Chapter 2 of Mary Broome: A Comedy, in Four Acts is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Mary Broome: A Comedy, in Four Acts is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARY. George Truefit's a good man. I wouldn't ask him to marry me now. LEONARD. But if he cares for you he ought to want to marry you now.
Chapter 2 of Mary Broome: A Comedy, in Four Acts is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I wouldn't ask him to marry me now.”
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “But if he cares for you he ought to want to marry you now.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “George Truefit's a good man.”
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading “LEONARD.”
take in marriage
From this reading “I wouldn't ask him to marry me now.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “MARY.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “But if he cares for you he ought to want to marry you now.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “But if he cares for you he ought to want to marry you now.”
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.
In this reading “George Truefit's a good man.”
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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 George Truefit's a good man.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I wouldn't ask him to marry me now.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if he cares for you he ought to want to marry you now.
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading But if he cares for you he ought to want to marry you now.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But if he cares for you he ought to want to marry you now.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George Truefit's a good man.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading George Truefit's a good man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But if he cares for you he ought to want to marry you now.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I wouldn't ask him to marry me now.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wouldn't ask him to marry me now.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if he cares for you he ought to want to marry you now.
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading LEONARD.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading George Truefit's a good man.
take in marriage
From this reading I wouldn't ask him to marry me now.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading MARY.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I wouldn't ask him to marry me now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I wouldn't ask him to marry me now.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading But if he cares for you he ought to want to marry you now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wouldn't ask him to marry me now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading George Truefit's a good man.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading But if he cares for you he ought to want to marry you now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wouldn't ask him to marry me now.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But if he cares for you he ought to want to marry you now.
Chapter 2 of Mary Broome: A Comedy, in Four Acts by Allan Monkhouse holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
Chapter 2 holds 409 sentences of Mary Broome: A Comedy, in Four Acts, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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