Chapter 8 of Plays — Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honour is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of Plays — Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honour is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALEC. [_Interrupting._] I know, and I wouldn't insist unless it were a matter of the most urgent importance. LUCY. Very well. George, will you take Aunt Alice to her room?
Chapter 8 of Plays — Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honour is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “George, will you take Aunt Alice to her room?”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “George, will you take Aunt Alice to her room?”
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading “[_Interrupting._] I know, and I wouldn't insist unless it were a matter of the most urgent importance.”
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “[_Interrupting._] I know, and I wouldn't insist unless it were a matter of the most urgent importance.”
-ing form of “interrupt” — make a break in
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “LUCY.”
except if; if not
From this reading “[_Interrupting._] I know, and I wouldn't insist unless it were a matter of the most urgent importance.”
compelling immediate action
From this reading “[_Interrupting._] I know, and I wouldn't insist unless it were a matter of the most urgent importance.”
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 “[_Interrupting._] I know, and I wouldn't insist unless it were a matter of the most urgent importance.”
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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 [_Interrupting._] I know, and I wouldn't insist unless it were a matter of the most urgent importance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALEC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading George, will you take Aunt Alice to her room?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_Interrupting._] I know, and I wouldn't insist unless it were a matter of the most urgent importance.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading George, will you take Aunt Alice to her room?
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George, will you take Aunt Alice to her room?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading George, will you take Aunt Alice to her room?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [_Interrupting._] I know, and I wouldn't insist unless it were a matter of the most urgent importance.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading [_Interrupting._] I know, and I wouldn't insist unless it were a matter of the most urgent importance.
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading [_Interrupting._] I know, and I wouldn't insist unless it were a matter of the most urgent importance.
-ing form of “interrupt” — make a break in
From this reading [_Interrupting._] I know, and I wouldn't insist unless it were a matter of the most urgent importance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [_Interrupting._] I know, and I wouldn't insist unless it were a matter of the most urgent importance.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading [_Interrupting._] I know, and I wouldn't insist unless it were a matter of the most urgent importance.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading LUCY.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading [_Interrupting._] I know, and I wouldn't insist unless it were a matter of the most urgent importance.
used to form the superlative
From this reading [_Interrupting._] I know, and I wouldn't insist unless it were a matter of the most urgent importance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [_Interrupting._] I know, and I wouldn't insist unless it were a matter of the most urgent importance.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading George, will you take Aunt Alice to her room?
carry out
From this reading George, will you take Aunt Alice to her room?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_Interrupting._] I know, and I wouldn't insist unless it were a matter of the most urgent importance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading George, will you take Aunt Alice to her room?
except if; if not
From this reading [_Interrupting._] I know, and I wouldn't insist unless it were a matter of the most urgent importance.
compelling immediate action
From this reading [_Interrupting._] I know, and I wouldn't insist unless it were a matter of the most urgent importance.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very well.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Very well.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading [_Interrupting._] I know, and I wouldn't insist unless it were a matter of the most urgent importance.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading George, will you take Aunt Alice to her room?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Interrupting._] I know, and I wouldn't insist unless it were a matter of the most urgent importance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading George, will you take Aunt Alice to her room?
Chapter 8 of Plays — Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honour by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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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