Chapter 11 of Plays — Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honour is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Plays — Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honour is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DICK. And if it loses you her love? ALEC. I think she can do without love better than without self-respect. [LUCY _comes in with_ MRS.
Chapter 11 of Plays — Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honour is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “I think she can do without love better than without self-respect.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
someone who is a detective
From this reading “DICK.”
third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “And if it loses you her love?”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “And if it loses you her love?”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “[LUCY _comes in with_ MRS.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “[LUCY _comes in with_ MRS.”
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading “I think she can do without love better than without self-respect.”
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.
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From this reading ALEC.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And if it loses you her love?
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading I think she can do without love better than without self-respect.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I think she can do without love better than without self-respect.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading [LUCY _comes in with_ MRS.
someone who is a detective
From this reading DICK.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I think she can do without love better than without self-respect.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And if it loses you her love?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think she can do without love better than without self-respect.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if it loses you her love?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [LUCY _comes in with_ MRS.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And if it loses you her love?
third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading And if it loses you her love?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading And if it loses you her love?
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading [LUCY _comes in with_ MRS.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading [LUCY _comes in with_ MRS.
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading I think she can do without love better than without self-respect.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I think she can do without love better than without self-respect.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I think she can do without love better than without self-respect.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think she can do without love better than without self-respect.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [LUCY _comes in with_ MRS.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I think she can do without love better than without self-respect.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And if it loses you her love?
Chapter 11 of Plays — Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honour by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham holds 416 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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