Chapter 3 of Single Life: A Comedy, in Three Acts is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Single Life: A Comedy, in Three Acts is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MISS MAC. Oh, dear no, sir; you shall be disappointed. If my anger is a source of pleasure to you, it shall be subdued immediately. _(Places him a chair in C.)_ Pray, sir, sit down--make yourself happy! Will you take a glass of wine? or shall I get my guitar and sing you a love song?
Chapter 3 of Single Life: A Comedy, in Three Acts is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading “If my anger is a source of pleasure to you, it shall be subdued immediately.”
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “Oh, dear no, sir; you shall be disappointed.”
a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking
From this reading “Will you take a glass of wine? or shall I get my guitar and sing you a love song?”
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading “MISS MAC.”
deliver by singing
From this reading “Will you take a glass of wine? or shall I get my guitar and sing you a love song?”
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading “If my anger is a source of pleasure to you, it shall be subdued immediately.”
in a softened tone
From this reading “If my anger is a source of pleasure to you, it shall be subdued immediately.”
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading “Will you take a glass of wine? or shall I get my guitar and sing you a love song?”
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 “Will you take a glass of wine? or shall I get my guitar and sing you a love song?”
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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 If my anger is a source of pleasure to you, it shall be subdued immediately.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Will you take a glass of wine? or shall I get my guitar and sing you a love song?
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading If my anger is a source of pleasure to you, it shall be subdued immediately.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh, dear no, sir; you shall be disappointed.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading _(Places him a chair in C.)_ Pray, sir, sit down--make yourself happy!
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading _(Places him a chair in C.)_ Pray, sir, sit down--make yourself happy!
dearly loved
From this reading Oh, dear no, sir; you shall be disappointed.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading Oh, dear no, sir; you shall be disappointed.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _(Places him a chair in C.)_ Pray, sir, sit down--make yourself happy!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Will you take a glass of wine? or shall I get my guitar and sing you a love song?
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Will you take a glass of wine? or shall I get my guitar and sing you a love song?
a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking
From this reading Will you take a glass of wine? or shall I get my guitar and sing you a love song?
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading _(Places him a chair in C.)_ Pray, sir, sit down--make yourself happy!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _(Places him a chair in C.)_ Pray, sir, sit down--make yourself happy!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Will you take a glass of wine? or shall I get my guitar and sing you a love song?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If my anger is a source of pleasure to you, it shall be subdued immediately.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading If my anger is a source of pleasure to you, it shall be subdued immediately.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _(Places him a chair in C.)_ Pray, sir, sit down--make yourself happy!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If my anger is a source of pleasure to you, it shall be subdued immediately.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If my anger is a source of pleasure to you, it shall be subdued immediately.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Will you take a glass of wine? or shall I get my guitar and sing you a love song?
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading MISS MAC.
engage in
From this reading _(Places him a chair in C.)_ Pray, sir, sit down--make yourself happy!
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MISS MAC.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If my anger is a source of pleasure to you, it shall be subdued immediately.
not any; not one
From this reading Oh, dear no, sir; you shall be disappointed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If my anger is a source of pleasure to you, it shall be subdued immediately.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, dear no, sir; you shall be disappointed.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Will you take a glass of wine? or shall I get my guitar and sing you a love song?
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading _(Places him a chair in C.)_ Pray, sir, sit down--make yourself happy!
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading If my anger is a source of pleasure to you, it shall be subdued immediately.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading _(Places him a chair in C.)_ Pray, sir, sit down--make yourself happy!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Oh, dear no, sir; you shall be disappointed.
deliver by singing
From this reading Will you take a glass of wine? or shall I get my guitar and sing you a love song?
term of address for a man
From this reading Oh, dear no, sir; you shall be disappointed.
be seated
From this reading _(Places him a chair in C.)_ Pray, sir, sit down--make yourself happy!
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Will you take a glass of wine? or shall I get my guitar and sing you a love song?
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading If my anger is a source of pleasure to you, it shall be subdued immediately.
in a softened tone
From this reading If my anger is a source of pleasure to you, it shall be subdued immediately.
carry out
From this reading Will you take a glass of wine? or shall I get my guitar and sing you a love song?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If my anger is a source of pleasure to you, it shall be subdued immediately.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you take a glass of wine? or shall I get my guitar and sing you a love song?
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading Will you take a glass of wine? or shall I get my guitar and sing you a love song?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, dear no, sir; you shall be disappointed.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading _(Places him a chair in C.)_ Pray, sir, sit down--make yourself happy!
Chapter 3 of Single Life: A Comedy, in Three Acts by John Baldwin Buckstone holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 413 sentences of Single Life: A Comedy, in Three Acts, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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