Chapter 25 of The Creators: A Comedy is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Creators: A Comedy is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You're right, Jinny. I never ought to have married her." "I didn't say you never ought to have married her. I say you ought to be on your knees now you have married her. She's ten thousand times too good for you."
Chapter 25 of The Creators: A Comedy is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “I say you ought to be on your knees now you have married her.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “I never ought to have married her."”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “I never ought to have married her."”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “"You're right, Jinny.”
express in words
From this reading “"I didn't say you never ought to have married her.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “She's ten thousand times too good for you."”
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “She's ten thousand times too good for you."”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “She's ten thousand times too good for you."”
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I say you ought to be on your knees now you have married her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I didn't say you never ought to have married her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She's ten thousand times too good for you."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She's ten thousand times too good for you."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I never ought to have married her."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I never ought to have married her."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never ought to have married her."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're right, Jinny.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading I say you ought to be on your knees now you have married her.
joined in matrimony
From this reading I never ought to have married her."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never ought to have married her."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I say you ought to be on your knees now you have married her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I say you ought to be on your knees now you have married her.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I never ought to have married her."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "You're right, Jinny.
express in words
From this reading "I didn't say you never ought to have married her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's ten thousand times too good for you."
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading She's ten thousand times too good for you."
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading She's ten thousand times too good for you."
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading She's ten thousand times too good for you."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I never ought to have married her."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She's ten thousand times too good for you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I didn't say you never ought to have married her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're right, Jinny.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I say you ought to be on your knees now you have married her.
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