Chapter 8 of Mrs. Warren's Profession is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Mrs. Warren's Profession is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VIVIE. It does you great credit, I’m sure. CROFTS. Oh, I don’t mean to praise myself. I have my faults, Heaven knows: no man is more sensible of that than I am.
Chapter 8 of Mrs. Warren's Profession is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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approval
From this reading “It does you great credit, I’m sure.”
plural of “croft” — a small farm worked by a crofter
From this reading “CROFTS.”
plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “I have my faults, Heaven knows: no man is more sensible of that than I am.”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “I have my faults, Heaven knows: no man is more sensible of that than I am.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “I have my faults, Heaven knows: no man is more sensible of that than I am.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Oh, I don’t mean to praise myself.”
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading “Oh, I don’t mean to praise myself.”
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading “I have my faults, Heaven knows: no man is more sensible of that than I am.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I have my faults, Heaven knows: no man is more sensible of that than I am.
approval
From this reading It does you great credit, I’m sure.
plural of “croft” — a small farm worked by a crofter
From this reading CROFTS.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It does you great credit, I’m sure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, I don’t mean to praise myself.
plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading I have my faults, Heaven knows: no man is more sensible of that than I am.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It does you great credit, I’m sure.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have my faults, Heaven knows: no man is more sensible of that than I am.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading I have my faults, Heaven knows: no man is more sensible of that than I am.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, I don’t mean to praise myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It does you great credit, I’m sure.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have my faults, Heaven knows: no man is more sensible of that than I am.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It does you great credit, I’m sure.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading I have my faults, Heaven knows: no man is more sensible of that than I am.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I have my faults, Heaven knows: no man is more sensible of that than I am.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Oh, I don’t mean to praise myself.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I have my faults, Heaven knows: no man is more sensible of that than I am.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have my faults, Heaven knows: no man is more sensible of that than I am.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Oh, I don’t mean to praise myself.
not any; not one
From this reading I have my faults, Heaven knows: no man is more sensible of that than I am.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have my faults, Heaven knows: no man is more sensible of that than I am.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, I don’t mean to praise myself.
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading Oh, I don’t mean to praise myself.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading I have my faults, Heaven knows: no man is more sensible of that than I am.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading It does you great credit, I’m sure.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I have my faults, Heaven knows: no man is more sensible of that than I am.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have my faults, Heaven knows: no man is more sensible of that than I am.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, I don’t mean to praise myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VIVIE.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It does you great credit, I’m sure.
Chapter 8 of Mrs. Warren's Profession by Bernard Shaw holds 227 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.
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