Chapter 6 of The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan is here in full — 331 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan is here in full — 331 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DUET—BARONESS and RUDOLPH. BAR. As o'er our penny roll we sing, It is not reprehensive To think what joys our wealth would bring Were we disposed to do the thing Upon a scale extensive. There's rich mock-turtle—thick and clear— RUD. (confidentially). Perhaps we'll have it once a year!
Chapter 6 of The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan is here in full — 331 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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From this reading As o'er our penny roll we sing, It is not reprehensive To think what joys our wealth would bring Were we disposed to do the thing Upon a scale extensive.
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From this reading DUET—BARONESS and RUDOLPH.
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From this reading As o'er our penny roll we sing, It is not reprehensive To think what joys our wealth would bring Were we disposed to do the thing Upon a scale extensive.
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From this reading BAR.
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From this reading DUET—BARONESS and RUDOLPH.
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From this reading As o'er our penny roll we sing, It is not reprehensive To think what joys our wealth would bring Were we disposed to do the thing Upon a scale extensive.
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From this reading There's rich mock-turtle—thick and clear— RUD. (confidentially).
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From this reading There's rich mock-turtle—thick and clear— RUD. (confidentially).
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From this reading As o'er our penny roll we sing, It is not reprehensive To think what joys our wealth would bring Were we disposed to do the thing Upon a scale extensive.
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From this reading As o'er our penny roll we sing, It is not reprehensive To think what joys our wealth would bring Were we disposed to do the thing Upon a scale extensive.
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From this reading DUET—BARONESS and RUDOLPH.
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From this reading As o'er our penny roll we sing, It is not reprehensive To think what joys our wealth would bring Were we disposed to do the thing Upon a scale extensive.
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From this reading Perhaps we'll have it once a year!
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From this reading As o'er our penny roll we sing, It is not reprehensive To think what joys our wealth would bring Were we disposed to do the thing Upon a scale extensive.
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From this reading As o'er our penny roll we sing, It is not reprehensive To think what joys our wealth would bring Were we disposed to do the thing Upon a scale extensive.
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From this reading As o'er our penny roll we sing, It is not reprehensive To think what joys our wealth would bring Were we disposed to do the thing Upon a scale extensive.
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From this reading There's rich mock-turtle—thick and clear— RUD. (confidentially).
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From this reading As o'er our penny roll we sing, It is not reprehensive To think what joys our wealth would bring Were we disposed to do the thing Upon a scale extensive.
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From this reading As o'er our penny roll we sing, It is not reprehensive To think what joys our wealth would bring Were we disposed to do the thing Upon a scale extensive.
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From this reading Perhaps we'll have it once a year!
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From this reading As o'er our penny roll we sing, It is not reprehensive To think what joys our wealth would bring Were we disposed to do the thing Upon a scale extensive.
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From this reading As o'er our penny roll we sing, It is not reprehensive To think what joys our wealth would bring Were we disposed to do the thing Upon a scale extensive.
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From this reading Perhaps we'll have it once a year!
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From this reading As o'er our penny roll we sing, It is not reprehensive To think what joys our wealth would bring Were we disposed to do the thing Upon a scale extensive.
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From this reading There's rich mock-turtle—thick and clear— RUD. (confidentially).
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From this reading As o'er our penny roll we sing, It is not reprehensive To think what joys our wealth would bring Were we disposed to do the thing Upon a scale extensive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's rich mock-turtle—thick and clear— RUD. (confidentially).
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From this reading DUET—BARONESS and RUDOLPH.
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From this reading As o'er our penny roll we sing, It is not reprehensive To think what joys our wealth would bring Were we disposed to do the thing Upon a scale extensive.
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From this reading As o'er our penny roll we sing, It is not reprehensive To think what joys our wealth would bring Were we disposed to do the thing Upon a scale extensive.
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From this reading As o'er our penny roll we sing, It is not reprehensive To think what joys our wealth would bring Were we disposed to do the thing Upon a scale extensive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's rich mock-turtle—thick and clear— RUD. (confidentially).
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From this reading There's rich mock-turtle—thick and clear— RUD. (confidentially).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As o'er our penny roll we sing, It is not reprehensive To think what joys our wealth would bring Were we disposed to do the thing Upon a scale extensive.
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From this reading As o'er our penny roll we sing, It is not reprehensive To think what joys our wealth would bring Were we disposed to do the thing Upon a scale extensive.
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From this reading As o'er our penny roll we sing, It is not reprehensive To think what joys our wealth would bring Were we disposed to do the thing Upon a scale extensive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As o'er our penny roll we sing, It is not reprehensive To think what joys our wealth would bring Were we disposed to do the thing Upon a scale extensive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As o'er our penny roll we sing, It is not reprehensive To think what joys our wealth would bring Were we disposed to do the thing Upon a scale extensive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps we'll have it once a year!
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From this reading As o'er our penny roll we sing, It is not reprehensive To think what joys our wealth would bring Were we disposed to do the thing Upon a scale extensive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As o'er our penny roll we sing, It is not reprehensive To think what joys our wealth would bring Were we disposed to do the thing Upon a scale extensive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As o'er our penny roll we sing, It is not reprehensive To think what joys our wealth would bring Were we disposed to do the thing Upon a scale extensive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As o'er our penny roll we sing, It is not reprehensive To think what joys our wealth would bring Were we disposed to do the thing Upon a scale extensive.
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From this reading Perhaps we'll have it once a year!
Chapter 6 of The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan by Arthur Sullivan holds 331 sentences, grouped into 67 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
Chapter 6 holds 331 sentences of The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan, unabridged, divided into 67 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan by Arthur Sullivan exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 331 sentences, grouped into 67 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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