Chapter 15 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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Chapter 15 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.
[_With a smile, remonstrating._] Mabel! MABEL. Oh, but I know them well, and I love them dearly. They cost two shillings at the Army and Navy Stores, but I can't afford them myself. JOHN.
Chapter 15 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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be able to spare or give up
From this reading “They cost two shillings at the Army and Navy Stores, but I can't afford them myself.”
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading “They cost two shillings at the Army and Navy Stores, but I can't afford them myself.”
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading “They cost two shillings at the Army and Navy Stores, but I can't afford them myself.”
in a sincere and heartfelt manner
From this reading “Oh, but I know them well, and I love them dearly.”
an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
From this reading “They cost two shillings at the Army and Navy Stores, but I can't afford them myself.”
plural of “shilling” — the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “They cost two shillings at the Army and Navy Stores, but I can't afford them myself.”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “[_With a smile, remonstrating._] Mabel!”
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “They cost two shillings at the Army and Navy Stores, but I can't afford them myself.”
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In this reading “They cost two shillings at the Army and Navy Stores, but I can't afford them myself.”
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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 [_With a smile, remonstrating._] Mabel!
be able to spare or give up
From this reading They cost two shillings at the Army and Navy Stores, but I can't afford them myself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh, but I know them well, and I love them dearly.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading They cost two shillings at the Army and Navy Stores, but I can't afford them myself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They cost two shillings at the Army and Navy Stores, but I can't afford them myself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Oh, but I know them well, and I love them dearly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They cost two shillings at the Army and Navy Stores, but I can't afford them myself.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading They cost two shillings at the Army and Navy Stores, but I can't afford them myself.
in a sincere and heartfelt manner
From this reading Oh, but I know them well, and I love them dearly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, but I know them well, and I love them dearly.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Oh, but I know them well, and I love them dearly.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Oh, but I know them well, and I love them dearly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_With a smile, remonstrating._] Mabel!
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading They cost two shillings at the Army and Navy Stores, but I can't afford them myself.
an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
From this reading They cost two shillings at the Army and Navy Stores, but I can't afford them myself.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, but I know them well, and I love them dearly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_With a smile, remonstrating._] Mabel!
plural of “shilling” — the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading They cost two shillings at the Army and Navy Stores, but I can't afford them myself.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading [_With a smile, remonstrating._] Mabel!
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading They cost two shillings at the Army and Navy Stores, but I can't afford them myself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They cost two shillings at the Army and Navy Stores, but I can't afford them myself.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Oh, but I know them well, and I love them dearly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They cost two shillings at the Army and Navy Stores, but I can't afford them myself.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading They cost two shillings at the Army and Navy Stores, but I can't afford them myself.
(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 Oh, but I know them well, and I love them dearly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [_With a smile, remonstrating._] Mabel!
Chapter 15 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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