Chapter 5 of The Cabinet Minister: A Farce in Four Acts is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Cabinet Minister: A Farce in Four Acts is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BROOKE TWOMBLEY. [To VALENTINE.] I never knew such a queer chap! Come upstairs and tell us all about it--what! [BROOKE, VALENTINE, and DRUMDURRIS go out.] LADY TWOMBLEY.
Chapter 5 of The Cabinet Minister: A Farce in Four Acts is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English lyric poet (1887-1915)
From this reading “BROOKE TWOMBLEY.”
a boy or man
From this reading “[To VALENTINE.] I never knew such a queer chap!”
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “[To VALENTINE.] I never knew such a queer chap!”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “LADY TWOMBLEY.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “[To VALENTINE.] I never knew such a queer chap!”
express in words
From this reading “Come upstairs and tell us all about it--what!”
on a floor above
From this reading “Come upstairs and tell us all about it--what!”
a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day
From this reading “[To VALENTINE.] I never knew such a queer chap!”
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move out of or depart from
In this reading “[BROOKE, VALENTINE, and DRUMDURRIS go out.]”
In this reading “Come upstairs and tell us all about it--what!”
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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 [To VALENTINE.] I never knew such a queer chap!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Come upstairs and tell us all about it--what!
(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 Come upstairs and tell us all about it--what!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come upstairs and tell us all about it--what!
English lyric poet (1887-1915)
From this reading BROOKE TWOMBLEY.
a boy or man
From this reading [To VALENTINE.] I never knew such a queer chap!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come upstairs and tell us all about it--what!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [BROOKE, VALENTINE, and DRUMDURRIS go out.]
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading [BROOKE, VALENTINE, and DRUMDURRIS go out.]
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [To VALENTINE.] I never knew such a queer chap!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Come upstairs and tell us all about it--what!
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading [To VALENTINE.] I never knew such a queer chap!
a polite name for any woman
From this reading LADY TWOMBLEY.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading [To VALENTINE.] I never knew such a queer chap!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading [BROOKE, VALENTINE, and DRUMDURRIS go out.]
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading [To VALENTINE.] I never knew such a queer chap!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading [To VALENTINE.] I never knew such a queer chap!
express in words
From this reading Come upstairs and tell us all about it--what!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [To VALENTINE.] I never knew such a queer chap!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BROOKE TWOMBLEY.
on a floor above
From this reading Come upstairs and tell us all about it--what!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come upstairs and tell us all about it--what!
a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day
From this reading [To VALENTINE.] I never knew such a queer chap!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Come upstairs and tell us all about it--what!
Chapter 5 of The Cabinet Minister: A Farce in Four Acts by Arthur Wing Pinero holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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