Chapter III
Chapter 3
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FINALE. PITTI. For he's gone and married Yum-Yum— ALL. Yum-Yum! PITTI.
The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan
Chapter III · Chapter 3
Chapter 3 of The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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FINALE.
PITTI.
For
he's
gone
and
married
Yum-Yum—
ALL.
Yum-Yum!
PITTI.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan
Chapter III · Chapter 3
Chapter 3 of The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
FINALE.
/fəˈnæli/
Line 2
PITTI.
Line 3
For
he's
gone
and
married
Yum-Yum—
ALL.
Line 4
Yum-Yum!
Line 5
PITTI.
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
finale
noun
US /fəˈnæli/
the closing section of a musical composition
From this reading “FINALE.”
gone
adjective
US /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading “For he's gone and married Yum-Yum— ALL.”
married
adjective
US /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading “For he's gone and married Yum-Yum— ALL.”
All words in this reading · 9
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ALLadjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 For he's gone and married Yum-Yum— ALL.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For he's gone and married Yum-Yum— ALL.
FINALEnounUS /fəˈnæli/
the closing section of a musical composition
From this reading FINALE.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For he's gone and married Yum-Yum— ALL.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading For he's gone and married Yum-Yum— ALL.
he's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For he's gone and married Yum-Yum— ALL.
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading For he's gone and married Yum-Yum— ALL.
PITTI
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PITTI.
Yum-Yum
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From this reading For he's gone and married Yum-Yum— ALL.
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