Chapter 2 of Single Life: A Comedy, in Three Acts is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Single Life: A Comedy, in Three Acts is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MISS SNA. You are very kind! BOSS. (L.) Beautiful color this cloth, is it not? _(Shewing the sleeve of his coat.)_ MISS SNA.
Chapter 2 of Single Life: A Comedy, in Three Acts is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “(L.) Beautiful color this cloth, is it not?”
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading “BOSS.”
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “(L.) Beautiful color this cloth, is it not?”
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading “_(Shewing the sleeve of his coat.)_ MISS SNA.”
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading “(L.) Beautiful color this cloth, is it not?”
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “You are very kind!”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “MISS SNA.”
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading “_(Shewing the sleeve of his coat.)_ MISS SNA.”
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.
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are very kind!
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading (L.) Beautiful color this cloth, is it not?
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading BOSS.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading (L.) Beautiful color this cloth, is it not?
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading _(Shewing the sleeve of his coat.)_ MISS SNA.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading (L.) Beautiful color this cloth, is it not?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _(Shewing the sleeve of his coat.)_ MISS SNA.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (L.) Beautiful color this cloth, is it not?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading (L.) Beautiful color this cloth, is it not?
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading You are very kind!
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading (L.) Beautiful color this cloth, is it not?
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MISS SNA.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading (L.) Beautiful color this cloth, is it not?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _(Shewing the sleeve of his coat.)_ MISS SNA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _(Shewing the sleeve of his coat.)_ MISS SNA.
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading _(Shewing the sleeve of his coat.)_ MISS SNA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS SNA.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _(Shewing the sleeve of his coat.)_ MISS SNA.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading (L.) Beautiful color this cloth, is it not?
precisely as stated
From this reading You are very kind!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are very kind!
Chapter 2 of Single Life: A Comedy, in Three Acts by John Baldwin Buckstone holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 2 holds 423 sentences of Single Life: A Comedy, in Three Acts, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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