Chapter 4 of The Doctor's Dilemma is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Doctor's Dilemma is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RIDGEON. Yes. THE MAID. Well, sir, you may believe me or not; but I'm the lawful Mrs Dubedat. SIR PATRICK.
Chapter 4 of The Doctor's Dilemma is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 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.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “Well, sir, you may believe me or not; but I'm the lawful Mrs Dubedat.”
conformable to or allowed by law
From this reading “Well, sir, you may believe me or not; but I'm the lawful Mrs Dubedat.”
a female domestic
From this reading “THE MAID.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Well, sir, you may believe me or not; but I'm the lawful Mrs Dubedat.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Well, sir, you may believe me or not; but I'm the lawful Mrs Dubedat.”
Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
From this reading “SIR PATRICK.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Well, sir, you may believe me or not; but I'm the lawful Mrs Dubedat.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Well, sir, you may believe me or not; but I'm the lawful Mrs Dubedat.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Well, sir, you may believe me or not; but I'm the lawful Mrs Dubedat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, sir, you may believe me or not; but I'm the lawful Mrs Dubedat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, sir, you may believe me or not; but I'm the lawful Mrs Dubedat.
conformable to or allowed by law
From this reading Well, sir, you may believe me or not; but I'm the lawful Mrs Dubedat.
a female domestic
From this reading THE MAID.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Well, sir, you may believe me or not; but I'm the lawful Mrs Dubedat.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, sir, you may believe me or not; but I'm the lawful Mrs Dubedat.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Well, sir, you may believe me or not; but I'm the lawful Mrs Dubedat.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Well, sir, you may believe me or not; but I'm the lawful Mrs Dubedat.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Well, sir, you may believe me or not; but I'm the lawful Mrs Dubedat.
Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
From this reading SIR PATRICK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RIDGEON.
term of address for a man
From this reading Well, sir, you may believe me or not; but I'm the lawful Mrs Dubedat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAID.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, sir, you may believe me or not; but I'm the lawful Mrs Dubedat.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, sir, you may believe me or not; but I'm the lawful Mrs Dubedat.
Chapter 4 of The Doctor's Dilemma by Bernard Shaw holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 4 holds 425 sentences of The Doctor's Dilemma, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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