Chapter 3 of The Jervaise Comedy is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Jervaise Comedy is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"She's so utterly unreliable--in every way," he equivocated. "She always has been. She isn't the least like the rest of us." "Don't you count yourself as another exception?" I asked.
Chapter 3 of The Jervaise Comedy is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “"She always has been.”
determine the number or amount of
From this reading “"Don't you count yourself as another exception?"”
a deliberate act of omission
From this reading “"Don't you count yourself as another exception?"”
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “She isn't the least like the rest of us."”
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “She isn't the least like the rest of us."”
liable to be erroneous or misleading
From this reading “"She's so utterly unreliable--in every way," he equivocated.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"She's so utterly unreliable--in every way," he equivocated.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"Don't you count yourself as another exception?"”
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "She always has been.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Don't you count yourself as another exception?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Don't you count yourself as another exception?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "She always has been.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading "Don't you count yourself as another exception?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you count yourself as another exception?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's so utterly unreliable--in every way," he equivocated.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "She's so utterly unreliable--in every way," he equivocated.
a deliberate act of omission
From this reading "Don't you count yourself as another exception?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She always has been.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She's so utterly unreliable--in every way," he equivocated.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "She's so utterly unreliable--in every way," he equivocated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She isn't the least like the rest of us."
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading She isn't the least like the rest of us."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She isn't the least like the rest of us."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She isn't the least like the rest of us."
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading She isn't the least like the rest of us."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She always has been.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's so utterly unreliable--in every way," he equivocated.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "She's so utterly unreliable--in every way," he equivocated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She isn't the least like the rest of us."
liable to be erroneous or misleading
From this reading "She's so utterly unreliable--in every way," he equivocated.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She isn't the least like the rest of us."
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "She's so utterly unreliable--in every way," he equivocated.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "She's so utterly unreliable--in every way," he equivocated.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you count yourself as another exception?"
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Don't you count yourself as another exception?"
Chapter 3 of The Jervaise Comedy by J. D. (John Davys) Beresford holds 442 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.
Chapter 3 holds 442 sentences of The Jervaise Comedy, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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