Chapter 2 of The Duchess of Dublin: A Farce is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Duchess of Dublin: A Farce is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Plumpface_ (_coughs_). I know your skill, doctor (_cough_,) and shall depend upon you. Good day. (_Cough. Aside._) I'll come back and quicken his memory when Oldbuck is out of sight.
Chapter 2 of The Duchess of Dublin: A Farce is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on or to one side
From this reading “Aside._) I'll come back and quicken his memory when Oldbuck is out of sight.”
exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
plural of “cough” — a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “I know your skill, doctor (_cough_,) and shall depend upon you.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “I know your skill, doctor (_cough_,) and shall depend upon you.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “Aside._) I'll come back and quicken his memory when Oldbuck is out of sight.”
move faster
From this reading “Aside._) I'll come back and quicken his memory when Oldbuck is out of sight.”
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading “I know your skill, doctor (_cough_,) and shall depend upon you.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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be contingent on
In this reading “I know your skill, doctor (_cough_,) and shall depend upon you.”
be restored
In this reading “Aside._) I'll come back and quicken his memory when Oldbuck is out of sight.”
a farewell remark
In this reading “Good day.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I know your skill, doctor (_cough_,) and shall depend upon you.
on or to one side
From this reading Aside._) I'll come back and quicken his memory when Oldbuck is out of sight.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Aside._) I'll come back and quicken his memory when Oldbuck is out of sight.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Aside._) I'll come back and quicken his memory when Oldbuck is out of sight.
exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
From this reading I know your skill, doctor (_cough_,) and shall depend upon you.
plural of “cough” — a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
From this reading _Plumpface_ (_coughs_).
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Good day.
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading I know your skill, doctor (_cough_,) and shall depend upon you.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading I know your skill, doctor (_cough_,) and shall depend upon you.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good day.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Aside._) I'll come back and quicken his memory when Oldbuck is out of sight.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know your skill, doctor (_cough_,) and shall depend upon you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aside._) I'll come back and quicken his memory when Oldbuck is out of sight.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Aside._) I'll come back and quicken his memory when Oldbuck is out of sight.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know your skill, doctor (_cough_,) and shall depend upon you.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Aside._) I'll come back and quicken his memory when Oldbuck is out of sight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Aside._) I'll come back and quicken his memory when Oldbuck is out of sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aside._) I'll come back and quicken his memory when Oldbuck is out of sight.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Aside._) I'll come back and quicken his memory when Oldbuck is out of sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Plumpface_ (_coughs_).
move faster
From this reading Aside._) I'll come back and quicken his memory when Oldbuck is out of sight.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I know your skill, doctor (_cough_,) and shall depend upon you.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Aside._) I'll come back and quicken his memory when Oldbuck is out of sight.
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading I know your skill, doctor (_cough_,) and shall depend upon you.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I know your skill, doctor (_cough_,) and shall depend upon you.
at the time that
From this reading Aside._) I'll come back and quicken his memory when Oldbuck is out of sight.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I know your skill, doctor (_cough_,) and shall depend upon you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I know your skill, doctor (_cough_,) and shall depend upon you.
Chapter 2 of The Duchess of Dublin: A Farce by George M. (George Melville) Baker holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 2 holds 427 sentences of The Duchess of Dublin: A Farce, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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