Chapter 7 of Mrs. Warren's Profession is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Mrs. Warren's Profession is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VIVIE [grimly] My aunt Lizzie! MRS WARREN. Yes; and a very good aunt to have, too. She’s living down at Winchester now, close to the cathedral, one of the most respectable ladies there. Chaperones girls at the country ball, if you please.
Chapter 7 of Mrs. Warren's Profession is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading “Chaperones girls at the country ball, if you please.”
any large and important church
From this reading “She’s living down at Winchester now, close to the cathedral, one of the most respectable ladies there.”
plural of “chaperone” — one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
From this reading “Chaperones girls at the country ball, if you please.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “Chaperones girls at the country ball, if you please.”
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading “VIVIE [grimly] My aunt Lizzie!”
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
From this reading “She’s living down at Winchester now, close to the cathedral, one of the most respectable ladies there.”
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading “MRS WARREN.”
a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
From this reading “She’s living down at Winchester now, close to the cathedral, one of the most respectable ladies there.”
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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 Yes; and a very good aunt to have, too.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yes; and a very good aunt to have, too.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She’s living down at Winchester now, close to the cathedral, one of the most respectable ladies there.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading VIVIE [grimly] My aunt Lizzie!
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Chaperones girls at the country ball, if you please.
any large and important church
From this reading She’s living down at Winchester now, close to the cathedral, one of the most respectable ladies there.
plural of “chaperone” — one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
From this reading Chaperones girls at the country ball, if you please.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading She’s living down at Winchester now, close to the cathedral, one of the most respectable ladies there.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Chaperones girls at the country ball, if you please.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She’s living down at Winchester now, close to the cathedral, one of the most respectable ladies there.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Chaperones girls at the country ball, if you please.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Yes; and a very good aunt to have, too.
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading VIVIE [grimly] My aunt Lizzie!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yes; and a very good aunt to have, too.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Chaperones girls at the country ball, if you please.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading She’s living down at Winchester now, close to the cathedral, one of the most respectable ladies there.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading She’s living down at Winchester now, close to the cathedral, one of the most respectable ladies there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VIVIE [grimly] My aunt Lizzie!
used to form the superlative
From this reading She’s living down at Winchester now, close to the cathedral, one of the most respectable ladies there.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS WARREN.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading VIVIE [grimly] My aunt Lizzie!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She’s living down at Winchester now, close to the cathedral, one of the most respectable ladies there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She’s living down at Winchester now, close to the cathedral, one of the most respectable ladies there.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She’s living down at Winchester now, close to the cathedral, one of the most respectable ladies there.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Chaperones girls at the country ball, if you please.
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
From this reading She’s living down at Winchester now, close to the cathedral, one of the most respectable ladies there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’s living down at Winchester now, close to the cathedral, one of the most respectable ladies there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She’s living down at Winchester now, close to the cathedral, one of the most respectable ladies there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She’s living down at Winchester now, close to the cathedral, one of the most respectable ladies there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yes; and a very good aunt to have, too.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Yes; and a very good aunt to have, too.
precisely as stated
From this reading Yes; and a very good aunt to have, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VIVIE [grimly] My aunt Lizzie!
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading MRS WARREN.
a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
From this reading She’s living down at Winchester now, close to the cathedral, one of the most respectable ladies there.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes; and a very good aunt to have, too.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Chaperones girls at the country ball, if you please.
Chapter 7 of Mrs. Warren's Profession by Bernard Shaw holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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.
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