Chapter 3 of The Magistrate: A Farce in Three Acts is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Magistrate: A Farce in Three Acts is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLOTTE. Agatha, you're mad! AGATHA POSKET. I'm going to shut this man's mouth before he comes into this house to-morrow. CHARLOTTE.
Chapter 3 of The Magistrate: A Farce in Three Acts is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading “CHARLOTTE.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “I'm going to shut this man's mouth before he comes into this house to-morrow.”
the act of departing
From this reading “I'm going to shut this man's mouth before he comes into this house to-morrow.”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “I'm going to shut this man's mouth before he comes into this house to-morrow.”
roused to anger
From this reading “Agatha, you're mad!”
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “I'm going to shut this man's mouth before he comes into this house to-morrow.”
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading “I'm going to shut this man's mouth before he comes into this house to-morrow.”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “I'm going to shut this man's mouth before he comes into this house to-morrow.”
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obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “I'm going to shut this man's mouth before he comes into this house to-morrow.”
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From this reading Agatha, you're mad!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I'm going to shut this man's mouth before he comes into this house to-morrow.
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading CHARLOTTE.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading I'm going to shut this man's mouth before he comes into this house to-morrow.
the act of departing
From this reading I'm going to shut this man's mouth before he comes into this house to-morrow.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I'm going to shut this man's mouth before he comes into this house to-morrow.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I'm going to shut this man's mouth before he comes into this house to-morrow.
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From this reading I'm going to shut this man's mouth before he comes into this house to-morrow.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I'm going to shut this man's mouth before he comes into this house to-morrow.
roused to anger
From this reading Agatha, you're mad!
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I'm going to shut this man's mouth before he comes into this house to-morrow.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading I'm going to shut this man's mouth before he comes into this house to-morrow.
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From this reading AGATHA POSKET.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading I'm going to shut this man's mouth before he comes into this house to-morrow.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I'm going to shut this man's mouth before he comes into this house to-morrow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm going to shut this man's mouth before he comes into this house to-morrow.
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From this reading I'm going to shut this man's mouth before he comes into this house to-morrow.
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From this reading Agatha, you're mad!
Chapter 3 of The Magistrate: A Farce in Three Acts by Arthur Wing Pinero holds 437 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 3 holds 437 sentences of The Magistrate: A Farce in Three Acts, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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