Chapter 5 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 5 of Mrs. Warren's Profession is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
REV. S. [collapsing helplessly into his chair] You know very well that I couldn’t tell anyone the reasons. But my boy will believe me when I tell him there a r e reasons. FRANK. Quite right, Dad: he will.
Chapter 5 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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any person at all
From this reading “S. [collapsing helplessly into his chair] You know very well that I couldn’t tell anyone the reasons.”
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “S. [collapsing helplessly into his chair] You know very well that I couldn’t tell anyone the reasons.”
-ing form of “collapse” — break down, literally or metaphorically
From this reading “S. [collapsing helplessly into his chair] You know very well that I couldn’t tell anyone the reasons.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Quite right, Dad: he will.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “FRANK.”
in a helpless manner
From this reading “S. [collapsing helplessly into his chair] You know very well that I couldn’t tell anyone the reasons.”
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “S. [collapsing helplessly into his chair] You know very well that I couldn’t tell anyone the reasons.”
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading “REV.”
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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 But my boy will believe me when I tell him there a r e reasons.
any person at all
From this reading S. [collapsing helplessly into his chair] You know very well that I couldn’t tell anyone the reasons.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading But my boy will believe me when I tell him there a r e reasons.
a youthful male person
From this reading But my boy will believe me when I tell him there a r e reasons.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But my boy will believe me when I tell him there a r e reasons.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading S. [collapsing helplessly into his chair] You know very well that I couldn’t tell anyone the reasons.
-ing form of “collapse” — break down, literally or metaphorically
From this reading S. [collapsing helplessly into his chair] You know very well that I couldn’t tell anyone the reasons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading S. [collapsing helplessly into his chair] You know very well that I couldn’t tell anyone the reasons.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Quite right, Dad: he will.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading But my boy will believe me when I tell him there a r e reasons.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading FRANK.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Quite right, Dad: he will.
in a helpless manner
From this reading S. [collapsing helplessly into his chair] You know very well that I couldn’t tell anyone the reasons.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But my boy will believe me when I tell him there a r e reasons.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading S. [collapsing helplessly into his chair] You know very well that I couldn’t tell anyone the reasons.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading S. [collapsing helplessly into his chair] You know very well that I couldn’t tell anyone the reasons.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading S. [collapsing helplessly into his chair] You know very well that I couldn’t tell anyone the reasons.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading S. [collapsing helplessly into his chair] You know very well that I couldn’t tell anyone the reasons.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But my boy will believe me when I tell him there a r e reasons.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But my boy will believe me when I tell him there a r e reasons.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Quite right, Dad: he will.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading But my boy will believe me when I tell him there a r e reasons.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading S. [collapsing helplessly into his chair] You know very well that I couldn’t tell anyone the reasons.
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading REV.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Quite right, Dad: he will.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading S. [collapsing helplessly into his chair] You know very well that I couldn’t tell anyone the reasons.
express in words
From this reading S. [collapsing helplessly into his chair] You know very well that I couldn’t tell anyone the reasons.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading S. [collapsing helplessly into his chair] You know very well that I couldn’t tell anyone the reasons.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading S. [collapsing helplessly into his chair] You know very well that I couldn’t tell anyone the reasons.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But my boy will believe me when I tell him there a r e reasons.
precisely as stated
From this reading S. [collapsing helplessly into his chair] You know very well that I couldn’t tell anyone the reasons.
(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 S. [collapsing helplessly into his chair] You know very well that I couldn’t tell anyone the reasons.
at the time that
From this reading But my boy will believe me when I tell him there a r e reasons.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But my boy will believe me when I tell him there a r e reasons.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading S. [collapsing helplessly into his chair] You know very well that I couldn’t tell anyone the reasons.
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