Chapter 3 of Next Door Neighbours: A Comedy is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Next Door Neighbours: A Comedy is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BLACKMAN. (_Starting._) Lost all your fortune? SIR GEORGE. All I am worth--and as much more as I am worth. [BLACKMAN _draws a chair, sits down with great familiarity, and stares_ SIR GEORGE _rudely in the face_.
Chapter 3 of Next Door Neighbours: A Comedy is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “draw” — a gully that is shallower than a ravine
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “[BLACKMAN _draws a chair, sits down with great familiarity, and stares_ SIR GEORGE _rudely in the face_.”
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “(_Starting._) Lost all your fortune?”
in an impolite manner
third-person singular of “sit” — be seated
From this reading “[BLACKMAN _draws a chair, sits down with great familiarity, and stares_ SIR GEORGE _rudely in the face_.”
plural of “stare” — a fixed look with eyes open wide
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading “All I am worth--and as much more as I am worth.”
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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take a seat
In this reading “[BLACKMAN _draws a chair, sits down with great familiarity, and stares_ SIR GEORGE _rudely in the face_.”
In this reading “All I am worth--and as much more as I am worth.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 [BLACKMAN _draws a chair, sits down with great familiarity, and stares_ SIR GEORGE _rudely in the face_.
(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 (_Starting._) Lost all your fortune?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading All I am worth--and as much more as I am worth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All I am worth--and as much more as I am worth.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All I am worth--and as much more as I am worth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BLACKMAN.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading [BLACKMAN _draws a chair, sits down with great familiarity, and stares_ SIR GEORGE _rudely in the face_.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading [BLACKMAN _draws a chair, sits down with great familiarity, and stares_ SIR GEORGE _rudely in the face_.
plural of “draw” — a gully that is shallower than a ravine
From this reading [BLACKMAN _draws a chair, sits down with great familiarity, and stares_ SIR GEORGE _rudely in the face_.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading [BLACKMAN _draws a chair, sits down with great familiarity, and stares_ SIR GEORGE _rudely in the face_.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading [BLACKMAN _draws a chair, sits down with great familiarity, and stares_ SIR GEORGE _rudely in the face_.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading (_Starting._) Lost all your fortune?
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.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading [BLACKMAN _draws a chair, sits down with great familiarity, and stares_ SIR GEORGE _rudely in the face_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading All I am worth--and as much more as I am worth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [BLACKMAN _draws a chair, sits down with great familiarity, and stares_ SIR GEORGE _rudely in the face_.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading (_Starting._) Lost all your fortune?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading All I am worth--and as much more as I am worth.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading All I am worth--and as much more as I am worth.
in an impolite manner
From this reading [BLACKMAN _draws a chair, sits down with great familiarity, and stares_ SIR GEORGE _rudely in the face_.
term of address for a man
From this reading SIR GEORGE.
third-person singular of “sit” — be seated
From this reading [BLACKMAN _draws a chair, sits down with great familiarity, and stares_ SIR GEORGE _rudely in the face_.
plural of “stare” — a fixed look with eyes open wide
From this reading [BLACKMAN _draws a chair, sits down with great familiarity, and stares_ SIR GEORGE _rudely in the face_.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading (_Starting._) Lost all your fortune?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [BLACKMAN _draws a chair, sits down with great familiarity, and stares_ SIR GEORGE _rudely in the face_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [BLACKMAN _draws a chair, sits down with great familiarity, and stares_ SIR GEORGE _rudely in the face_.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading All I am worth--and as much more as I am worth.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading (_Starting._) Lost all your fortune?
Chapter 3 of Next Door Neighbours: A Comedy by Mrs. Inchbald holds 444 sentences, grouped into 89 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.
Chapter 3 holds 444 sentences of Next Door Neighbours: A Comedy, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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