Chapter 6 of The Big Drum: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Big Drum: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LADY FILSON. Grotesque! SIR RANDLE. [_Walking about on the extreme right._] Amazing! OTTOLINE.
Chapter 6 of The Big Drum: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “[_Walking about on the extreme right._] Amazing!”
surprising greatly
From this reading “[_Walking about on the extreme right._] Amazing!”
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading “[_Walking about on the extreme right._] Amazing!”
distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
From this reading “Grotesque!”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “LADY FILSON.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “[_Walking about on the extreme right._] Amazing!”
term of address for a man
From this reading “SIR RANDLE.”
close enough to be walked to
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading [_Walking about on the extreme right._] Amazing!
surprising greatly
From this reading [_Walking about on the extreme right._] Amazing!
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading [_Walking about on the extreme right._] Amazing!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LADY FILSON.
distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
From this reading Grotesque!
a polite name for any woman
From this reading LADY FILSON.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [_Walking about on the extreme right._] Amazing!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OTTOLINE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SIR RANDLE.
precisely, exactly
From this reading [_Walking about on the extreme right._] Amazing!
term of address for a man
From this reading SIR RANDLE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_Walking about on the extreme right._] Amazing!
close enough to be walked to
From this reading [_Walking about on the extreme right._] Amazing!
Chapter 6 of The Big Drum: A Comedy in Four Acts by Arthur Wing Pinero holds 446 sentences, grouped into 90 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 446 sentences of The Big Drum: A Comedy in Four Acts, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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