Chapter 6 of The Bicyclers and Three Other Farces is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Bicyclers and Three Other Farces is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mrs. Perkins. Just this once, Teddy--please--for me. Yardsley. You owe it to your position, Perkins. You are the only man here that knows anything about anything.
Chapter 6 of The Bicyclers and Three Other Farces is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 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.
any thing at all
From this reading “You are the only man here that knows anything about anything.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “You are the only man here that knows anything about anything.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Mrs. Perkins.”
on one occasion
From this reading “Just this once, Teddy--please--for me.”
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading “You owe it to your position, Perkins.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Just this once, Teddy--please--for me.”
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading “You owe it to your position, Perkins.”
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading “Just this once, Teddy--please--for me.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You are the only man here that knows anything about anything.
any thing at all
From this reading You are the only man here that knows anything about anything.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are the only man here that knows anything about anything.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Just this once, Teddy--please--for me.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading You are the only man here that knows anything about anything.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You owe it to your position, Perkins.
and nothing more
From this reading Just this once, Teddy--please--for me.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading You are the only man here that knows anything about anything.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading You are the only man here that knows anything about anything.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Just this once, Teddy--please--for me.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Perkins.
on one occasion
From this reading Just this once, Teddy--please--for me.
and nothing more
From this reading You are the only man here that knows anything about anything.
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading You owe it to your position, Perkins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Perkins.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Just this once, Teddy--please--for me.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading You owe it to your position, Perkins.
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading Just this once, Teddy--please--for me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You are the only man here that knows anything about anything.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You are the only man here that knows anything about anything.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Just this once, Teddy--please--for me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You owe it to your position, Perkins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yardsley.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You owe it to your position, Perkins.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You owe it to your position, Perkins.
Chapter 6 of The Bicyclers and Three Other Farces by John Kendrick Bangs holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 6 holds 416 sentences of The Bicyclers and Three Other Farces, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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