Chapter 28 of My Lady Nicotine: A Study in Smoke is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of My Lady Nicotine: A Study in Smoke is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GILRAY'S DREAM. Conceive me (said Gilray, with glowing face) invited to write a criticism of the Critics' Dramatic Society for the _Standard_. I select the _Standard_, because that paper has treated me most cruelly. However, I loathe them all. My dream is the following criticism:
Chapter 28 of My Lady Nicotine: A Study in Smoke is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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have the idea for
From this reading “Conceive me (said Gilray, with glowing face) invited to write a criticism of the Critics' Dramatic Society for the _Standard_.”
disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
From this reading “Conceive me (said Gilray, with glowing face) invited to write a criticism of the Critics' Dramatic Society for the _Standard_.”
plural of “critic” — a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
From this reading “Conceive me (said Gilray, with glowing face) invited to write a criticism of the Critics' Dramatic Society for the _Standard_.”
excessively
From this reading “I select the _Standard_, because that paper has treated me most cruelly.”
suitable to or characteristic of drama
From this reading “Conceive me (said Gilray, with glowing face) invited to write a criticism of the Critics' Dramatic Society for the _Standard_.”
find repugnant
From this reading “However, I loathe them all.”
of superior grade
From this reading “I select the _Standard_, because that paper has treated me most cruelly.”
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
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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 Conceive me (said Gilray, with glowing face) invited to write a criticism of the Critics' Dramatic Society for the _Standard_.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading However, I loathe them all.
for the reason that
From this reading I select the _Standard_, because that paper has treated me most cruelly.
have the idea for
From this reading Conceive me (said Gilray, with glowing face) invited to write a criticism of the Critics' Dramatic Society for the _Standard_.
disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
From this reading Conceive me (said Gilray, with glowing face) invited to write a criticism of the Critics' Dramatic Society for the _Standard_.
plural of “critic” — a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
From this reading Conceive me (said Gilray, with glowing face) invited to write a criticism of the Critics' Dramatic Society for the _Standard_.
excessively
From this reading I select the _Standard_, because that paper has treated me most cruelly.
suitable to or characteristic of drama
From this reading Conceive me (said Gilray, with glowing face) invited to write a criticism of the Critics' Dramatic Society for the _Standard_.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading GILRAY'S DREAM.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Conceive me (said Gilray, with glowing face) invited to write a criticism of the Critics' Dramatic Society for the _Standard_.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading My dream is the following criticism:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Conceive me (said Gilray, with glowing face) invited to write a criticism of the Critics' Dramatic Society for the _Standard_.
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From this reading Conceive me (said Gilray, with glowing face) invited to write a criticism of the Critics' Dramatic Society for the _Standard_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GILRAY'S DREAM.
highly enthusiastic
From this reading Conceive me (said Gilray, with glowing face) invited to write a criticism of the Critics' Dramatic Society for the _Standard_.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I select the _Standard_, because that paper has treated me most cruelly.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, I loathe them all.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I select the _Standard_, because that paper has treated me most cruelly.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading Conceive me (said Gilray, with glowing face) invited to write a criticism of the Critics' Dramatic Society for the _Standard_.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My dream is the following criticism:
find repugnant
From this reading However, I loathe them all.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Conceive me (said Gilray, with glowing face) invited to write a criticism of the Critics' Dramatic Society for the _Standard_.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I select the _Standard_, because that paper has treated me most cruelly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dream is the following criticism:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Conceive me (said Gilray, with glowing face) invited to write a criticism of the Critics' Dramatic Society for the _Standard_.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading I select the _Standard_, because that paper has treated me most cruelly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Conceive me (said Gilray, with glowing face) invited to write a criticism of the Critics' Dramatic Society for the _Standard_.
of superior grade
From this reading I select the _Standard_, because that paper has treated me most cruelly.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading Conceive me (said Gilray, with glowing face) invited to write a criticism of the Critics' Dramatic Society for the _Standard_.
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading Conceive me (said Gilray, with glowing face) invited to write a criticism of the Critics' Dramatic Society for the _Standard_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I select the _Standard_, because that paper has treated me most cruelly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Conceive me (said Gilray, with glowing face) invited to write a criticism of the Critics' Dramatic Society for the _Standard_.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading However, I loathe them all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Conceive me (said Gilray, with glowing face) invited to write a criticism of the Critics' Dramatic Society for the _Standard_.
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading I select the _Standard_, because that paper has treated me most cruelly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Conceive me (said Gilray, with glowing face) invited to write a criticism of the Critics' Dramatic Society for the _Standard_.
produce a literary work
From this reading Conceive me (said Gilray, with glowing face) invited to write a criticism of the Critics' Dramatic Society for the _Standard_.
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