Chapter 13 of Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STRAKER. Ere! where do I come in? TANNER. [introducing] My friend and chauffeur. THE SULKY SOCIAL-DEMOCRAT. [suspiciously] Well, which is he? friend or show-foor? It makes all the difference you know.
Chapter 13 of Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading “TANNER. [introducing] My friend and chauffeur.”
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading “It makes all the difference you know.”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “Ere! where do I come in?”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “TANNER. [introducing] My friend and chauffeur.”
-ing form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading “TANNER. [introducing] My friend and chauffeur.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “It makes all the difference you know.”
with suspicion
From this reading “THE SULKY SOCIAL-DEMOCRAT. [suspiciously] Well, which is he? friend or show-foor?”
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
From this reading “TANNER. [introducing] My friend and chauffeur.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It makes all the difference you know.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TANNER. [introducing] My friend and chauffeur.
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading TANNER. [introducing] My friend and chauffeur.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Ere! where do I come in?
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading It makes all the difference you know.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Ere! where do I come in?
an old word for “before”
From this reading Ere! where do I come in?
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading TANNER. [introducing] My friend and chauffeur.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SULKY SOCIAL-DEMOCRAT. [suspiciously] Well, which is he? friend or show-foor?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ere! where do I come in?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ere! where do I come in?
-ing form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading TANNER. [introducing] My friend and chauffeur.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SULKY SOCIAL-DEMOCRAT. [suspiciously] Well, which is he? friend or show-foor?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It makes all the difference you know.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It makes all the difference you know.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading It makes all the difference you know.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading TANNER. [introducing] My friend and chauffeur.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE SULKY SOCIAL-DEMOCRAT. [suspiciously] Well, which is he? friend or show-foor?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SULKY SOCIAL-DEMOCRAT. [suspiciously] Well, which is he? friend or show-foor?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SULKY SOCIAL-DEMOCRAT. [suspiciously] Well, which is he? friend or show-foor?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STRAKER.
sullen or moody
From this reading THE SULKY SOCIAL-DEMOCRAT. [suspiciously] Well, which is he? friend or show-foor?
with suspicion
From this reading THE SULKY SOCIAL-DEMOCRAT. [suspiciously] Well, which is he? friend or show-foor?
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
From this reading TANNER. [introducing] My friend and chauffeur.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SULKY SOCIAL-DEMOCRAT. [suspiciously] Well, which is he? friend or show-foor?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading THE SULKY SOCIAL-DEMOCRAT. [suspiciously] Well, which is he? friend or show-foor?
in or at the place that
From this reading Ere! where do I come in?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE SULKY SOCIAL-DEMOCRAT. [suspiciously] Well, which is he? friend or show-foor?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It makes all the difference you know.
Chapter 13 of Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy by Bernard Shaw holds 209 sentences, grouped into 42 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.
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