Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Martha is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LADY H. Don't you know? LIO. I never noticed a girl before. LADY H. (_archly_).
Martha
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Martha is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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LADY
H.
Don't
you
know?
LIO.
I
never
noticed
a
girl
before.
LADY
H.
(_archly_).
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Martha
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Martha is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
LADY
H.
Don't
you
know?
Line 2
LIO.
Line 3
I
never
noticed
a
girl
before.
/aɪ ˈnevər ˈnoʊtəst ə ɡɜːrl bɪˈfɔːr/
Line 4
LADY
H.
/ˈleɪdi eɪtʃ/
Line 5
(_archly_).
/ˈɑːrtʃli/
Learner Dictionary
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archly
adverb
US /ˈɑːrtʃli/
in an arch manner; with playful slyness or roguishness
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I never noticed a girl before.”
a young female
From this reading “I never noticed a girl before.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “LADY H. Don't you know?”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “LADY H. Don't you know?”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I never noticed a girl before.”
being perceived or observed
From this reading “I never noticed a girl before.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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never noticed
adverb + adjective
In this reading “I never noticed a girl before.”
All words in this reading · 13
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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 I never noticed a girl before.
archlyadverbUS /ˈɑːrtʃli/
in an arch manner; with playful slyness or roguishness
From this reading (_archly_).
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I never noticed a girl before.
Don't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LADY H. Don't you know?
a young female
From this reading I never noticed a girl before.
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 LADY H. Don't you know?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never noticed a girl before.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading LADY H. Don't you know?
a polite name for any woman
From this reading LADY H. Don't you know?
LIO
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LIO.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never noticed a girl before.
being perceived or observed
From this reading I never noticed a girl before.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading LADY H. Don't you know?
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