Chapter 12 of Original Plays, Second Series is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Original Plays, Second Series is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Jas._ (_aside_). My sin has borne bitter fruit! Oh, Dan’l Druce, give me thy pardon! Dorothy, for the sake of the Dorothy who is dead, give me thy pardon! _Enter DAN’L DRUCE._ Master Druce, Heaven has interposed to save me from unwittingly working on thee a deep and bitter injury.
Chapter 12 of Original Plays, Second Series is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading “My sin has borne bitter fruit!”
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading “My sin has borne bitter fruit!”
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading “My sin has borne bitter fruit!”
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “_Enter DAN’L DRUCE._ Master Druce, Heaven has interposed to save me from unwittingly working on thee a deep and bitter injury.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “Oh, Dan’l Druce, give me thy pardon!”
estrangement from god
From this reading “My sin has borne bitter fruit!”
without knowledge or intention
From this reading “_Enter DAN’L DRUCE._ Master Druce, Heaven has interposed to save me from unwittingly working on thee a deep and bitter injury.”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading “_Enter DAN’L DRUCE._ Master Druce, Heaven has interposed to save me from unwittingly working on thee a deep and bitter injury.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “My sin has borne bitter fruit!”
In this reading “Dorothy, for the sake of the Dorothy who is dead, give me thy pardon!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Enter DAN’L DRUCE._ Master Druce, Heaven has interposed to save me from unwittingly working on thee a deep and bitter injury.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Enter DAN’L DRUCE._ Master Druce, Heaven has interposed to save me from unwittingly working on thee a deep and bitter injury.
on or to one side
From this reading _Jas._ (_aside_).
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading My sin has borne bitter fruit!
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading My sin has borne bitter fruit!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, Dan’l Druce, give me thy pardon!
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Dorothy, for the sake of the Dorothy who is dead, give me thy pardon!
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading _Enter DAN’L DRUCE._ Master Druce, Heaven has interposed to save me from unwittingly working on thee a deep and bitter injury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dorothy, for the sake of the Dorothy who is dead, give me thy pardon!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, Dan’l Druce, give me thy pardon!
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter DAN’L DRUCE._ Master Druce, Heaven has interposed to save me from unwittingly working on thee a deep and bitter injury.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dorothy, for the sake of the Dorothy who is dead, give me thy pardon!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Enter DAN’L DRUCE._ Master Druce, Heaven has interposed to save me from unwittingly working on thee a deep and bitter injury.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading My sin has borne bitter fruit!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Oh, Dan’l Druce, give me thy pardon!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My sin has borne bitter fruit!
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading _Enter DAN’L DRUCE._ Master Druce, Heaven has interposed to save me from unwittingly working on thee a deep and bitter injury.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading _Enter DAN’L DRUCE._ Master Druce, Heaven has interposed to save me from unwittingly working on thee a deep and bitter injury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter DAN’L DRUCE._ Master Druce, Heaven has interposed to save me from unwittingly working on thee a deep and bitter injury.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dorothy, for the sake of the Dorothy who is dead, give me thy pardon!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Jas._ (_aside_).
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading _Enter DAN’L DRUCE._ Master Druce, Heaven has interposed to save me from unwittingly working on thee a deep and bitter injury.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oh, Dan’l Druce, give me thy pardon!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My sin has borne bitter fruit!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dorothy, for the sake of the Dorothy who is dead, give me thy pardon!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, Dan’l Druce, give me thy pardon!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Enter DAN’L DRUCE._ Master Druce, Heaven has interposed to save me from unwittingly working on thee a deep and bitter injury.
accept an excuse for
From this reading Oh, Dan’l Druce, give me thy pardon!
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading Dorothy, for the sake of the Dorothy who is dead, give me thy pardon!
except for; apart from
From this reading _Enter DAN’L DRUCE._ Master Druce, Heaven has interposed to save me from unwittingly working on thee a deep and bitter injury.
estrangement from god
From this reading My sin has borne bitter fruit!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dorothy, for the sake of the Dorothy who is dead, give me thy pardon!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading _Enter DAN’L DRUCE._ Master Druce, Heaven has interposed to save me from unwittingly working on thee a deep and bitter injury.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Oh, Dan’l Druce, give me thy pardon!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Enter DAN’L DRUCE._ Master Druce, Heaven has interposed to save me from unwittingly working on thee a deep and bitter injury.
without knowledge or intention
From this reading _Enter DAN’L DRUCE._ Master Druce, Heaven has interposed to save me from unwittingly working on thee a deep and bitter injury.
which person or people
From this reading Dorothy, for the sake of the Dorothy who is dead, give me thy pardon!
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading _Enter DAN’L DRUCE._ Master Druce, Heaven has interposed to save me from unwittingly working on thee a deep and bitter injury.
Chapter 12 of Original Plays, Second Series by W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 12 holds 398 sentences of Original Plays, Second Series, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Original Plays, Second Series by W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 398 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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