Chapter 5 of The Honeymoon: A Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Honeymoon: A Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES. I met one of our johnnies at Liverpool Street, and he was a little excited about it. And I may inform you it isn't often our johnnies do get excited. CEDRIC. Oh!
Chapter 5 of The Honeymoon: A Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “CHARLES.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “I met one of our johnnies at Liverpool Street, and he was a little excited about it.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “And I may inform you it isn't often our johnnies do get excited.”
impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
From this reading “And I may inform you it isn't often our johnnies do get excited.”
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
From this reading “I met one of our johnnies at Liverpool Street, and he was a little excited about it.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “I met one of our johnnies at Liverpool Street, and he was a little excited about it.”
many times at short intervals
From this reading “And I may inform you it isn't often our johnnies do get excited.”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “I met one of our johnnies at Liverpool Street, and he was a little excited about it.”
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In this reading “And I may inform you it isn't often our johnnies do get excited.”
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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 I met one of our johnnies at Liverpool Street, and he was a little excited about it.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I met one of our johnnies at Liverpool Street, and he was a little excited about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I met one of our johnnies at Liverpool Street, and he was a little excited about it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I met one of our johnnies at Liverpool Street, and he was a little excited about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CEDRIC.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading CHARLES.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And I may inform you it isn't often our johnnies do get excited.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading I met one of our johnnies at Liverpool Street, and he was a little excited about it.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And I may inform you it isn't often our johnnies do get excited.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I met one of our johnnies at Liverpool Street, and he was a little excited about it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I met one of our johnnies at Liverpool Street, and he was a little excited about it.
impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
From this reading And I may inform you it isn't often our johnnies do get excited.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I may inform you it isn't often our johnnies do get excited.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I met one of our johnnies at Liverpool Street, and he was a little excited about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I met one of our johnnies at Liverpool Street, and he was a little excited about it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I met one of our johnnies at Liverpool Street, and he was a little excited about it.
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
From this reading I met one of our johnnies at Liverpool Street, and he was a little excited about it.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And I may inform you it isn't often our johnnies do get excited.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I met one of our johnnies at Liverpool Street, and he was a little excited about it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I met one of our johnnies at Liverpool Street, and he was a little excited about it.
many times at short intervals
From this reading And I may inform you it isn't often our johnnies do get excited.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I met one of our johnnies at Liverpool Street, and he was a little excited about it.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I met one of our johnnies at Liverpool Street, and he was a little excited about it.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading I met one of our johnnies at Liverpool Street, and he was a little excited about it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I met one of our johnnies at Liverpool Street, and he was a little excited about it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And I may inform you it isn't often our johnnies do get excited.
Chapter 5 of The Honeymoon: A Comedy in Three Acts by Arnold Bennett holds 445 sentences, grouped into 89 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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