Chapter 1 of St. Patrick's Day is here in full — 494 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of St. Patrick's Day is here in full — 494 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LIEUTENANT O'CONNOR _Mr. Clinch_. DR. ROSY _Mr. Quick_. JUSTICE CREDULOUS _Mr. Lee Lewes_. SERJEANT TROUNCE _Mr. Booth_.
Chapter 1 of St. Patrick's Day is here in full — 494 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/98 · 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 table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches
secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
disposed to believe on little evidence
From this reading “JUSTICE CREDULOUS _Mr. Lee Lewes_.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “JUSTICE CREDULOUS _Mr. Lee Lewes_.”
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “LIEUTENANT O'CONNOR _Mr. Clinch_.”
United States writer (1925-1964)
From this reading “LIEUTENANT O'CONNOR _Mr. Clinch_.”
reflecting optimism
From this reading “ROSY _Mr. Quick_.”
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading “SERJEANT TROUNCE _Mr. Booth_.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches
From this reading SERJEANT TROUNCE _Mr. Booth_.
secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
From this reading LIEUTENANT O'CONNOR _Mr. Clinch_.
disposed to believe on little evidence
From this reading JUSTICE CREDULOUS _Mr. Lee Lewes_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DR.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading JUSTICE CREDULOUS _Mr. Lee Lewes_.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading JUSTICE CREDULOUS _Mr. Lee Lewes_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JUSTICE CREDULOUS _Mr. Lee Lewes_.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading LIEUTENANT O'CONNOR _Mr. Clinch_.
a form of address for a man
From this reading LIEUTENANT O'CONNOR _Mr. Clinch_.
United States writer (1925-1964)
From this reading LIEUTENANT O'CONNOR _Mr. Clinch_.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading ROSY _Mr. Quick_.
reflecting optimism
From this reading ROSY _Mr. Quick_.
an English barrister of the highest rank
From this reading SERJEANT TROUNCE _Mr. Booth_.
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading SERJEANT TROUNCE _Mr. Booth_.
Chapter 1 of St. Patrick's Day by Richard Brinsley Sheridan holds 494 sentences, grouped into 99 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 1 holds 494 sentences of St. Patrick's Day, unabridged, divided into 99 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of St. Patrick's Day by Richard Brinsley Sheridan exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 494 sentences, grouped into 99 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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