Chapter 5 of Quality Street: A Comedy is here in full — 460 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Quality Street: A Comedy is here in full — 460 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VALENTINE. With a lady who was once very like you, ma'am. (_At first_ PHOEBE _does not understand, then a suspicion of his meaning comes to her._) PHOEBE. Not--not--oh no. VALENTINE.
Chapter 5 of Quality Street: A Comedy is here in full — 460 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “(_At first_ PHOEBE _does not understand, then a suspicion of his meaning comes to her._) PHOEBE.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “With a lady who was once very like you, ma'am.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “With a lady who was once very like you, ma'am.”
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading “(_At first_ PHOEBE _does not understand, then a suspicion of his meaning comes to her._) PHOEBE.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “(_At first_ PHOEBE _does not understand, then a suspicion of his meaning comes to her._) PHOEBE.”
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “(_At first_ PHOEBE _does not understand, then a suspicion of his meaning comes to her._) PHOEBE.”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “(_At first_ PHOEBE _does not understand, then a suspicion of his meaning comes to her._) PHOEBE.”
a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day
From this reading “VALENTINE.”
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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 lady who was once very like you, ma'am.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading (_At first_ PHOEBE _does not understand, then a suspicion of his meaning comes to her._) PHOEBE.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading (_At first_ PHOEBE _does not understand, then a suspicion of his meaning comes to her._) PHOEBE.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (_At first_ PHOEBE _does not understand, then a suspicion of his meaning comes to her._) PHOEBE.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading (_At first_ PHOEBE _does not understand, then a suspicion of his meaning comes to her._) PHOEBE.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading (_At first_ PHOEBE _does not understand, then a suspicion of his meaning comes to her._) PHOEBE.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading (_At first_ PHOEBE _does not understand, then a suspicion of his meaning comes to her._) PHOEBE.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading With a lady who was once very like you, ma'am.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading With a lady who was once very like you, ma'am.
a woman of refinement
From this reading With a lady who was once very like you, ma'am.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading (_At first_ PHOEBE _does not understand, then a suspicion of his meaning comes to her._) PHOEBE.
not any; not one
From this reading Not--not--oh no.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading (_At first_ PHOEBE _does not understand, then a suspicion of his meaning comes to her._) PHOEBE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (_At first_ PHOEBE _does not understand, then a suspicion of his meaning comes to her._) PHOEBE.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Not--not--oh no.
on one occasion
From this reading With a lady who was once very like you, ma'am.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading (_At first_ PHOEBE _does not understand, then a suspicion of his meaning comes to her._) PHOEBE.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading (_At first_ PHOEBE _does not understand, then a suspicion of his meaning comes to her._) PHOEBE.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading (_At first_ PHOEBE _does not understand, then a suspicion of his meaning comes to her._) PHOEBE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (_At first_ PHOEBE _does not understand, then a suspicion of his meaning comes to her._) PHOEBE.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading (_At first_ PHOEBE _does not understand, then a suspicion of his meaning comes to her._) PHOEBE.
a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day
From this reading VALENTINE.
precisely as stated
From this reading With a lady who was once very like you, ma'am.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With a lady who was once very like you, ma'am.
which person or people
From this reading With a lady who was once very like you, ma'am.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a lady who was once very like you, ma'am.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading With a lady who was once very like you, ma'am.
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