Chapter 10 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 10 of Mrs. Warren's Profession is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VIVIE [with quiet decision] Mr Praed: please take Frank away. Sit down, mother. [Mrs Warren obeys helplessly]. PRAED. Come, Frank.
Chapter 10 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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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading “VIVIE [with quiet decision] Mr Praed: please take Frank away.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “VIVIE [with quiet decision] Mr Praed: please take Frank away.”
in a helpless manner
From this reading “[Mrs Warren obeys helplessly].”
third-person singular of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading “[Mrs Warren obeys helplessly].”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “VIVIE [with quiet decision] Mr Praed: please take Frank away.”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “VIVIE [with quiet decision] Mr Praed: please take Frank away.”
be seated
From this reading “Sit down, mother.”
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading “[Mrs Warren obeys helplessly].”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading VIVIE [with quiet decision] Mr Praed: please take Frank away.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, Frank.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading VIVIE [with quiet decision] Mr Praed: please take Frank away.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Sit down, mother.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading VIVIE [with quiet decision] Mr Praed: please take Frank away.
in a helpless manner
From this reading [Mrs Warren obeys helplessly].
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Sit down, mother.
a form of address for a man
From this reading VIVIE [with quiet decision] Mr Praed: please take Frank away.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading [Mrs Warren obeys helplessly].
third-person singular of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading [Mrs Warren obeys helplessly].
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading VIVIE [with quiet decision] Mr Praed: please take Frank away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VIVIE [with quiet decision] Mr Praed: please take Frank away.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading VIVIE [with quiet decision] Mr Praed: please take Frank away.
be seated
From this reading Sit down, mother.
carry out
From this reading VIVIE [with quiet decision] Mr Praed: please take Frank away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VIVIE [with quiet decision] Mr Praed: please take Frank away.
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading [Mrs Warren obeys helplessly].
in the company of; together with
From this reading VIVIE [with quiet decision] Mr Praed: please take Frank away.
Chapter 10 of Mrs. Warren's Profession by Bernard Shaw holds 229 sentences, grouped into 46 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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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