Chapter 17 of Original Plays, Second Series is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Original Plays, Second Series is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Tom._ I should think you did! _O’Fi._ A distant loikeness, sorr. _Tom._ A mere suggestion, I suppose? _O’Fi._ A faint shadowy indication of a remote family resemblance; that’s all, sorr, I give ye my honour. And now tell me where is he, that I may embrace him.
Chapter 17 of Original Plays, Second Series is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading “_O’Fi._ A distant loikeness, sorr.”
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading “And now tell me where is he, that I may embrace him.”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “_O’Fi._ A faint shadowy indication of a remote family resemblance; that’s all, sorr, I give ye my honour.”
something that serves to indicate or suggest
From this reading “_O’Fi._ A faint shadowy indication of a remote family resemblance; that’s all, sorr, I give ye my honour.”
located far away spatially
From this reading “_O’Fi._ A faint shadowy indication of a remote family resemblance; that’s all, sorr, I give ye my honour.”
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
From this reading “_O’Fi._ A faint shadowy indication of a remote family resemblance; that’s all, sorr, I give ye my honour.”
filled with shade
From this reading “_O’Fi._ A faint shadowy indication of a remote family resemblance; that’s all, sorr, I give ye my honour.”
an idea that is suggested
From this reading “_Tom._ A mere suggestion, I suppose?”
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 “_Tom._ A mere suggestion, I suppose?”
In this reading “_O’Fi._ A faint shadowy indication of a remote family resemblance; that’s all, sorr, I give ye my honour.”
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 _O’Fi._ A distant loikeness, sorr.
(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 _O’Fi._ A faint shadowy indication of a remote family resemblance; that’s all, sorr, I give ye my honour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now tell me where is he, that I may embrace him.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _Tom._ I should think you did!
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading _O’Fi._ A distant loikeness, sorr.
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading And now tell me where is he, that I may embrace him.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading _O’Fi._ A faint shadowy indication of a remote family resemblance; that’s all, sorr, I give ye my honour.
a social unit living together
From this reading _O’Fi._ A faint shadowy indication of a remote family resemblance; that’s all, sorr, I give ye my honour.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading _O’Fi._ A faint shadowy indication of a remote family resemblance; that’s all, sorr, I give ye my honour.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And now tell me where is he, that I may embrace him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And now tell me where is he, that I may embrace him.
the state of being honored
From this reading _O’Fi._ A faint shadowy indication of a remote family resemblance; that’s all, sorr, I give ye my honour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Tom._ I should think you did!
something that serves to indicate or suggest
From this reading _O’Fi._ A faint shadowy indication of a remote family resemblance; that’s all, sorr, I give ye my honour.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now tell me where is he, that I may embrace him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _O’Fi._ A distant loikeness, sorr.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And now tell me where is he, that I may embrace him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And now tell me where is he, that I may embrace him.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading _Tom._ A mere suggestion, I suppose?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _O’Fi._ A faint shadowy indication of a remote family resemblance; that’s all, sorr, I give ye my honour.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now tell me where is he, that I may embrace him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _O’Fi._ A distant loikeness, sorr.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _O’Fi._ A faint shadowy indication of a remote family resemblance; that’s all, sorr, I give ye my honour.
located far away spatially
From this reading _O’Fi._ A faint shadowy indication of a remote family resemblance; that’s all, sorr, I give ye my honour.
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
From this reading _O’Fi._ A faint shadowy indication of a remote family resemblance; that’s all, sorr, I give ye my honour.
filled with shade
From this reading _O’Fi._ A faint shadowy indication of a remote family resemblance; that’s all, sorr, I give ye my honour.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading _Tom._ I should think you did!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _O’Fi._ A distant loikeness, sorr.
an idea that is suggested
From this reading _Tom._ A mere suggestion, I suppose?
express a supposition
From this reading _Tom._ A mere suggestion, I suppose?
express in words
From this reading And now tell me where is he, that I may embrace him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And now tell me where is he, that I may embrace him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _O’Fi._ A faint shadowy indication of a remote family resemblance; that’s all, sorr, I give ye my honour.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading _Tom._ I should think you did!
male cat
From this reading _Tom._ I should think you did!
in or at the place that
From this reading And now tell me where is he, that I may embrace him.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading _O’Fi._ A faint shadowy indication of a remote family resemblance; that’s all, sorr, I give ye my honour.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Tom._ I should think you did!
Chapter 17 of Original Plays, Second Series by W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 17 holds 404 sentences of Original Plays, Second Series, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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