Chapter 4 of Mrs. Warren's Profession is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Mrs. Warren's Profession is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
REV. S. [booming hollowly] Silence, sir. FRANK. Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV. S. [terrified] Sh-sh-sh, Frank, for Heaven’s sake!
Chapter 4 of Mrs. Warren's Profession is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading “Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.”
very lively and profitable
From this reading “S. [booming hollowly] Silence, sir.”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading “Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “FRANK.”
possessive form of “heaven” — any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading “Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.”
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading “REV.”
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading “S. [terrified] Sh-sh-sh, Frank, for Heaven’s sake!”
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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 Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.
a female bartender
From this reading Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.
very lively and profitable
From this reading S. [booming hollowly] Silence, sir.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading FRANK.
possessive form of “heaven” — any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading S. [terrified] Sh-sh-sh, Frank, for Heaven’s sake!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.
in a hollow manner
From this reading S. [booming hollowly] Silence, sir.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.
the literary culture
From this reading Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.
on one occasion
From this reading Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.
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From this reading Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading REV.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading S. [booming hollowly] Silence, sir.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading S. [terrified] Sh-sh-sh, Frank, for Heaven’s sake!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading S. [terrified] Sh-sh-sh, Frank, for Heaven’s sake!
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading S. [booming hollowly] Silence, sir.
term of address for a man
From this reading S. [booming hollowly] Silence, sir.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading S. [terrified] Sh-sh-sh, Frank, for Heaven’s sake!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.
at the time that
From this reading Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Well, you told me yourself, when I was making every such an ass of myself about the barmaid at Redhill, that you once offered a woman fifty pounds for the letters you wrote to her when-- REV.
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