Chapter 10 of The Cabinet Minister: A farce in four acts is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Cabinet Minister: A farce in four acts is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DOWAGER. [Sitting at writing-table.] I'll telegraph to Sir George McHarness, the surgeon. LADY MACPHAIL. Now let the wail of the lament waken the echoes of black Ben-Muchty! MACPHAIL.
Chapter 10 of The Cabinet Minister: A farce in four acts is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a widow holding property received from her deceased husband
From this reading “DOWAGER.”
plural of “echo” — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
From this reading “Now let the wail of the lament waken the echoes of black Ben-Muchty!”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “[Sitting at writing-table.] I'll telegraph to Sir George McHarness, the surgeon.”
express grief verbally
From this reading “Now let the wail of the lament waken the echoes of black Ben-Muchty!”
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading “[Sitting at writing-table.] I'll telegraph to Sir George McHarness, the surgeon.”
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading “[Sitting at writing-table.] I'll telegraph to Sir George McHarness, the surgeon.”
emit long loud cries
From this reading “Now let the wail of the lament waken the echoes of black Ben-Muchty!”
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading “Now let the wail of the lament waken the echoes of black Ben-Muchty!”
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.
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In this reading “Now let the wail of the lament waken the echoes of black Ben-Muchty!”
In this reading “Now let the wail of the lament waken the echoes of black Ben-Muchty!”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [Sitting at writing-table.] I'll telegraph to Sir George McHarness, the surgeon.
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From this reading Now let the wail of the lament waken the echoes of black Ben-Muchty!
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Now let the wail of the lament waken the echoes of black Ben-Muchty!
a widow holding property received from her deceased husband
From this reading DOWAGER.
plural of “echo” — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
From this reading Now let the wail of the lament waken the echoes of black Ben-Muchty!
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading [Sitting at writing-table.] I'll telegraph to Sir George McHarness, the surgeon.
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From this reading [Sitting at writing-table.] I'll telegraph to Sir George McHarness, the surgeon.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading LADY MACPHAIL.
express grief verbally
From this reading Now let the wail of the lament waken the echoes of black Ben-Muchty!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Now let the wail of the lament waken the echoes of black Ben-Muchty!
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From this reading LADY MACPHAIL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Sitting at writing-table.] I'll telegraph to Sir George McHarness, the surgeon.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now let the wail of the lament waken the echoes of black Ben-Muchty!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now let the wail of the lament waken the echoes of black Ben-Muchty!
term of address for a man
From this reading [Sitting at writing-table.] I'll telegraph to Sir George McHarness, the surgeon.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading [Sitting at writing-table.] I'll telegraph to Sir George McHarness, the surgeon.
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading [Sitting at writing-table.] I'll telegraph to Sir George McHarness, the surgeon.
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading [Sitting at writing-table.] I'll telegraph to Sir George McHarness, the surgeon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Sitting at writing-table.] I'll telegraph to Sir George McHarness, the surgeon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Sitting at writing-table.] I'll telegraph to Sir George McHarness, the surgeon.
emit long loud cries
From this reading Now let the wail of the lament waken the echoes of black Ben-Muchty!
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading Now let the wail of the lament waken the echoes of black Ben-Muchty!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Sitting at writing-table.] I'll telegraph to Sir George McHarness, the surgeon.
Chapter 10 of The Cabinet Minister: A farce in four acts by Arthur Wing Pinero holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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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