Chapter 7 of Oh! Susannah! A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Oh! Susannah! A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Plant. _(staggered, recovers himself)_ My dear Miss Sheppard! _(aside to Doctor)_ What's the matter with her? Doctor. I don't know--complicated case.
Chapter 7 of Oh! Susannah! A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 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.
on or to one side
From this reading “_(aside to Doctor)_ What's the matter with her?”
an occurrence of something
From this reading “I don't know--complicated case.”
difficult to analyze or understand
From this reading “I don't know--complicated case.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “_(aside to Doctor)_ What's the matter with her?”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “_(aside to Doctor)_ What's the matter with her?”
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading “Plant.”
third-person singular of “recover” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading “_(staggered, recovers himself)_ My dear Miss Sheppard!”
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “_(staggered, recovers himself)_ My dear Miss Sheppard!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on or to one side
From this reading _(aside to Doctor)_ What's the matter with her?
an occurrence of something
From this reading I don't know--complicated case.
difficult to analyze or understand
From this reading I don't know--complicated case.
dearly loved
From this reading _(staggered, recovers himself)_ My dear Miss Sheppard!
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading _(aside to Doctor)_ What's the matter with her?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't know--complicated case.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _(aside to Doctor)_ What's the matter with her?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading _(staggered, recovers himself)_ My dear Miss Sheppard!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't know--complicated case.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don't know--complicated case.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading _(aside to Doctor)_ What's the matter with her?
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading _(staggered, recovers himself)_ My dear Miss Sheppard!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _(staggered, recovers himself)_ My dear Miss Sheppard!
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading Plant.
third-person singular of “recover” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading _(staggered, recovers himself)_ My dear Miss Sheppard!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _(staggered, recovers himself)_ My dear Miss Sheppard!
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading _(staggered, recovers himself)_ My dear Miss Sheppard!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _(aside to Doctor)_ What's the matter with her?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _(aside to Doctor)_ What's the matter with her?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _(aside to Doctor)_ What's the matter with her?
in the company of; together with
From this reading _(aside to Doctor)_ What's the matter with her?
Chapter 7 of Oh! Susannah! A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts by Mark Ambient holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 7 holds 412 sentences of Oh! Susannah! A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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