Chapter 6 of The Beaux-Stratagem is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Beaux-Stratagem is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Arch_. Right again! Why then, doctor--you shall conduct me to the lady instead of the Count. _Foi_. Fat, my cussen to the lady! upon my shoul, gra, dat is too much upon the brogue.
Chapter 6 of The Beaux-Stratagem is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading “Why then, doctor--you shall conduct me to the lady instead of the Count.”
determine the number or amount of
From this reading “Why then, doctor--you shall conduct me to the lady instead of the Count.”
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading “Fat, my cussen to the lady! upon my shoul, gra, dat is too much upon the brogue.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Why then, doctor--you shall conduct me to the lady instead of the Count.”
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading “Fat, my cussen to the lady! upon my shoul, gra, dat is too much upon the brogue.”
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading “Why then, doctor--you shall conduct me to the lady instead of the Count.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Why then, doctor--you shall conduct me to the lady instead of the Count.”
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.
anew
From this reading Right again!
a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading _Arch_.
a thick and heavy shoe
From this reading Fat, my cussen to the lady! upon my shoul, gra, dat is too much upon the brogue.
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading Why then, doctor--you shall conduct me to the lady instead of the Count.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading Why then, doctor--you shall conduct me to the lady instead of the Count.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fat, my cussen to the lady! upon my shoul, gra, dat is too much upon the brogue.
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading Fat, my cussen to the lady! upon my shoul, gra, dat is too much upon the brogue.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Why then, doctor--you shall conduct me to the lady instead of the Count.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading Fat, my cussen to the lady! upon my shoul, gra, dat is too much upon the brogue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Foi_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fat, my cussen to the lady! upon my shoul, gra, dat is too much upon the brogue.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Why then, doctor--you shall conduct me to the lady instead of the Count.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fat, my cussen to the lady! upon my shoul, gra, dat is too much upon the brogue.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Why then, doctor--you shall conduct me to the lady instead of the Count.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why then, doctor--you shall conduct me to the lady instead of the Count.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Fat, my cussen to the lady! upon my shoul, gra, dat is too much upon the brogue.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Fat, my cussen to the lady! upon my shoul, gra, dat is too much upon the brogue.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why then, doctor--you shall conduct me to the lady instead of the Count.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Right again!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Why then, doctor--you shall conduct me to the lady instead of the Count.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fat, my cussen to the lady! upon my shoul, gra, dat is too much upon the brogue.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why then, doctor--you shall conduct me to the lady instead of the Count.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Why then, doctor--you shall conduct me to the lady instead of the Count.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why then, doctor--you shall conduct me to the lady instead of the Count.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Fat, my cussen to the lady! upon my shoul, gra, dat is too much upon the brogue.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Fat, my cussen to the lady! upon my shoul, gra, dat is too much upon the brogue.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why then, doctor--you shall conduct me to the lady instead of the Count.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why then, doctor--you shall conduct me to the lady instead of the Count.
Chapter 6 of The Beaux-Stratagem by George Farquhar holds 440 sentences, grouped into 88 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 6 holds 440 sentences of The Beaux-Stratagem, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The Beaux-Stratagem by George Farquhar exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 440 sentences, grouped into 88 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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