Chapter 4 of The Life of David Belasco is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Life of David Belasco is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
(C) _Captain Blenham_ “The Rough Diamond.” _Captain Crosstree_ “Black-Ey’d Susan.” _Charles Oakley_ “The Jealous Wife.” _Château-Renaud_ “The Corsican Brothers.” _Claude Melnotte_ “The Lady of Lyons.”
Chapter 4 of The Life of David Belasco is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “_Château-Renaud_ “The Corsican Brothers.””
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
of or relating to or characteristic of Corsica or its people
From this reading “_Château-Renaud_ “The Corsican Brothers.””
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “(C) _Captain Blenham_ “The Rough Diamond.””
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading “_Charles Oakley_ “The Jealous Wife.””
a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon
From this reading “_Claude Melnotte_ “The Lady of Lyons.””
United States sharpshooter who was featured in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (1860-1926)
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading “(C) _Captain Blenham_ “The Rough Diamond.””
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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In this reading “(C) _Captain Blenham_ “The Rough Diamond.””
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From this reading _Captain Crosstree_ “Black-Ey’d Susan.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (C) _Captain Blenham_ “The Rough Diamond.”
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading _Château-Renaud_ “The Corsican Brothers.”
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading (C) _Captain Blenham_ “The Rough Diamond.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading (C) _Captain Blenham_ “The Rough Diamond.”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading _Charles Oakley_ “The Jealous Wife.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Château-Renaud_ “The Corsican Brothers.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Claude Melnotte_ “The Lady of Lyons.”
of or relating to or characteristic of Corsica or its people
From this reading _Château-Renaud_ “The Corsican Brothers.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Captain Crosstree_ “Black-Ey’d Susan.”
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading (C) _Captain Blenham_ “The Rough Diamond.”
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading _Charles Oakley_ “The Jealous Wife.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading _Claude Melnotte_ “The Lady of Lyons.”
a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon
From this reading _Claude Melnotte_ “The Lady of Lyons.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Claude Melnotte_ “The Lady of Lyons.”
United States sharpshooter who was featured in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (1860-1926)
From this reading _Charles Oakley_ “The Jealous Wife.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Claude Melnotte_ “The Lady of Lyons.”
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading (C) _Captain Blenham_ “The Rough Diamond.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Captain Crosstree_ “Black-Ey’d Susan.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (C) _Captain Blenham_ “The Rough Diamond.”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading _Charles Oakley_ “The Jealous Wife.”
Chapter 4 of The Life of David Belasco by William Winter holds 439 sentences, grouped into 88 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 4 holds 439 sentences of The Life of David Belasco, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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