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Chapter 5 of The Brass Bottle — A Farcical Fantastic Play in Four Acts is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. FUTVOYE. [_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE. No, she won't? _Will_ you, Sylvia?
Chapter 5 of The Brass Bottle — A Farcical Fantastic Play in Four Acts is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading “[_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE.”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “[_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE.”
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading “[_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE.”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “[_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE.”
in a cold and icy manner
plural of “join” — the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
From this reading “[_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “[_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE.”
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading “[_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “[_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE.”
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be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading [_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading [_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading [_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading [_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FUTVOYE.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading [_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE.
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading [_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading [_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE.
in a cold and icy manner
From this reading [_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE.
plural of “join” — the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
From this reading [_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading [_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading [_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE.
not any; not one
From this reading No, she won't?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE.
on one occasion
From this reading [_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading [_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE.
express in words
From this reading [_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading [_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading [_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, she won't?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [_Icily._] For _once_, I entirely agree with my husband, and I believe Sylvia herself will tell you---- [_She turns, and joins the PROFESSOR on the left._ HORACE.
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