Chapter 3 of The Female Wits is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Female Wits is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. _Aw'dw._ Why wou'd you chuse to call it an _Opera_ then? _Mar._ Lord! Mr. _Aw'dwell_, I han't time to answer every impertinent Question. Mr. _Prais._ No Sir! We han't time, it was the Ladys Will, and that's Allmighty Reason.
Chapter 3 of The Female Wits is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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react verbally
From this reading “Mr. _Aw'dwell_, I han't time to answer every impertinent Question.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Mr. _Aw'dw._ Why wou'd you chuse to call it an _Opera_ then?”
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
From this reading “Mr. _Aw'dwell_, I han't time to answer every impertinent Question.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “_Mar._ Lord!”
make imperfect
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “Mr. _Aw'dwell_, I han't time to answer every impertinent Question.”
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “We han't time, it was the Ladys Will, and that's Allmighty Reason.”
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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From this reading We han't time, it was the Ladys Will, and that's Allmighty Reason.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mr. _Aw'dw._ Why wou'd you chuse to call it an _Opera_ then?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We han't time, it was the Ladys Will, and that's Allmighty Reason.
react verbally
From this reading Mr. _Aw'dwell_, I han't time to answer every impertinent Question.
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From this reading Mr. _Aw'dw._ Why wou'd you chuse to call it an _Opera_ then?
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From this reading Mr. _Aw'dwell_, I han't time to answer every impertinent Question.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Mr. _Aw'dw._ Why wou'd you chuse to call it an _Opera_ then?
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From this reading Mr. _Aw'dw._ Why wou'd you chuse to call it an _Opera_ then?
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Mr. _Aw'dwell_, I han't time to answer every impertinent Question.
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From this reading Mr. _Aw'dwell_, I han't time to answer every impertinent Question.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mr. _Aw'dwell_, I han't time to answer every impertinent Question.
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
From this reading Mr. _Aw'dwell_, I han't time to answer every impertinent Question.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. _Aw'dw._ Why wou'd you chuse to call it an _Opera_ then?
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From this reading We han't time, it was the Ladys Will, and that's Allmighty Reason.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading _Mar._ Lord!
make imperfect
From this reading _Mar._ Lord!
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. _Aw'dw._ Why wou'd you chuse to call it an _Opera_ then?
not any; not one
From this reading Mr. _Prais._ No Sir!
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading Mr. _Aw'dw._ Why wou'd you chuse to call it an _Opera_ then?
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From this reading Mr. _Prais._ No Sir!
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Mr. _Aw'dwell_, I han't time to answer every impertinent Question.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading We han't time, it was the Ladys Will, and that's Allmighty Reason.
term of address for a man
From this reading Mr. _Prais._ No Sir!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We han't time, it was the Ladys Will, and that's Allmighty Reason.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We han't time, it was the Ladys Will, and that's Allmighty Reason.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Mr. _Aw'dw._ Why wou'd you chuse to call it an _Opera_ then?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Mr. _Aw'dwell_, I han't time to answer every impertinent Question.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. _Aw'dw._ Why wou'd you chuse to call it an _Opera_ then?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We han't time, it was the Ladys Will, and that's Allmighty Reason.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We han't time, it was the Ladys Will, and that's Allmighty Reason.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Mr. _Aw'dw._ Why wou'd you chuse to call it an _Opera_ then?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We han't time, it was the Ladys Will, and that's Allmighty Reason.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. _Aw'dw._ Why wou'd you chuse to call it an _Opera_ then?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mr. _Aw'dw._ Why wou'd you chuse to call it an _Opera_ then?
Chapter 3 of The Female Wits by Anonymous holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 3 holds 416 sentences of The Female Wits, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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