Chapter 2 of Next Door Neighbours: A Comedy is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Next Door Neighbours: A Comedy is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BLUNTLY. You have company to dinner you know, sir. SIR GEORGE. No, it is to supper--and what am I to do with myself till that time? BLUNTLY.
Chapter 2 of Next Door Neighbours: A Comedy is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a blunt direct manner
From this reading “BLUNTLY.”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “You have company to dinner you know, sir.”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “You have company to dinner you know, sir.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “SIR GEORGE.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “No, it is to supper--and what am I to do with myself till that time?”
term of address for a man
From this reading “You have company to dinner you know, sir.”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “No, it is to supper--and what am I to do with myself till that time?”
up to a particular time
From this reading “No, it is to supper--and what am I to do with myself till that time?”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading No, it is to supper--and what am I to do with myself till that time?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No, it is to supper--and what am I to do with myself till that time?
in a blunt direct manner
From this reading BLUNTLY.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading You have company to dinner you know, sir.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading You have company to dinner you know, sir.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading No, it is to supper--and what am I to do with myself till that time?
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading SIR GEORGE.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have company to dinner you know, sir.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No, it is to supper--and what am I to do with myself till that time?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No, it is to supper--and what am I to do with myself till that time?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No, it is to supper--and what am I to do with myself till that time?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You have company to dinner you know, sir.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading No, it is to supper--and what am I to do with myself till that time?
not any; not one
From this reading No, it is to supper--and what am I to do with myself till that time?
term of address for a man
From this reading You have company to dinner you know, sir.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading No, it is to supper--and what am I to do with myself till that time?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No, it is to supper--and what am I to do with myself till that time?
up to a particular time
From this reading No, it is to supper--and what am I to do with myself till that time?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading No, it is to supper--and what am I to do with myself till that time?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You have company to dinner you know, sir.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading No, it is to supper--and what am I to do with myself till that time?
in the company of; together with
From this reading No, it is to supper--and what am I to do with myself till that time?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have company to dinner you know, sir.
Chapter 2 of Next Door Neighbours: A Comedy by Mrs. Inchbald holds 446 sentences, grouped into 90 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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