Chapter 13 of Second Plays is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Second Plays is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OLIVIA. We're so sorry to trouble you, Mr. Pim. By the way, do you know Lady Marden? (MR. PIM and LADY MARDEN bow to each other.) Do come and sit down, won't you?
Chapter 13 of Second Plays is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading “PIM and LADY MARDEN bow to each other.) Do come and sit down, won't you?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “PIM and LADY MARDEN bow to each other.) Do come and sit down, won't you?”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “PIM and LADY MARDEN bow to each other.) Do come and sit down, won't you?”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “By the way, do you know Lady Marden?”
be seated
From this reading “PIM and LADY MARDEN bow to each other.) Do come and sit down, won't you?”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “We're so sorry to trouble you, Mr. Pim.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “We're so sorry to trouble you, Mr. Pim.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “By the way, do you know Lady Marden?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PIM and LADY MARDEN bow to each other.) Do come and sit down, won't you?
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading PIM and LADY MARDEN bow to each other.) Do come and sit down, won't you?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the way, do you know Lady Marden?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading PIM and LADY MARDEN bow to each other.) Do come and sit down, won't you?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading By the way, do you know Lady Marden?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading PIM and LADY MARDEN bow to each other.) Do come and sit down, won't you?
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading PIM and LADY MARDEN bow to each other.) Do come and sit down, won't you?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading By the way, do you know Lady Marden?
a polite name for any woman
From this reading By the way, do you know Lady Marden?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the way, do you know Lady Marden?
a form of address for a man
From this reading We're so sorry to trouble you, Mr. Pim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OLIVIA.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading PIM and LADY MARDEN bow to each other.) Do come and sit down, won't you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We're so sorry to trouble you, Mr. Pim.
be seated
From this reading PIM and LADY MARDEN bow to each other.) Do come and sit down, won't you?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We're so sorry to trouble you, Mr. Pim.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading We're so sorry to trouble you, Mr. Pim.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the way, do you know Lady Marden?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We're so sorry to trouble you, Mr. Pim.
a source of difficulty
From this reading We're so sorry to trouble you, Mr. Pim.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading By the way, do you know Lady Marden?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We're so sorry to trouble you, Mr. Pim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PIM and LADY MARDEN bow to each other.) Do come and sit down, won't you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We're so sorry to trouble you, Mr. Pim.
Chapter 13 of Second Plays by A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Chapter 13 holds 401 sentences of Second Plays, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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