Chapter 2 of Overruled is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Overruled is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GREGORY. For heaven's sake pull yourself together. It's a question of self-control. MRS. JUNO [dragging her hand away and retreating to the end of the chesterfield].
Chapter 2 of Overruled is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773)
From this reading “JUNO [dragging her hand away and retreating to the end of the chesterfield].”
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading “JUNO [dragging her hand away and retreating to the end of the chesterfield].”
(Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)
From this reading “GREGORY.”
possessive form of “heaven” — any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “For heaven's sake pull yourself together.”
(Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera
From this reading “JUNO [dragging her hand away and retreating to the end of the chesterfield].”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “For heaven's sake pull yourself together.”
-ing form of “retreat” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading “JUNO [dragging her hand away and retreating to the end of the chesterfield].”
the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
From this reading “It's a question of self-control.”
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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 It's a question of self-control.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JUNO [dragging her hand away and retreating to the end of the chesterfield].
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading JUNO [dragging her hand away and retreating to the end of the chesterfield].
suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773)
From this reading JUNO [dragging her hand away and retreating to the end of the chesterfield].
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading JUNO [dragging her hand away and retreating to the end of the chesterfield].
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading JUNO [dragging her hand away and retreating to the end of the chesterfield].
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For heaven's sake pull yourself together.
(Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)
From this reading GREGORY.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading JUNO [dragging her hand away and retreating to the end of the chesterfield].
possessive form of “heaven” — any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading For heaven's sake pull yourself together.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading JUNO [dragging her hand away and retreating to the end of the chesterfield].
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From this reading It's a question of self-control.
(Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera
From this reading JUNO [dragging her hand away and retreating to the end of the chesterfield].
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It's a question of self-control.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading For heaven's sake pull yourself together.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading It's a question of self-control.
-ing form of “retreat” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading JUNO [dragging her hand away and retreating to the end of the chesterfield].
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading For heaven's sake pull yourself together.
the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
From this reading It's a question of self-control.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JUNO [dragging her hand away and retreating to the end of the chesterfield].
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JUNO [dragging her hand away and retreating to the end of the chesterfield].
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading For heaven's sake pull yourself together.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading For heaven's sake pull yourself together.
Chapter 2 of Overruled by Bernard Shaw holds 455 sentences, grouped into 91 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 2 holds 455 sentences of Overruled, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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