Chapter 5 of The Magistrate: A Farce in Three Acts is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Magistrate: A Farce in Three Acts is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[_LUKYN and CHARLOTTE bow._ LUKYN. Be seated. Blond? [_Softly to him._] Keep the waiter out till I ring--that's all. [_The loud pattering of rain is heard._ BLOND.
Chapter 5 of The Magistrate: A Farce in Three Acts is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes
From this reading “Blond?”
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading “[_LUKYN and CHARLOTTE bow._ LUKYN.”
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading “[_LUKYN and CHARLOTTE bow._ LUKYN.”
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading “[_The loud pattering of rain is heard._ BLOND.”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “[_Softly to him._] Keep the waiter out till I ring--that's all.”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “Be seated.”
with low volume
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
From this reading “[_Softly to him._] Keep the waiter out till I ring--that's all.”
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(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 [_Softly to him._] Keep the waiter out till I ring--that's all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_LUKYN and CHARLOTTE bow._ LUKYN.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be seated.
being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes
From this reading Blond?
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading [_LUKYN and CHARLOTTE bow._ LUKYN.
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading [_LUKYN and CHARLOTTE bow._ LUKYN.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading [_The loud pattering of rain is heard._ BLOND.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [_Softly to him._] Keep the waiter out till I ring--that's all.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [_Softly to him._] Keep the waiter out till I ring--that's all.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [_The loud pattering of rain is heard._ BLOND.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading [_Softly to him._] Keep the waiter out till I ring--that's all.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading [_The loud pattering of rain is heard._ BLOND.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_LUKYN and CHARLOTTE bow._ LUKYN.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [_The loud pattering of rain is heard._ BLOND.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading [_Softly to him._] Keep the waiter out till I ring--that's all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_The loud pattering of rain is heard._ BLOND.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading [_The loud pattering of rain is heard._ BLOND.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading [_Softly to him._] Keep the waiter out till I ring--that's all.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Be seated.
with low volume
From this reading [_Softly to him._] Keep the waiter out till I ring--that's all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Softly to him._] Keep the waiter out till I ring--that's all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_Softly to him._] Keep the waiter out till I ring--that's all.
up to a particular time
From this reading [_Softly to him._] Keep the waiter out till I ring--that's all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [_Softly to him._] Keep the waiter out till I ring--that's all.
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
From this reading [_Softly to him._] Keep the waiter out till I ring--that's all.
Chapter 5 of The Magistrate: A Farce in Three Acts by Arthur Wing Pinero holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 5 holds 427 sentences of The Magistrate: A Farce in Three Acts, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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