Chapter I
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MRS. Y. Mrs. Lynx won't mind us. MRS. LY. (_Looking off, L. H._)--Who is this?
Married Life: A Comedy, in Three Acts
Chapter I
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MRS.
Y.
Mrs.
Lynx
won't
mind
us.
MRS.
LY.
(_Looking
off,
L.
H._)--Who
is
this?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Married Life: A Comedy, in Three Acts
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Married Life: A Comedy, in Three Acts is here in full — 479 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/95 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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MRS.
/ˈmɪsɪz/
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Y.
Mrs.
Lynx
won't
mind
us.
Line 3
MRS.
/ˈmɪsɪz/
Line 4
LY.
Line 5
(_Looking
off,
L.
H._)--Who
is
this?
Learner Dictionary
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the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
Lynx
noun
US /lɪŋks/
a text browser
From this reading “Y. Mrs. Lynx won't mind us.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Y. Mrs. Lynx won't mind us.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “MRS.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “(_Looking off, L. H._)--Who is this?”
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a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading (_Looking off, L. H._)--Who is this?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (_Looking off, L. H._)--Who is this?
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading (_Looking off, L. H._)--Who is this?
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading (_Looking off, L. H._)--Who is this?
LY
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LY.
LynxnounUS /lɪŋks/
a text browser
From this reading Y. Mrs. Lynx won't mind us.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Y. Mrs. Lynx won't mind us.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading (_Looking off, L. H._)--Who is this?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading (_Looking off, L. H._)--Who is this?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Y. Mrs. Lynx won't mind us.
which person or people
From this reading (_Looking off, L. H._)--Who is this?
won't
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From this reading Y. Mrs. Lynx won't mind us.
YnounUS /waɪ/
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading Y. Mrs. Lynx won't mind us.
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