Chapter 3 of Press Cuttings is here in full — 522 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Press Cuttings is here in full — 522 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LADY CORINTHIA (admiring Mrs. Banger). Isnt she splendid? MRS. BANGER (rising with a large gesture). This very afternoon I shall cast off this hampering skirt for ever; mount my charger; and with my good sabre lead the Anti-Suffragets to victory.
Chapter 3 of Press Cuttings is here in full — 522 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “admire” — feel admiration for
From this reading “LADY CORINTHIA (admiring Mrs. Banger).”
(British informal) pork sausage
From this reading “LADY CORINTHIA (admiring Mrs. Banger).”
formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle
From this reading “This very afternoon I shall cast off this hampering skirt for ever; mount my charger; and with my good sabre lead the Anti-Suffragets to victory.”
-ing form of “hamper” — prevent the progress or free movement of
From this reading “This very afternoon I shall cast off this hampering skirt for ever; mount my charger; and with my good sabre lead the Anti-Suffragets to victory.”
attach to a support
From this reading “This very afternoon I shall cast off this hampering skirt for ever; mount my charger; and with my good sabre lead the Anti-Suffragets to victory.”
a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
From this reading “This very afternoon I shall cast off this hampering skirt for ever; mount my charger; and with my good sabre lead the Anti-Suffragets to victory.”
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading “This very afternoon I shall cast off this hampering skirt for ever; mount my charger; and with my good sabre lead the Anti-Suffragets to victory.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “This very afternoon I shall cast off this hampering skirt for ever; mount my charger; and with my good sabre lead the Anti-Suffragets to victory.”
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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 BANGER (rising with a large gesture).
-ing form of “admire” — feel admiration for
From this reading LADY CORINTHIA (admiring Mrs. Banger).
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading This very afternoon I shall cast off this hampering skirt for ever; mount my charger; and with my good sabre lead the Anti-Suffragets to victory.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This very afternoon I shall cast off this hampering skirt for ever; mount my charger; and with my good sabre lead the Anti-Suffragets to victory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This very afternoon I shall cast off this hampering skirt for ever; mount my charger; and with my good sabre lead the Anti-Suffragets to victory.
(British informal) pork sausage
From this reading LADY CORINTHIA (admiring Mrs. Banger).
put or send forth
From this reading This very afternoon I shall cast off this hampering skirt for ever; mount my charger; and with my good sabre lead the Anti-Suffragets to victory.
formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle
From this reading This very afternoon I shall cast off this hampering skirt for ever; mount my charger; and with my good sabre lead the Anti-Suffragets to victory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LADY CORINTHIA (admiring Mrs. Banger).
at any time
From this reading This very afternoon I shall cast off this hampering skirt for ever; mount my charger; and with my good sabre lead the Anti-Suffragets to victory.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This very afternoon I shall cast off this hampering skirt for ever; mount my charger; and with my good sabre lead the Anti-Suffragets to victory.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading BANGER (rising with a large gesture).
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading This very afternoon I shall cast off this hampering skirt for ever; mount my charger; and with my good sabre lead the Anti-Suffragets to victory.
-ing form of “hamper” — prevent the progress or free movement of
From this reading This very afternoon I shall cast off this hampering skirt for ever; mount my charger; and with my good sabre lead the Anti-Suffragets to victory.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This very afternoon I shall cast off this hampering skirt for ever; mount my charger; and with my good sabre lead the Anti-Suffragets to victory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isnt she splendid?
a polite name for any woman
From this reading LADY CORINTHIA (admiring Mrs. Banger).
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading BANGER (rising with a large gesture).
take somebody somewhere
From this reading This very afternoon I shall cast off this hampering skirt for ever; mount my charger; and with my good sabre lead the Anti-Suffragets to victory.
attach to a support
From this reading This very afternoon I shall cast off this hampering skirt for ever; mount my charger; and with my good sabre lead the Anti-Suffragets to victory.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading LADY CORINTHIA (admiring Mrs. Banger).
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This very afternoon I shall cast off this hampering skirt for ever; mount my charger; and with my good sabre lead the Anti-Suffragets to victory.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading This very afternoon I shall cast off this hampering skirt for ever; mount my charger; and with my good sabre lead the Anti-Suffragets to victory.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading BANGER (rising with a large gesture).
a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
From this reading This very afternoon I shall cast off this hampering skirt for ever; mount my charger; and with my good sabre lead the Anti-Suffragets to victory.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading This very afternoon I shall cast off this hampering skirt for ever; mount my charger; and with my good sabre lead the Anti-Suffragets to victory.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Isnt she splendid?
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading This very afternoon I shall cast off this hampering skirt for ever; mount my charger; and with my good sabre lead the Anti-Suffragets to victory.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading Isnt she splendid?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This very afternoon I shall cast off this hampering skirt for ever; mount my charger; and with my good sabre lead the Anti-Suffragets to victory.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This very afternoon I shall cast off this hampering skirt for ever; mount my charger; and with my good sabre lead the Anti-Suffragets to victory.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This very afternoon I shall cast off this hampering skirt for ever; mount my charger; and with my good sabre lead the Anti-Suffragets to victory.
precisely as stated
From this reading This very afternoon I shall cast off this hampering skirt for ever; mount my charger; and with my good sabre lead the Anti-Suffragets to victory.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading This very afternoon I shall cast off this hampering skirt for ever; mount my charger; and with my good sabre lead the Anti-Suffragets to victory.
in the company of; together with
From this reading BANGER (rising with a large gesture).
Chapter 3 of Press Cuttings by Bernard Shaw holds 522 sentences, grouped into 105 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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