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Chapter 12 of The Cabinet Minister: A Farce in Four Acts is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LADY MACPHAIL. Miss Twombley, Lord Drumdurris's guests are politely waiting till you are pleased to lead the Strathspey with the Macphail. MACPHAIL. Miss Twombley. IMOGEN.
Chapter 12 of The Cabinet Minister: A Farce in Four Acts is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “Miss Twombley, Lord Drumdurris's guests are politely waiting till you are pleased to lead the Strathspey with the Macphail.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “LADY MACPHAIL.”
take somebody somewhere
From this reading “Miss Twombley, Lord Drumdurris's guests are politely waiting till you are pleased to lead the Strathspey with the Macphail.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Miss Twombley, Lord Drumdurris's guests are politely waiting till you are pleased to lead the Strathspey with the Macphail.”
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading “Miss Twombley, Lord Drumdurris's guests are politely waiting till you are pleased to lead the Strathspey with the Macphail.”
in a polite manner
From this reading “Miss Twombley, Lord Drumdurris's guests are politely waiting till you are pleased to lead the Strathspey with the Macphail.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Miss Twombley, Lord Drumdurris's guests are politely waiting till you are pleased to lead the Strathspey with the Macphail.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “Miss Twombley, Lord Drumdurris's guests are politely waiting till you are pleased to lead the Strathspey with the Macphail.”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Miss Twombley, Lord Drumdurris's guests are politely waiting till you are pleased to lead the Strathspey with the Macphail.
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From this reading Miss Twombley, Lord Drumdurris's guests are politely waiting till you are pleased to lead the Strathspey with the Macphail.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading Miss Twombley, Lord Drumdurris's guests are politely waiting till you are pleased to lead the Strathspey with the Macphail.
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From this reading IMOGEN.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading LADY MACPHAIL.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading Miss Twombley, Lord Drumdurris's guests are politely waiting till you are pleased to lead the Strathspey with the Macphail.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Miss Twombley, Lord Drumdurris's guests are politely waiting till you are pleased to lead the Strathspey with the Macphail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LADY MACPHAIL.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Twombley, Lord Drumdurris's guests are politely waiting till you are pleased to lead the Strathspey with the Macphail.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading Miss Twombley, Lord Drumdurris's guests are politely waiting till you are pleased to lead the Strathspey with the Macphail.
in a polite manner
From this reading Miss Twombley, Lord Drumdurris's guests are politely waiting till you are pleased to lead the Strathspey with the Macphail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Twombley, Lord Drumdurris's guests are politely waiting till you are pleased to lead the Strathspey with the Macphail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Twombley, Lord Drumdurris's guests are politely waiting till you are pleased to lead the Strathspey with the Macphail.
up to a particular time
From this reading Miss Twombley, Lord Drumdurris's guests are politely waiting till you are pleased to lead the Strathspey with the Macphail.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Twombley, Lord Drumdurris's guests are politely waiting till you are pleased to lead the Strathspey with the Macphail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Twombley, Lord Drumdurris's guests are politely waiting till you are pleased to lead the Strathspey with the Macphail.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Miss Twombley, Lord Drumdurris's guests are politely waiting till you are pleased to lead the Strathspey with the Macphail.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Twombley, Lord Drumdurris's guests are politely waiting till you are pleased to lead the Strathspey with the Macphail.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Miss Twombley, Lord Drumdurris's guests are politely waiting till you are pleased to lead the Strathspey with the Macphail.
Chapter 12 of The Cabinet Minister: A Farce in Four Acts by Arthur Wing Pinero holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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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