Chapter 3 of The Duenna: A Comic Opera is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Duenna: A Comic Opera is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Duen_. What is your friend saying, signor? _Isaac_. Oh, ma'am, he is expressing his raptures at such charms as he never saw before. Eh, Carlos?
Chapter 3 of The Duenna: A Comic Opera is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading “Eh, Carlos?”
plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading “Oh, ma'am, he is expressing his raptures at such charms as he never saw before.”
-ing form of “express” — give expression to
From this reading “Oh, ma'am, he is expressing his raptures at such charms as he never saw before.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “What is your friend saying, signor?”
(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau
a woman of refinement
From this reading “Oh, ma'am, he is expressing his raptures at such charms as he never saw before.”
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “What is your friend saying, signor?”
used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately
From this reading “What is your friend saying, signor?”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Oh, ma'am, he is expressing his raptures at such charms as he never saw before.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Oh, ma'am, he is expressing his raptures at such charms as he never saw before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Oh, ma'am, he is expressing his raptures at such charms as he never saw before.
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading Eh, Carlos?
plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading Oh, ma'am, he is expressing his raptures at such charms as he never saw before.
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From this reading _Duen_.
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From this reading Eh, Carlos?
-ing form of “express” — give expression to
From this reading Oh, ma'am, he is expressing his raptures at such charms as he never saw before.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading What is your friend saying, signor?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh, ma'am, he is expressing his raptures at such charms as he never saw before.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Oh, ma'am, he is expressing his raptures at such charms as he never saw before.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is your friend saying, signor?
(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau
From this reading _Isaac_.
a woman of refinement
From this reading Oh, ma'am, he is expressing his raptures at such charms as he never saw before.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Oh, ma'am, he is expressing his raptures at such charms as he never saw before.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, ma'am, he is expressing his raptures at such charms as he never saw before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, ma'am, he is expressing his raptures at such charms as he never saw before.
cut with a saw
From this reading Oh, ma'am, he is expressing his raptures at such charms as he never saw before.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading What is your friend saying, signor?
used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately
From this reading What is your friend saying, signor?
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Oh, ma'am, he is expressing his raptures at such charms as he never saw before.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is your friend saying, signor?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What is your friend saying, signor?
Chapter 3 of The Duenna: A Comic Opera by Richard Brinsley Sheridan holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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