Chapter 2 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.
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Chapter 2 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.
COD. No one but Mr. and Mrs. Younghusband. LYNX. (_Aside._)--Surely they can't have heard--no--no--yet they may. Ha, a thought strikes me.
Chapter 2 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.
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on or to one side
the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
From this reading “COD.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “(_Aside._)--Surely they can't have heard--no--no--yet they may.”
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From this reading “LYNX.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “No one but Mr. and Mrs. Younghusband.”
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading “Ha, a thought strikes me.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “(_Aside._)--Surely they can't have heard--no--no--yet they may.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “(_Aside._)--Surely they can't have heard--no--no--yet they may.”
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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 Ha, a thought strikes me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No one but Mr. and Mrs. Younghusband.
on or to one side
From this reading (_Aside._)--Surely they can't have heard--no--no--yet they may.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No one but Mr. and Mrs. Younghusband.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Aside._)--Surely they can't have heard--no--no--yet they may.
the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
From this reading COD.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading Ha, a thought strikes me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading (_Aside._)--Surely they can't have heard--no--no--yet they may.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading (_Aside._)--Surely they can't have heard--no--no--yet they may.
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From this reading LYNX.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading (_Aside._)--Surely they can't have heard--no--no--yet they may.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ha, a thought strikes me.
a form of address for a man
From this reading No one but Mr. and Mrs. Younghusband.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading No one but Mr. and Mrs. Younghusband.
not any; not one
From this reading No one but Mr. and Mrs. Younghusband.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one but Mr. and Mrs. Younghusband.
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading Ha, a thought strikes me.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading (_Aside._)--Surely they can't have heard--no--no--yet they may.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (_Aside._)--Surely they can't have heard--no--no--yet they may.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Ha, a thought strikes me.
but in spite of that
From this reading (_Aside._)--Surely they can't have heard--no--no--yet they may.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No one but Mr. and Mrs. Younghusband.
Chapter 2 of Married Life: A Comedy, in Three Acts by John Baldwin Buckstone holds 479 sentences, grouped into 96 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.
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