Chapter 18 of Plays — Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honour is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of Plays — Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honour is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I haven't the least objection to your knowing all about my correspondence.... And that's fortunate, since you invariably make yourself acquainted with it. JENNY. Accuse me of reading your letters now. BASIL.
Chapter 18 of Plays — Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honour is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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bring an accusation against; level a charge against
From this reading “Accuse me of reading your letters now.”
having fair knowledge of
From this reading “And that's fortunate, since you invariably make yourself acquainted with it.”
any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading “BASIL.”
communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading “I haven't the least objection to your knowing all about my correspondence....”
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading “And that's fortunate, since you invariably make yourself acquainted with it.”
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading “And that's fortunate, since you invariably make yourself acquainted with it.”
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading “JENNY.”
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading “I haven't the least objection to your knowing all about my correspondence....”
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 “I haven't the least objection to your knowing all about my correspondence....”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I haven't the least objection to your knowing all about my correspondence....
bring an accusation against; level a charge against
From this reading Accuse me of reading your letters now.
having fair knowledge of
From this reading And that's fortunate, since you invariably make yourself acquainted with it.
(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 I haven't the least objection to your knowing all about my correspondence....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And that's fortunate, since you invariably make yourself acquainted with it.
any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading BASIL.
communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading I haven't the least objection to your knowing all about my correspondence....
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading And that's fortunate, since you invariably make yourself acquainted with it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I haven't the least objection to your knowing all about my correspondence....
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I haven't the least objection to your knowing all about my correspondence....
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading And that's fortunate, since you invariably make yourself acquainted with it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And that's fortunate, since you invariably make yourself acquainted with it.
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading JENNY.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading I haven't the least objection to your knowing all about my correspondence....
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading I haven't the least objection to your knowing all about my correspondence....
the literary culture
From this reading Accuse me of reading your letters now.
engage in
From this reading And that's fortunate, since you invariably make yourself acquainted with it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Accuse me of reading your letters now.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I haven't the least objection to your knowing all about my correspondence....
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Accuse me of reading your letters now.
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading I haven't the least objection to your knowing all about my correspondence....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Accuse me of reading your letters now.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Accuse me of reading your letters now.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading And that's fortunate, since you invariably make yourself acquainted with it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And that's fortunate, since you invariably make yourself acquainted with it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I haven't the least objection to your knowing all about my correspondence....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I haven't the least objection to your knowing all about my correspondence....
in the company of; together with
From this reading And that's fortunate, since you invariably make yourself acquainted with it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And that's fortunate, since you invariably make yourself acquainted with it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I haven't the least objection to your knowing all about my correspondence....
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading And that's fortunate, since you invariably make yourself acquainted with it.
Chapter 18 of Plays — Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honour by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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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