Chapter 3 of The Devil's Disciple is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Devil's Disciple is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. DUDGEON. (_deadly pale, with her hand on her heart as if she had received a deathblow_). My curse on you! My dying curse!
Chapter 3 of The Devil's Disciple is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading “My curse on you!”
causing or capable of causing death
a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase “in high dudgeon”)
From this reading “DUDGEON.”
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading “My dying curse!”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “(_deadly pale, with her hand on her heart as if she had received a deathblow_).”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “MRS.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “(_deadly pale, with her hand on her heart as if she had received a deathblow_).”
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading “(_deadly pale, with her hand on her heart as if she had received a deathblow_).”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading (_deadly pale, with her hand on her heart as if she had received a deathblow_).
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading (_deadly pale, with her hand on her heart as if she had received a deathblow_).
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading My curse on you!
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading (_deadly pale, with her hand on her heart as if she had received a deathblow_).
the blow that kills (usually mercifully)
From this reading (_deadly pale, with her hand on her heart as if she had received a deathblow_).
a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase “in high dudgeon”)
From this reading DUDGEON.
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading My dying curse!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading (_deadly pale, with her hand on her heart as if she had received a deathblow_).
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading (_deadly pale, with her hand on her heart as if she had received a deathblow_).
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading (_deadly pale, with her hand on her heart as if she had received a deathblow_).
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading (_deadly pale, with her hand on her heart as if she had received a deathblow_).
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading (_deadly pale, with her hand on her heart as if she had received a deathblow_).
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My curse on you!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading (_deadly pale, with her hand on her heart as if she had received a deathblow_).
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading (_deadly pale, with her hand on her heart as if she had received a deathblow_).
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading (_deadly pale, with her hand on her heart as if she had received a deathblow_).
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (_deadly pale, with her hand on her heart as if she had received a deathblow_).
in the company of; together with
From this reading (_deadly pale, with her hand on her heart as if she had received a deathblow_).
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My curse on you!
Chapter 3 of The Devil's Disciple by Bernard Shaw holds 450 sentences, grouped into 90 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 3 holds 450 sentences of The Devil's Disciple, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Devil's Disciple by Bernard Shaw exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 450 sentences, grouped into 90 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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