Chapter 2 of The Brass Bottle — A Farcical Fantastic Play in Four Acts is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Brass Bottle — A Farcical Fantastic Play in Four Acts is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SYLVIA. I'm sure there won't! And if he does, why, _we_ won't mind, will we? We shall be together, you know! HORACE.
Chapter 2 of The Brass Bottle — A Farcical Fantastic Play in Four Acts is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading “HORACE.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “We shall be together, you know!”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “And if he does, why, _we_ won't mind, will we?”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “We shall be together, you know!”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “I'm sure there won't!”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “We shall be together, you know!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And if he does, why, _we_ won't mind, will we?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We shall be together, you know!
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And if he does, why, _we_ won't mind, will we?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And if he does, why, _we_ won't mind, will we?
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading HORACE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm sure there won't!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if he does, why, _we_ won't mind, will we?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading We shall be together, you know!
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading And if he does, why, _we_ won't mind, will we?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall be together, you know!
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I'm sure there won't!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SYLVIA.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I'm sure there won't!
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading We shall be together, you know!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And if he does, why, _we_ won't mind, will we?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading And if he does, why, _we_ won't mind, will we?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And if he does, why, _we_ won't mind, will we?
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From this reading I'm sure there won't!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We shall be together, you know!
Chapter 2 of The Brass Bottle — A Farcical Fantastic Play in Four Acts by F. Anstey holds 448 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 2 holds 448 sentences of The Brass Bottle — A Farcical Fantastic Play in Four Acts, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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