Chapter 1 of The Admirable Crichton is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Admirable Crichton is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LADY MARY. Girl, don’t be silly. Crichton will be--considered in your wages. TWEENY. I ain’t going.
Chapter 1 of The Admirable Crichton is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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carefully weighed
From this reading “Crichton will be--considered in your wages.”
Scottish man of letters and adventurer (1560-1582)
From this reading “Crichton will be--considered in your wages.”
a young female
From this reading “Girl, don’t be silly.”
the act of departing
From this reading “I ain’t going.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “LADY MARY.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “LADY MARY.”
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “Girl, don’t be silly.”
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading “Crichton will be--considered in your wages.”
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From this reading I ain’t going.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Girl, don’t be silly.
carefully weighed
From this reading Crichton will be--considered in your wages.
Scottish man of letters and adventurer (1560-1582)
From this reading Crichton will be--considered in your wages.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Girl, don’t be silly.
a young female
From this reading Girl, don’t be silly.
the act of departing
From this reading I ain’t going.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ain’t going.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Crichton will be--considered in your wages.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading LADY MARY.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading LADY MARY.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading Girl, don’t be silly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWEENY.
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading Crichton will be--considered in your wages.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Crichton will be--considered in your wages.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Crichton will be--considered in your wages.
Chapter 1 of The Admirable Crichton by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 403 sentences of The Admirable Crichton, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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