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Chapter 2 of Pride and Prejudice, a Play Founded on Jane Austen's Novel is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
His list of the common extent of accomplishments has too much truth. But I cannot boast of knowing more than half a dozen young ladies in the whole range of my acquaintance that are really accomplished. ELIZABETH. Then you must comprehend a great deal in your idea of an accomplished woman. DARCY.
Chapter 2 of Pride and Prejudice, a Play Founded on Jane Austen's Novel is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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highly skilled
From this reading “But I cannot boast of knowing more than half a dozen young ladies in the whole range of my acquaintance that are really accomplished.”
plural of “accomplishment” — the action of accomplishing something
From this reading “His list of the common extent of accomplishments has too much truth.”
show off
From this reading “But I cannot boast of knowing more than half a dozen young ladies in the whole range of my acquaintance that are really accomplished.”
get the meaning of something
From this reading “Then you must comprehend a great deal in your idea of an accomplished woman.”
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “ELIZABETH.”
the point or degree to which something extends
From this reading “His list of the common extent of accomplishments has too much truth.”
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading “His list of the common extent of accomplishments has too much truth.”
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading “But I cannot boast of knowing more than half a dozen young ladies in the whole range of my acquaintance that are really accomplished.”
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.
a young female
In this reading “But I cannot boast of knowing more than half a dozen young ladies in the whole range of my acquaintance that are really accomplished.”
In this reading “But I cannot boast of knowing more than half a dozen young ladies in the whole range of my acquaintance that are really accomplished.”
In this reading “His list of the common extent of accomplishments has too much truth.”
In this reading “But I cannot boast of knowing more than half a dozen young ladies in the whole range of my acquaintance that are really accomplished.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 But I cannot boast of knowing more than half a dozen young ladies in the whole range of my acquaintance that are really accomplished.
highly skilled
From this reading But I cannot boast of knowing more than half a dozen young ladies in the whole range of my acquaintance that are really accomplished.
plural of “accomplishment” — the action of accomplishing something
From this reading His list of the common extent of accomplishments has too much truth.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading But I cannot boast of knowing more than half a dozen young ladies in the whole range of my acquaintance that are really accomplished.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then you must comprehend a great deal in your idea of an accomplished woman.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But I cannot boast of knowing more than half a dozen young ladies in the whole range of my acquaintance that are really accomplished.
show off
From this reading But I cannot boast of knowing more than half a dozen young ladies in the whole range of my acquaintance that are really accomplished.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I cannot boast of knowing more than half a dozen young ladies in the whole range of my acquaintance that are really accomplished.
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From this reading But I cannot boast of knowing more than half a dozen young ladies in the whole range of my acquaintance that are really accomplished.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading His list of the common extent of accomplishments has too much truth.
get the meaning of something
From this reading Then you must comprehend a great deal in your idea of an accomplished woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DARCY.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Then you must comprehend a great deal in your idea of an accomplished woman.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading But I cannot boast of knowing more than half a dozen young ladies in the whole range of my acquaintance that are really accomplished.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading ELIZABETH.
the point or degree to which something extends
From this reading His list of the common extent of accomplishments has too much truth.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Then you must comprehend a great deal in your idea of an accomplished woman.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading But I cannot boast of knowing more than half a dozen young ladies in the whole range of my acquaintance that are really accomplished.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His list of the common extent of accomplishments has too much truth.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His list of the common extent of accomplishments has too much truth.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I cannot boast of knowing more than half a dozen young ladies in the whole range of my acquaintance that are really accomplished.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Then you must comprehend a great deal in your idea of an accomplished woman.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But I cannot boast of knowing more than half a dozen young ladies in the whole range of my acquaintance that are really accomplished.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading But I cannot boast of knowing more than half a dozen young ladies in the whole range of my acquaintance that are really accomplished.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading But I cannot boast of knowing more than half a dozen young ladies in the whole range of my acquaintance that are really accomplished.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading His list of the common extent of accomplishments has too much truth.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But I cannot boast of knowing more than half a dozen young ladies in the whole range of my acquaintance that are really accomplished.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading His list of the common extent of accomplishments has too much truth.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Then you must comprehend a great deal in your idea of an accomplished woman.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But I cannot boast of knowing more than half a dozen young ladies in the whole range of my acquaintance that are really accomplished.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His list of the common extent of accomplishments has too much truth.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading But I cannot boast of knowing more than half a dozen young ladies in the whole range of my acquaintance that are really accomplished.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading But I cannot boast of knowing more than half a dozen young ladies in the whole range of my acquaintance that are really accomplished.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But I cannot boast of knowing more than half a dozen young ladies in the whole range of my acquaintance that are really accomplished.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But I cannot boast of knowing more than half a dozen young ladies in the whole range of my acquaintance that are really accomplished.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His list of the common extent of accomplishments has too much truth.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then you must comprehend a great deal in your idea of an accomplished woman.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading His list of the common extent of accomplishments has too much truth.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading His list of the common extent of accomplishments has too much truth.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading But I cannot boast of knowing more than half a dozen young ladies in the whole range of my acquaintance that are really accomplished.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Then you must comprehend a great deal in your idea of an accomplished woman.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then you must comprehend a great deal in your idea of an accomplished woman.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading But I cannot boast of knowing more than half a dozen young ladies in the whole range of my acquaintance that are really accomplished.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then you must comprehend a great deal in your idea of an accomplished woman.
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