Chapter 4 of The Love-Tiff is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Love-Tiff is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MASC. That is all right. I am already honoured with a fine title. LUC. Pray, sir, who has invented this nice story which has been spread about today?
Chapter 4 of The Love-Tiff is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “I am already honoured with a fine title.”
past form of “honour” — bestow honor or rewards upon
From this reading “I am already honoured with a fine title.”
past form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading “Pray, sir, who has invented this nice story which has been spread about today?”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “Pray, sir, who has invented this nice story which has been spread about today?”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “Pray, sir, who has invented this nice story which has been spread about today?”
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading “Pray, sir, who has invented this nice story which has been spread about today?”
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading “I am already honoured with a fine title.”
the present time or age
From this reading “Pray, sir, who has invented this nice story which has been spread about today?”
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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 am already honoured with a fine title.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Pray, sir, who has invented this nice story which has been spread about today?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading That is all right.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I am already honoured with a fine title.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am already honoured with a fine title.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Pray, sir, who has invented this nice story which has been spread about today?
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading I am already honoured with a fine title.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pray, sir, who has invented this nice story which has been spread about today?
past form of “honour” — bestow honor or rewards upon
From this reading I am already honoured with a fine title.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am already honoured with a fine title.
past form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading Pray, sir, who has invented this nice story which has been spread about today?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is all right.
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From this reading LUC.
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From this reading MASC.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Pray, sir, who has invented this nice story which has been spread about today?
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Pray, sir, who has invented this nice story which has been spread about today?
precisely, exactly
From this reading That is all right.
term of address for a man
From this reading Pray, sir, who has invented this nice story which has been spread about today?
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading Pray, sir, who has invented this nice story which has been spread about today?
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Pray, sir, who has invented this nice story which has been spread about today?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is all right.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Pray, sir, who has invented this nice story which has been spread about today?
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading I am already honoured with a fine title.
the present time or age
From this reading Pray, sir, who has invented this nice story which has been spread about today?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Pray, sir, who has invented this nice story which has been spread about today?
which person or people
From this reading Pray, sir, who has invented this nice story which has been spread about today?
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am already honoured with a fine title.
Chapter 4 of The Love-Tiff by Molière holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 403 sentences of The Love-Tiff, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of The Love-Tiff by Molière exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 403 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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