Chapter 14 of Plays — Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honour is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Plays — Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honour is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Is that all? Lucy has suffered very much. ALEC. And do you suppose I've not suffered? Because I don't whine my misery to all and sundry, d'you think I don't care?
Chapter 14 of Plays — Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honour is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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for the reason that
From this reading “Because I don't whine my misery to all and sundry, d'you think I don't care?”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “Because I don't whine my misery to all and sundry, d'you think I don't care?”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “Lucy has suffered very much.”
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading “Because I don't whine my misery to all and sundry, d'you think I don't care?”
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “Lucy has suffered very much.”
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading “Because I don't whine my misery to all and sundry, d'you think I don't care?”
express a supposition
From this reading “And do you suppose I've not suffered?”
move with a whining sound
From this reading “Because I don't whine my misery to all and sundry, d'you think I don't care?”
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From this reading ALEC.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Is that all?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And do you suppose I've not suffered?
for the reason that
From this reading Because I don't whine my misery to all and sundry, d'you think I don't care?
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Because I don't whine my misery to all and sundry, d'you think I don't care?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Because I don't whine my misery to all and sundry, d'you think I don't care?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And do you suppose I've not suffered?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Because I don't whine my misery to all and sundry, d'you think I don't care?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lucy has suffered very much.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Because I don't whine my misery to all and sundry, d'you think I don't care?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And do you suppose I've not suffered?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is that all?
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Lucy has suffered very much.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading Because I don't whine my misery to all and sundry, d'you think I don't care?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Lucy has suffered very much.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Because I don't whine my misery to all and sundry, d'you think I don't care?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And do you suppose I've not suffered?
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Lucy has suffered very much.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading Because I don't whine my misery to all and sundry, d'you think I don't care?
express a supposition
From this reading And do you suppose I've not suffered?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is that all?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Because I don't whine my misery to all and sundry, d'you think I don't care?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Because I don't whine my misery to all and sundry, d'you think I don't care?
precisely as stated
From this reading Lucy has suffered very much.
move with a whining sound
From this reading Because I don't whine my misery to all and sundry, d'you think I don't care?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And do you suppose I've not suffered?
Chapter 14 of Plays — Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honour by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham holds 388 sentences, grouped into 78 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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