Chapter 5 of The Gamester (1753) is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Gamester (1753) is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Jar._ Yet why should I rejoice when a good man dies? Your uncle, madam, died yesterday. _Mrs. Bev._ My uncle!--O heavens! _Char._ How heard you of his death? _Jar._ His steward came express, madam: I met him in the street, enquiring for your lodgings.
Chapter 5 of The Gamester (1753) is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a charred substance
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading “_Jar._ Yet why should I rejoice when a good man dies?”
give expression to
From this reading “_Jar._ His steward came express, madam: I met him in the street, enquiring for your lodgings.”
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading “_Mrs. Bev._ My uncle!--O heavens!”
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
temporary living quarters
From this reading “_Jar._ His steward came express, madam: I met him in the street, enquiring for your lodgings.”
feel happiness or joy
From this reading “_Jar._ Yet why should I rejoice when a good man dies?”
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading “_Jar._ His steward came express, madam: I met him in the street, enquiring for your lodgings.”
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 _Jar._ Yet why should I rejoice when a good man dies?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Mrs. Bev._ My uncle!--O heavens!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Jar._ His steward came express, madam: I met him in the street, enquiring for your lodgings.
a charred substance
From this reading _Char._ How heard you of his death?
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading _Char._ How heard you of his death?
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Your uncle, madam, died yesterday.
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading _Jar._ Yet why should I rejoice when a good man dies?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Jar._ His steward came express, madam: I met him in the street, enquiring for your lodgings.
give expression to
From this reading _Jar._ His steward came express, madam: I met him in the street, enquiring for your lodgings.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Jar._ His steward came express, madam: I met him in the street, enquiring for your lodgings.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading _Jar._ Yet why should I rejoice when a good man dies?
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading _Char._ How heard you of his death?
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading _Mrs. Bev._ My uncle!--O heavens!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Jar._ His steward came express, madam: I met him in the street, enquiring for your lodgings.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Char._ How heard you of his death?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Char._ How heard you of his death?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Jar._ Yet why should I rejoice when a good man dies?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Jar._ His steward came express, madam: I met him in the street, enquiring for your lodgings.
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading _Jar._ Yet why should I rejoice when a good man dies?
temporary living quarters
From this reading _Jar._ His steward came express, madam: I met him in the street, enquiring for your lodgings.
a woman of refinement
From this reading Your uncle, madam, died yesterday.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _Jar._ Yet why should I rejoice when a good man dies?
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading _Jar._ His steward came express, madam: I met him in the street, enquiring for your lodgings.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading _Mrs. Bev._ My uncle!--O heavens!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Mrs. Bev._ My uncle!--O heavens!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading _Mrs. Bev._ My uncle!--O heavens!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Char._ How heard you of his death?
feel happiness or joy
From this reading _Jar._ Yet why should I rejoice when a good man dies?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading _Jar._ Yet why should I rejoice when a good man dies?
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading _Jar._ His steward came express, madam: I met him in the street, enquiring for your lodgings.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading _Jar._ His steward came express, madam: I met him in the street, enquiring for your lodgings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Jar._ His steward came express, madam: I met him in the street, enquiring for your lodgings.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Your uncle, madam, died yesterday.
at the time that
From this reading _Jar._ Yet why should I rejoice when a good man dies?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading _Jar._ Yet why should I rejoice when a good man dies?
the day immediately before today
From this reading Your uncle, madam, died yesterday.
but in spite of that
From this reading _Jar._ Yet why should I rejoice when a good man dies?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Char._ How heard you of his death?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your uncle, madam, died yesterday.
Chapter 5 of The Gamester (1753) by Edward Moore holds 430 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 5 holds 430 sentences of The Gamester (1753), unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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