Chapter 5 of The Blunderer is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Blunderer is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SCENE VIII.--LELIO, TRUFALDIN, MASCARILLE. TRUF. (_Knocks at his door, and then addresses Lelio_). A word with you, if you please. So, Mr. Cheat, you have the assurance to fool a respectable man, and make game of him?
Chapter 5 of The Blunderer is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “address” — (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
From this reading “(_Knocks at his door, and then addresses Lelio_).”
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading “So, Mr. Cheat, you have the assurance to fool a respectable man, and make game of him?”
deprive somebody of something by deceit
From this reading “So, Mr. Cheat, you have the assurance to fool a respectable man, and make game of him?”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “So, Mr. Cheat, you have the assurance to fool a respectable man, and make game of him?”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “So, Mr. Cheat, you have the assurance to fool a respectable man, and make game of him?”
plural of “knock” — the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
From this reading “So, Mr. Cheat, you have the assurance to fool a respectable man, and make game of him?”
the place where some action occurs
From this reading “SCENE VIII.--LELIO, TRUFALDIN, MASCARILLE.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A word with you, if you please.
plural of “address” — (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
From this reading (_Knocks at his door, and then addresses Lelio_).
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (_Knocks at his door, and then addresses Lelio_).
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading So, Mr. Cheat, you have the assurance to fool a respectable man, and make game of him?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading (_Knocks at his door, and then addresses Lelio_).
deprive somebody of something by deceit
From this reading So, Mr. Cheat, you have the assurance to fool a respectable man, and make game of him?
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading (_Knocks at his door, and then addresses Lelio_).
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading So, Mr. Cheat, you have the assurance to fool a respectable man, and make game of him?
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading So, Mr. Cheat, you have the assurance to fool a respectable man, and make game of him?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So, Mr. Cheat, you have the assurance to fool a respectable man, and make game of him?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So, Mr. Cheat, you have the assurance to fool a respectable man, and make game of him?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading (_Knocks at his door, and then addresses Lelio_).
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A word with you, if you please.
plural of “knock” — the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading (_Knocks at his door, and then addresses Lelio_).
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From this reading SCENE VIII.--LELIO, TRUFALDIN, MASCARILLE.
engage in
From this reading So, Mr. Cheat, you have the assurance to fool a respectable man, and make game of him?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading So, Mr. Cheat, you have the assurance to fool a respectable man, and make game of him?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SCENE VIII.--LELIO, TRUFALDIN, MASCARILLE.
a form of address for a man
From this reading So, Mr. Cheat, you have the assurance to fool a respectable man, and make game of him?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So, Mr. Cheat, you have the assurance to fool a respectable man, and make game of him?
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading A word with you, if you please.
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
From this reading So, Mr. Cheat, you have the assurance to fool a respectable man, and make game of him?
the place where some action occurs
From this reading SCENE VIII.--LELIO, TRUFALDIN, MASCARILLE.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, Mr. Cheat, you have the assurance to fool a respectable man, and make game of him?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So, Mr. Cheat, you have the assurance to fool a respectable man, and make game of him?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading (_Knocks at his door, and then addresses Lelio_).
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So, Mr. Cheat, you have the assurance to fool a respectable man, and make game of him?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TRUF.
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From this reading SCENE VIII.--LELIO, TRUFALDIN, MASCARILLE.
the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
From this reading SCENE VIII.--LELIO, TRUFALDIN, MASCARILLE.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A word with you, if you please.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading A word with you, if you please.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A word with you, if you please.
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