Chapter 3 of Quality Street: A Comedy is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Quality Street: A Comedy is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VALENTINE (_when they have gone_). A terrible ordeal, ma'am. (_The old friends look at each other, and there is a silence_. VALENTINE _feels that all the fine tales and merry jests he has brought back for the ladies have turned into dead things. He wants to go away and think._) PHOEBE.
Chapter 3 of Quality Street: A Comedy is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
plural of “jest” — a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “VALENTINE _feels that all the fine tales and merry jests he has brought back for the ladies have turned into dead things.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “A terrible ordeal, ma'am.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “VALENTINE _feels that all the fine tales and merry jests he has brought back for the ladies have turned into dead things.”
a severe or trying experience
From this reading “A terrible ordeal, ma'am.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “He wants to go away and think._) PHOEBE.”
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “VALENTINE _feels that all the fine tales and merry jests he has brought back for the ladies have turned into dead things.”
a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day
From this reading “VALENTINE (_when they have gone_).”
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 “A terrible ordeal, ma'am.”
In this reading “VALENTINE _feels that all the fine tales and merry jests he has brought back for the ladies have turned into dead things.”
In this reading “(_The old friends look at each other, and there is a silence_.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “(_The old friends look at each other, and there is a silence_.”
move away from a place into another direction
In this reading “He wants to go away and think._) PHOEBE.”
bring back to the point of departure
In this reading “VALENTINE _feels that all the fine tales and merry jests he has brought back for the ladies have turned into dead things.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A terrible ordeal, ma'am.
(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 VALENTINE _feels that all the fine tales and merry jests he has brought back for the ladies have turned into dead things.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (_The old friends look at each other, and there is a silence_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading (_The old friends look at each other, and there is a silence_.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He wants to go away and think._) PHOEBE.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading VALENTINE _feels that all the fine tales and merry jests he has brought back for the ladies have turned into dead things.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading VALENTINE _feels that all the fine tales and merry jests he has brought back for the ladies have turned into dead things.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading VALENTINE _feels that all the fine tales and merry jests he has brought back for the ladies have turned into dead things.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading (_The old friends look at each other, and there is a silence_.
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading VALENTINE _feels that all the fine tales and merry jests he has brought back for the ladies have turned into dead things.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading VALENTINE _feels that all the fine tales and merry jests he has brought back for the ladies have turned into dead things.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading VALENTINE _feels that all the fine tales and merry jests he has brought back for the ladies have turned into dead things.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading (_The old friends look at each other, and there is a silence_.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He wants to go away and think._) PHOEBE.
destroyed or killed
From this reading VALENTINE (_when they have gone_).
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading VALENTINE _feels that all the fine tales and merry jests he has brought back for the ladies have turned into dead things.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading VALENTINE (_when they have gone_).
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading VALENTINE _feels that all the fine tales and merry jests he has brought back for the ladies have turned into dead things.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading VALENTINE _feels that all the fine tales and merry jests he has brought back for the ladies have turned into dead things.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (_The old friends look at each other, and there is a silence_.
plural of “jest” — a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading VALENTINE _feels that all the fine tales and merry jests he has brought back for the ladies have turned into dead things.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading VALENTINE _feels that all the fine tales and merry jests he has brought back for the ladies have turned into dead things.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading (_The old friends look at each other, and there is a silence_.
a woman of refinement
From this reading A terrible ordeal, ma'am.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading VALENTINE _feels that all the fine tales and merry jests he has brought back for the ladies have turned into dead things.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading (_The old friends look at each other, and there is a silence_.
a severe or trying experience
From this reading A terrible ordeal, ma'am.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading (_The old friends look at each other, and there is a silence_.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading He wants to go away and think._) PHOEBE.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading (_The old friends look at each other, and there is a silence_.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading VALENTINE _feels that all the fine tales and merry jests he has brought back for the ladies have turned into dead things.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading A terrible ordeal, ma'am.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading VALENTINE _feels that all the fine tales and merry jests he has brought back for the ladies have turned into dead things.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (_The old friends look at each other, and there is a silence_.
in or at that place or location
From this reading (_The old friends look at each other, and there is a silence_.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading VALENTINE (_when they have gone_).
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading VALENTINE _feels that all the fine tales and merry jests he has brought back for the ladies have turned into dead things.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading He wants to go away and think._) PHOEBE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He wants to go away and think._) PHOEBE.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading VALENTINE _feels that all the fine tales and merry jests he has brought back for the ladies have turned into dead things.
a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day
From this reading VALENTINE (_when they have gone_).
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading He wants to go away and think._) PHOEBE.
at the time that
From this reading VALENTINE (_when they have gone_).
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