Chapter 8 of The Benefit of the Doubt is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Benefit of the Doubt is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JOHN. Yes, you had your miseries too. THEOPHILA. And then you invariably came out with that one piece of oracular advice of yours. JOHN.
Chapter 8 of The Benefit of the Doubt is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading “And then you invariably came out with that one piece of oracular advice of yours.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “And then you invariably came out with that one piece of oracular advice of yours.”
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading “And then you invariably came out with that one piece of oracular advice of yours.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “JOHN.”
plural of “misery” — a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading “Yes, you had your miseries too.”
a separate part of a whole
From this reading “And then you invariably came out with that one piece of oracular advice of yours.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, you had your miseries too.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “And then you invariably came out with that one piece of oracular advice of yours.”
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.
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appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “And then you invariably came out with that one piece of oracular advice of yours.”
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a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading And then you invariably came out with that one piece of oracular advice of yours.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then you invariably came out with that one piece of oracular advice of yours.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And then you invariably came out with that one piece of oracular advice of yours.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yes, you had your miseries too.
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading And then you invariably came out with that one piece of oracular advice of yours.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN.
plural of “misery” — a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading Yes, you had your miseries too.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And then you invariably came out with that one piece of oracular advice of yours.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And then you invariably came out with that one piece of oracular advice of yours.
of or relating to an oracle
From this reading And then you invariably came out with that one piece of oracular advice of yours.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And then you invariably came out with that one piece of oracular advice of yours.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading And then you invariably came out with that one piece of oracular advice of yours.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And then you invariably came out with that one piece of oracular advice of yours.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then you invariably came out with that one piece of oracular advice of yours.
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From this reading THEOPHILA.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Yes, you had your miseries too.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And then you invariably came out with that one piece of oracular advice of yours.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, you had your miseries too.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yes, you had your miseries too.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yes, you had your miseries too.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading And then you invariably came out with that one piece of oracular advice of yours.
Chapter 8 of The Benefit of the Doubt by Arthur Wing Pinero holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 8 holds 406 sentences of The Benefit of the Doubt, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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