Chapter 3 of Mrs. Warren's Profession is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Mrs. Warren's Profession is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PRAED [much damped] Lord bless me! Thats a very practical way of looking at it. VIVIE. Did you expect to find me an unpractical person? PRAED.
Chapter 3 of Mrs. Warren's Profession is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give a benediction to
From this reading “PRAED [much damped] Lord bless me!”
past form of “damp” — deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
From this reading “PRAED [much damped] Lord bless me!”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “Did you expect to find me an unpractical person?”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “Did you expect to find me an unpractical person?”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “Thats a very practical way of looking at it.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “PRAED [much damped] Lord bless me!”
a human being
From this reading “Did you expect to find me an unpractical person?”
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading “Thats a very practical way of looking at it.”
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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 Thats a very practical way of looking at it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Did you expect to find me an unpractical person?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Thats a very practical way of looking at it.
give a benediction to
From this reading PRAED [much damped] Lord bless me!
past form of “damp” — deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
From this reading PRAED [much damped] Lord bless me!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you expect to find me an unpractical person?
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Did you expect to find me an unpractical person?
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Did you expect to find me an unpractical person?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thats a very practical way of looking at it.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Thats a very practical way of looking at it.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading PRAED [much damped] Lord bless me!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading PRAED [much damped] Lord bless me!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading PRAED [much damped] Lord bless me!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thats a very practical way of looking at it.
a human being
From this reading Did you expect to find me an unpractical person?
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading Thats a very practical way of looking at it.
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From this reading PRAED [much damped] Lord bless me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thats a very practical way of looking at it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Did you expect to find me an unpractical person?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did you expect to find me an unpractical person?
precisely as stated
From this reading Thats a very practical way of looking at it.
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From this reading VIVIE.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Thats a very practical way of looking at it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you expect to find me an unpractical person?
Chapter 3 of Mrs. Warren's Profession by Bernard Shaw holds 229 sentences, grouped into 46 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 3 holds 229 sentences of Mrs. Warren's Profession, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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