Chapter 4 of Plays — Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honour is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Plays — Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honour is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I believe you slept like a top, Charlie. You really might have lain awake and thought of me. What is the matter? You look as if you'd seen a ghost. MERESTON.
Chapter 4 of Plays — Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honour is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “You really might have lain awake and thought of me.”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I believe you slept like a top, Charlie.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “You look as if you'd seen a ghost.”
inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading “You really might have lain awake and thought of me.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “What is the matter?”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “You really might have lain awake and thought of me.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “I believe you slept like a top, Charlie.”
the upper part of anything
From this reading “I believe you slept like a top, Charlie.”
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lie without sleeping
In this reading “You really might have lain awake and thought of me.”
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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 I believe you slept like a top, Charlie.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You really might have lain awake and thought of me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You look as if you'd seen a ghost.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading You really might have lain awake and thought of me.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I believe you slept like a top, Charlie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I believe you slept like a top, Charlie.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading You look as if you'd seen a ghost.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You really might have lain awake and thought of me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I believe you slept like a top, Charlie.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You look as if you'd seen a ghost.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is the matter?
inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading You really might have lain awake and thought of me.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I believe you slept like a top, Charlie.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading You look as if you'd seen a ghost.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading What is the matter?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You really might have lain awake and thought of me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MERESTON.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You really might have lain awake and thought of me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You really might have lain awake and thought of me.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading You really might have lain awake and thought of me.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You look as if you'd seen a ghost.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading I believe you slept like a top, Charlie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What is the matter?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading You really might have lain awake and thought of me.
the upper part of anything
From this reading I believe you slept like a top, Charlie.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is the matter?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I believe you slept like a top, Charlie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You look as if you'd seen a ghost.
Chapter 4 of Plays — Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honour by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham holds 414 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.
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