Chapter 8 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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Chapter 8 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.
PRINGLE. No, no, he _meant_ the right ear--he hasn't got complete muscular control as yet. I _really_ think we should get on better if you gave him back his power of speech. FAKRASH. It may be so.
Chapter 8 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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come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “No, no, he _meant_ the right ear--he hasn't got complete muscular control as yet.”
power to direct or determine
From this reading “No, no, he _meant_ the right ear--he hasn't got complete muscular control as yet.”
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “No, no, he _meant_ the right ear--he hasn't got complete muscular control as yet.”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
of or relating to or consisting of muscle
From this reading “No, no, he _meant_ the right ear--he hasn't got complete muscular control as yet.”
possession of controlling influence
From this reading “I _really_ think we should get on better if you gave him back his power of speech.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading “I _really_ think we should get on better if you gave him back his power of speech.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No, no, he _meant_ the right ear--he hasn't got complete muscular control as yet.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I _really_ think we should get on better if you gave him back his power of speech.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may be so.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading I _really_ think we should get on better if you gave him back his power of speech.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading No, no, he _meant_ the right ear--he hasn't got complete muscular control as yet.
power to direct or determine
From this reading No, no, he _meant_ the right ear--he hasn't got complete muscular control as yet.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading No, no, he _meant_ the right ear--he hasn't got complete muscular control as yet.
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From this reading FAKRASH.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I _really_ think we should get on better if you gave him back his power of speech.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I _really_ think we should get on better if you gave him back his power of speech.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading No, no, he _meant_ the right ear--he hasn't got complete muscular control as yet.
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From this reading No, no, he _meant_ the right ear--he hasn't got complete muscular control as yet.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No, no, he _meant_ the right ear--he hasn't got complete muscular control as yet.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I _really_ think we should get on better if you gave him back his power of speech.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I _really_ think we should get on better if you gave him back his power of speech.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I _really_ think we should get on better if you gave him back his power of speech.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I _really_ think we should get on better if you gave him back his power of speech.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may be so.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may be so.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading No, no, he _meant_ the right ear--he hasn't got complete muscular control as yet.
of or relating to or consisting of muscle
From this reading No, no, he _meant_ the right ear--he hasn't got complete muscular control as yet.
not any; not one
From this reading No, no, he _meant_ the right ear--he hasn't got complete muscular control as yet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I _really_ think we should get on better if you gave him back his power of speech.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I _really_ think we should get on better if you gave him back his power of speech.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading I _really_ think we should get on better if you gave him back his power of speech.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PRINGLE.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I _really_ think we should get on better if you gave him back his power of speech.
precisely, exactly
From this reading No, no, he _meant_ the right ear--he hasn't got complete muscular control as yet.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I _really_ think we should get on better if you gave him back his power of speech.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It may be so.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading I _really_ think we should get on better if you gave him back his power of speech.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No, no, he _meant_ the right ear--he hasn't got complete muscular control as yet.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I _really_ think we should get on better if you gave him back his power of speech.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I _really_ think we should get on better if you gave him back his power of speech.
but in spite of that
From this reading No, no, he _meant_ the right ear--he hasn't got complete muscular control as yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I _really_ think we should get on better if you gave him back his power of speech.
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