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Chapter 3 of Tales of the Wild and the Wonderful [1825] is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Tales of the Wild and the Wonderful [1825] is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ha!—sure a pair! _S. Dro_. I, Sir, am Dromio! command him away. _E. Dro_. I, Sir, am Dromio; pray let me stay.
Chapter 3 of Tales of the Wild and the Wonderful [1825] is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 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.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I, Sir, am Dromio! command him away.”
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “I, Sir, am Dromio! command him away.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I, Sir, am Dromio; pray let me stay.”
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading “Ha!—sure a pair!”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “I, Sir, am Dromio; pray let me stay.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “I, Sir, am Dromio! command him away.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “I, Sir, am Dromio; pray let me stay.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Ha!—sure a pair!”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ha!—sure a pair!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I, Sir, am Dromio! command him away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I, Sir, am Dromio! command him away.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading I, Sir, am Dromio! command him away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _S. Dro_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I, Sir, am Dromio! command him away.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading _E. Dro_.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading Ha!—sure a pair!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I, Sir, am Dromio! command him away.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I, Sir, am Dromio! command him away.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I, Sir, am Dromio; pray let me stay.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I, Sir, am Dromio; pray let me stay.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading Ha!—sure a pair!
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading I, Sir, am Dromio; pray let me stay.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _S. Dro_.
term of address for a man
From this reading I, Sir, am Dromio! command him away.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I, Sir, am Dromio; pray let me stay.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Ha!—sure a pair!
Chapter 3 of Tales of the Wild and the Wonderful [1825] by Mary Diana Dods holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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 139 sentences of Tales of the Wild and the Wonderful [1825], unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Tales of the Wild and the Wonderful [1825] by Mary Diana Dods exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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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