else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STRAKER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cause she's arter summun else.
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
From this reading TANNER.
which person or people
From this reading Bosh! who else?
Chapter 12 of Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy by Bernard Shaw holds 201 sentences, grouped into 41 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 12 holds 201 sentences of Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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