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Chapter 1 of The Little French Lawyer: A Comedy is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Little French Lawyer. COMEDY. Persons Represented in the Play. Dinant, _a Gentleman that formerly loved, and still pretended to love_ Lamira. Cleremont, _a merry Gentleman, his Friend._ Champernell, _a lame old Gentleman, Husband to_ Lamira.
Chapter 1 of The Little French Lawyer: A Comedy is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading “COMEDY.”
at a previous time
From this reading “Dinant, _a Gentleman that formerly loved, and still pretended to love_ Lamira.”
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading “Cleremont, _a merry Gentleman, his Friend._ Champernell, _a lame old Gentleman, Husband to_ Lamira.”
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “Little French Lawyer.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “Cleremont, _a merry Gentleman, his Friend._ Champernell, _a lame old Gentleman, Husband to_ Lamira.”
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading “Persons Represented in the Play.”
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading “Dinant, _a Gentleman that formerly loved, and still pretended to love_ Lamira.”
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading “Persons Represented in the Play.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Dinant, _a Gentleman that formerly loved, and still pretended to love_ Lamira.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dinant, _a Gentleman that formerly loved, and still pretended to love_ Lamira.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cleremont, _a merry Gentleman, his Friend._ Champernell, _a lame old Gentleman, Husband to_ Lamira.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cleremont, _a merry Gentleman, his Friend._ Champernell, _a lame old Gentleman, Husband to_ Lamira.
light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading COMEDY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dinant, _a Gentleman that formerly loved, and still pretended to love_ Lamira.
at a previous time
From this reading Dinant, _a Gentleman that formerly loved, and still pretended to love_ Lamira.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Little French Lawyer.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Cleremont, _a merry Gentleman, his Friend._ Champernell, _a lame old Gentleman, Husband to_ Lamira.
a man of refinement
From this reading Dinant, _a Gentleman that formerly loved, and still pretended to love_ Lamira.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cleremont, _a merry Gentleman, his Friend._ Champernell, _a lame old Gentleman, Husband to_ Lamira.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Cleremont, _a merry Gentleman, his Friend._ Champernell, _a lame old Gentleman, Husband to_ Lamira.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Persons Represented in the Play.
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading Cleremont, _a merry Gentleman, his Friend._ Champernell, _a lame old Gentleman, Husband to_ Lamira.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dinant, _a Gentleman that formerly loved, and still pretended to love_ Lamira.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading Little French Lawyer.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little French Lawyer.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Dinant, _a Gentleman that formerly loved, and still pretended to love_ Lamira.
held dear
From this reading Dinant, _a Gentleman that formerly loved, and still pretended to love_ Lamira.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Cleremont, _a merry Gentleman, his Friend._ Champernell, _a lame old Gentleman, Husband to_ Lamira.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Cleremont, _a merry Gentleman, his Friend._ Champernell, _a lame old Gentleman, Husband to_ Lamira.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading Persons Represented in the Play.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Persons Represented in the Play.
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading Dinant, _a Gentleman that formerly loved, and still pretended to love_ Lamira.
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading Persons Represented in the Play.
not in physical motion
From this reading Dinant, _a Gentleman that formerly loved, and still pretended to love_ Lamira.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dinant, _a Gentleman that formerly loved, and still pretended to love_ Lamira.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Persons Represented in the Play.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dinant, _a Gentleman that formerly loved, and still pretended to love_ Lamira.
Chapter 1 of The Little French Lawyer: A Comedy by Francis Beaumont holds 448 sentences, grouped into 90 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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