Chapter 2 of The Bores: A Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 512 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Bores: A Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 512 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ER. Seneca is a fool in your mouth, since he tells me nothing of all that concerns me. Tell me your message at once. LA M. To satisfy you, Orphise ... An insect has got among your hair.
Chapter 2 of The Bores: A Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 512 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “concern” — something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading “Seneca is a fool in your mouth, since he tells me nothing of all that concerns me.”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “Seneca is a fool in your mouth, since he tells me nothing of all that concerns me.”
small air-breathing arthropod
From this reading “An insect has got among your hair.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “Tell me your message at once.”
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading “Seneca is a fool in your mouth, since he tells me nothing of all that concerns me.”
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading “LA M. To satisfy you, Orphise ...”
Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD)
From this reading “Seneca is a fool in your mouth, since he tells me nothing of all that concerns me.”
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading “Seneca is a fool in your mouth, since he tells me nothing of all that concerns me.”
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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 Seneca is a fool in your mouth, since he tells me nothing of all that concerns me.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Seneca is a fool in your mouth, since he tells me nothing of all that concerns me.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading An insect has got among your hair.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An insect has got among your hair.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tell me your message at once.
plural of “concern” — something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading Seneca is a fool in your mouth, since he tells me nothing of all that concerns me.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading ER.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Seneca is a fool in your mouth, since he tells me nothing of all that concerns me.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading An insect has got among your hair.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading An insect has got among your hair.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An insect has got among your hair.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Seneca is a fool in your mouth, since he tells me nothing of all that concerns me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Seneca is a fool in your mouth, since he tells me nothing of all that concerns me.
small air-breathing arthropod
From this reading An insect has got among your hair.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Seneca is a fool in your mouth, since he tells me nothing of all that concerns me.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading LA M. To satisfy you, Orphise ...
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading LA M. To satisfy you, Orphise ...
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Seneca is a fool in your mouth, since he tells me nothing of all that concerns me.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading Tell me your message at once.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Seneca is a fool in your mouth, since he tells me nothing of all that concerns me.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Seneca is a fool in your mouth, since he tells me nothing of all that concerns me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Seneca is a fool in your mouth, since he tells me nothing of all that concerns me.
on one occasion
From this reading Tell me your message at once.
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From this reading LA M. To satisfy you, Orphise ...
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading LA M. To satisfy you, Orphise ...
Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD)
From this reading Seneca is a fool in your mouth, since he tells me nothing of all that concerns me.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Seneca is a fool in your mouth, since he tells me nothing of all that concerns me.
express in words
From this reading Tell me your message at once.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading Seneca is a fool in your mouth, since he tells me nothing of all that concerns me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Seneca is a fool in your mouth, since he tells me nothing of all that concerns me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LA M. To satisfy you, Orphise ...
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading LA M. To satisfy you, Orphise ...
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Seneca is a fool in your mouth, since he tells me nothing of all that concerns me.
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