Chapter 3 of Married Life: A Comedy, in Three Acts is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Married Life: A Comedy, in Three Acts is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CODDLE. Ha! ha! now I feel happy; now my mind is at ease, and I'll be comfortable. How that Mrs. Dismal fixes her eyes on me! Now fill your glasses; Mr. Dove, take care of your lady. DOVE.
Chapter 3 of Married Life: A Comedy, in Three Acts is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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treat with excessive indulgence
From this reading “CODDLE.”
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “Ha! ha! now I feel happy; now my mind is at ease, and I'll be comfortable.”
causing dejection
From this reading “How that Mrs. Dismal fixes her eyes on me!”
any of numerous small pigeons
From this reading “Now fill your glasses; Mr. Dove, take care of your lady.”
move gently or carefully
From this reading “Ha! ha! now I feel happy; now my mind is at ease, and I'll be comfortable.”
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading “Now fill your glasses; Mr. Dove, take care of your lady.”
plural of “fix” — informal terms for a difficult situation
From this reading “How that Mrs. Dismal fixes her eyes on me!”
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading “Now fill your glasses; Mr. Dove, take care of your lady.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
be careful, prudent, or watchful
In this reading “Now fill your glasses; Mr. Dove, take care of your lady.”
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.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ha! ha! now I feel happy; now my mind is at ease, and I'll be comfortable.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ha! ha! now I feel happy; now my mind is at ease, and I'll be comfortable.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ha! ha! now I feel happy; now my mind is at ease, and I'll be comfortable.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Now fill your glasses; Mr. Dove, take care of your lady.
treat with excessive indulgence
From this reading CODDLE.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading Ha! ha! now I feel happy; now my mind is at ease, and I'll be comfortable.
causing dejection
From this reading How that Mrs. Dismal fixes her eyes on me!
any of numerous small pigeons
From this reading Now fill your glasses; Mr. Dove, take care of your lady.
move gently or carefully
From this reading Ha! ha! now I feel happy; now my mind is at ease, and I'll be comfortable.
opinion or judgment
From this reading How that Mrs. Dismal fixes her eyes on me!
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Ha! ha! now I feel happy; now my mind is at ease, and I'll be comfortable.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading Now fill your glasses; Mr. Dove, take care of your lady.
plural of “fix” — informal terms for a difficult situation
From this reading How that Mrs. Dismal fixes her eyes on me!
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading Now fill your glasses; Mr. Dove, take care of your lady.
(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! ha! now I feel happy; now my mind is at ease, and I'll be comfortable.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Ha! ha! now I feel happy; now my mind is at ease, and I'll be comfortable.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading How that Mrs. Dismal fixes her eyes on me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How that Mrs. Dismal fixes her eyes on me!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ha! ha! now I feel happy; now my mind is at ease, and I'll be comfortable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ha! ha! now I feel happy; now my mind is at ease, and I'll be comfortable.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ha! ha! now I feel happy; now my mind is at ease, and I'll be comfortable.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Now fill your glasses; Mr. Dove, take care of your lady.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How that Mrs. Dismal fixes her eyes on me!
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Ha! ha! now I feel happy; now my mind is at ease, and I'll be comfortable.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Now fill your glasses; Mr. Dove, take care of your lady.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading How that Mrs. Dismal fixes her eyes on me!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ha! ha! now I feel happy; now my mind is at ease, and I'll be comfortable.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Ha! ha! now I feel happy; now my mind is at ease, and I'll be comfortable.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now fill your glasses; Mr. Dove, take care of your lady.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How that Mrs. Dismal fixes her eyes on me!
carry out
From this reading Now fill your glasses; Mr. Dove, take care of your lady.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How that Mrs. Dismal fixes her eyes on me!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now fill your glasses; Mr. Dove, take care of your lady.
Chapter 3 of Married Life: A Comedy, in Three Acts by John Baldwin Buckstone holds 472 sentences, grouped into 95 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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