Chapter 9 of Mrs. Warren's Profession is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Mrs. Warren's Profession is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VIVIE [bitterly] Probably the beauty and romance come to much the same in both places. PRAED [completely sobered and much concerned] My dear Miss Warren: I--[looking enquiringly at Frank] Is anything the matter? FRANK. She thinks your enthusiasm frivolous, Praddy. She’s had ever such a serious call.
Chapter 9 of Mrs. Warren's Profession is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading “VIVIE [bitterly] Probably the beauty and romance come to much the same in both places.”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “PRAED [completely sobered and much concerned] My dear Miss Warren: I--[looking enquiringly at Frank] Is anything the matter?”
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading “PRAED [completely sobered and much concerned] My dear Miss Warren: I--[looking enquiringly at Frank] Is anything the matter?”
a feeling of excitement
From this reading “She thinks your enthusiasm frivolous, Praddy.”
not serious in content or attitude or behavior
From this reading “She thinks your enthusiasm frivolous, Praddy.”
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading “VIVIE [bitterly] Probably the beauty and romance come to much the same in both places.”
past form of “sober” — cause to become sober
From this reading “PRAED [completely sobered and much concerned] My dear Miss Warren: I--[looking enquiringly at Frank] Is anything the matter?”
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading “PRAED [completely sobered and much concerned] My dear Miss Warren: I--[looking enquiringly at Frank] Is anything the matter?”
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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 She’s had ever such a serious call.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading VIVIE [bitterly] Probably the beauty and romance come to much the same in both places.
any thing at all
From this reading PRAED [completely sobered and much concerned] My dear Miss Warren: I--[looking enquiringly at Frank] Is anything the matter?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PRAED [completely sobered and much concerned] My dear Miss Warren: I--[looking enquiringly at Frank] Is anything the matter?
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading VIVIE [bitterly] Probably the beauty and romance come to much the same in both places.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading VIVIE [bitterly] Probably the beauty and romance come to much the same in both places.
the two together, not just one
From this reading VIVIE [bitterly] Probably the beauty and romance come to much the same in both places.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She’s had ever such a serious call.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading VIVIE [bitterly] Probably the beauty and romance come to much the same in both places.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading PRAED [completely sobered and much concerned] My dear Miss Warren: I--[looking enquiringly at Frank] Is anything the matter?
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading PRAED [completely sobered and much concerned] My dear Miss Warren: I--[looking enquiringly at Frank] Is anything the matter?
dearly loved
From this reading PRAED [completely sobered and much concerned] My dear Miss Warren: I--[looking enquiringly at Frank] Is anything the matter?
in an inquiring manner
From this reading PRAED [completely sobered and much concerned] My dear Miss Warren: I--[looking enquiringly at Frank] Is anything the matter?
a feeling of excitement
From this reading She thinks your enthusiasm frivolous, Praddy.
at any time
From this reading She’s had ever such a serious call.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading PRAED [completely sobered and much concerned] My dear Miss Warren: I--[looking enquiringly at Frank] Is anything the matter?
not serious in content or attitude or behavior
From this reading She thinks your enthusiasm frivolous, Praddy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She’s had ever such a serious call.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading PRAED [completely sobered and much concerned] My dear Miss Warren: I--[looking enquiringly at Frank] Is anything the matter?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading VIVIE [bitterly] Probably the beauty and romance come to much the same in both places.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PRAED [completely sobered and much concerned] My dear Miss Warren: I--[looking enquiringly at Frank] Is anything the matter?
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading PRAED [completely sobered and much concerned] My dear Miss Warren: I--[looking enquiringly at Frank] Is anything the matter?
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading PRAED [completely sobered and much concerned] My dear Miss Warren: I--[looking enquiringly at Frank] Is anything the matter?
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading PRAED [completely sobered and much concerned] My dear Miss Warren: I--[looking enquiringly at Frank] Is anything the matter?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading VIVIE [bitterly] Probably the beauty and romance come to much the same in both places.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading PRAED [completely sobered and much concerned] My dear Miss Warren: I--[looking enquiringly at Frank] Is anything the matter?
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading VIVIE [bitterly] Probably the beauty and romance come to much the same in both places.
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From this reading She thinks your enthusiasm frivolous, Praddy.
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From this reading PRAED [completely sobered and much concerned] My dear Miss Warren: I--[looking enquiringly at Frank] Is anything the matter?
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading VIVIE [bitterly] Probably the beauty and romance come to much the same in both places.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading VIVIE [bitterly] Probably the beauty and romance come to much the same in both places.
Identical; not different.
From this reading VIVIE [bitterly] Probably the beauty and romance come to much the same in both places.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading She’s had ever such a serious call.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She thinks your enthusiasm frivolous, Praddy.
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From this reading She’s had ever such a serious call.
past form of “sober” — cause to become sober
From this reading PRAED [completely sobered and much concerned] My dear Miss Warren: I--[looking enquiringly at Frank] Is anything the matter?
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She’s had ever such a serious call.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VIVIE [bitterly] Probably the beauty and romance come to much the same in both places.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading She thinks your enthusiasm frivolous, Praddy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading VIVIE [bitterly] Probably the beauty and romance come to much the same in both places.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VIVIE [bitterly] Probably the beauty and romance come to much the same in both places.
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading PRAED [completely sobered and much concerned] My dear Miss Warren: I--[looking enquiringly at Frank] Is anything the matter?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She thinks your enthusiasm frivolous, Praddy.
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