Chapter 9 of Plays — Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honour is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Plays — Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honour is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALEC. The meat's getting rather mouldy, isn't it? DICK. Damnable! It's been a source of great anxiety to me in England.
Chapter 9 of Plays — Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honour is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading “It's been a source of great anxiety to me in England.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “DICK.”
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading “It's been a source of great anxiety to me in England.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “The meat's getting rather mouldy, isn't it?”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “It's been a source of great anxiety to me in England.”
covered with or smelling of mold
From this reading “The meat's getting rather mouldy, isn't it?”
on the contrary
From this reading “The meat's getting rather mouldy, isn't it?”
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading “It's been a source of great anxiety to me in England.”
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In this reading “It's been a source of great anxiety to me in England.”
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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 been a source of great anxiety to me in England.
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From this reading ALEC.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading It's been a source of great anxiety to me in England.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It's been a source of great anxiety to me in England.
deserving a curse
From this reading Damnable!
someone who is a detective
From this reading DICK.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading It's been a source of great anxiety to me in England.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading The meat's getting rather mouldy, isn't it?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It's been a source of great anxiety to me in England.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It's been a source of great anxiety to me in England.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The meat's getting rather mouldy, isn't it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The meat's getting rather mouldy, isn't it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's been a source of great anxiety to me in England.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It's been a source of great anxiety to me in England.
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From this reading The meat's getting rather mouldy, isn't it?
covered with or smelling of mold
From this reading The meat's getting rather mouldy, isn't it?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It's been a source of great anxiety to me in England.
on the contrary
From this reading The meat's getting rather mouldy, isn't it?
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading It's been a source of great anxiety to me in England.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The meat's getting rather mouldy, isn't it?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's been a source of great anxiety to me in England.
Chapter 9 of Plays — Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honour by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham holds 420 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.
Chapter 9 holds 420 sentences of Plays — Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honour, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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