Chapter 3 of Short and Sweet: A Comic Drama, in One Act is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Short and Sweet: A Comic Drama, in One Act is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SHORT. (_aside to SWEET_) Be firm--show determination! MRS. SHORT. (_aside to SWEET_) You promised me, you know, to make it up with her.
Chapter 3 of Short and Sweet: A Comic Drama, in One Act is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on or to one side
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading “(_aside to SWEET_) Be firm--show determination!”
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading “(_aside to SWEET_) Be firm--show determination!”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “MRS.”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “(_aside to SWEET_) You promised me, you know, to make it up with her.”
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “SHORT.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “(_aside to SWEET_) Be firm--show determination!”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
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on or to one side
From this reading (_aside to SWEET_) Be firm--show determination!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading (_aside to SWEET_) Be firm--show determination!
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading (_aside to SWEET_) Be firm--show determination!
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading (_aside to SWEET_) Be firm--show determination!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading (_aside to SWEET_) You promised me, you know, to make it up with her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading (_aside to SWEET_) You promised me, you know, to make it up with her.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading (_aside to SWEET_) You promised me, you know, to make it up with her.
engage in
From this reading (_aside to SWEET_) You promised me, you know, to make it up with her.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading (_aside to SWEET_) You promised me, you know, to make it up with her.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading (_aside to SWEET_) You promised me, you know, to make it up with her.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading SHORT.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading (_aside to SWEET_) Be firm--show determination!
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading (_aside to SWEET_) Be firm--show determination!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (_aside to SWEET_) Be firm--show determination!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading (_aside to SWEET_) You promised me, you know, to make it up with her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading (_aside to SWEET_) You promised me, you know, to make it up with her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading (_aside to SWEET_) You promised me, you know, to make it up with her.
Chapter 3 of Short and Sweet: A Comic Drama, in One Act by Adolphus Charles Troughton holds 402 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 3 holds 402 sentences of Short and Sweet: A Comic Drama, in One Act, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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