Chapter 9 of The Gay Lord Quex: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Gay Lord Quex: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
QUEX. [_Raising himself on his elbow._] Will you have this sofa? [_She gives him a fierce look._] A glass of your wine? [_She rises, with a stamp of the foot, and once more paces the room. He sips his wine and re-settles himself.
Chapter 9 of The Gay Lord Quex: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading “[_Raising himself on his elbow._] Will you have this sofa?”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “[_She gives him a fierce look._] A glass of your wine?”
plural of “pace” — the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading “[_She rises, with a stamp of the foot, and once more paces the room.”
the event of something being raised upward
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading “[_She rises, with a stamp of the foot, and once more paces the room.”
plural of “sip” — a small drink
From this reading “He sips his wine and re-settles himself.”
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “[_Raising himself on his elbow._] Will you have this sofa?”
walk heavily
From this reading “[_She rises, with a stamp of the foot, and once more paces the room.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [_She gives him a fierce look._] A glass of your wine?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_She rises, with a stamp of the foot, and once more paces the room.
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading [_Raising himself on his elbow._] Will you have this sofa?
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading [_She gives him a fierce look._] A glass of your wine?
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading [_She rises, with a stamp of the foot, and once more paces the room.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading [_She gives him a fierce look._] A glass of your wine?
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading [_She gives him a fierce look._] A glass of your wine?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading [_Raising himself on his elbow._] Will you have this sofa?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sips his wine and re-settles himself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [_She gives him a fierce look._] A glass of your wine?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading [_Raising himself on his elbow._] Will you have this sofa?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [_Raising himself on his elbow._] Will you have this sofa?
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading [_She gives him a fierce look._] A glass of your wine?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading [_She rises, with a stamp of the foot, and once more paces the room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [_She gives him a fierce look._] A glass of your wine?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [_Raising himself on his elbow._] Will you have this sofa?
on one occasion
From this reading [_She rises, with a stamp of the foot, and once more paces the room.
plural of “pace” — the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading [_She rises, with a stamp of the foot, and once more paces the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading QUEX.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading [_Raising himself on his elbow._] Will you have this sofa?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sips his wine and re-settles himself.
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading [_She rises, with a stamp of the foot, and once more paces the room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading [_She rises, with a stamp of the foot, and once more paces the room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [_She gives him a fierce look._] A glass of your wine?
plural of “sip” — a small drink
From this reading He sips his wine and re-settles himself.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading [_Raising himself on his elbow._] Will you have this sofa?
walk heavily
From this reading [_She rises, with a stamp of the foot, and once more paces the room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_She rises, with a stamp of the foot, and once more paces the room.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [_Raising himself on his elbow._] Will you have this sofa?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading [_Raising himself on his elbow._] Will you have this sofa?
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading [_She gives him a fierce look._] A glass of your wine?
in the company of; together with
From this reading [_She rises, with a stamp of the foot, and once more paces the room.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [_Raising himself on his elbow._] Will you have this sofa?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [_She gives him a fierce look._] A glass of your wine?
Chapter 9 of The Gay Lord Quex: A Comedy in Four Acts by Arthur Wing Pinero holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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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