Chapter 7 of The Magistrate: A Farce in Three Acts is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Magistrate: A Farce in Three Acts is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Duty, sir! Coming your confounded detective tricks on ladies and gentlemen! How dare you make ladies and gentlemen suspend their breathing till they nearly have apoplexy? Do you know I'm a short-necked man, sir? MESSITER.
Chapter 7 of The Magistrate: A Farce in Three Acts is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
From this reading “How dare you make ladies and gentlemen suspend their breathing till they nearly have apoplexy?”
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading “How dare you make ladies and gentlemen suspend their breathing till they nearly have apoplexy?”
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “Coming your confounded detective tricks on ladies and gentlemen!”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “How dare you make ladies and gentlemen suspend their breathing till they nearly have apoplexy?”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “Coming your confounded detective tricks on ladies and gentlemen!”
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading “Coming your confounded detective tricks on ladies and gentlemen!”
hang freely
From this reading “How dare you make ladies and gentlemen suspend their breathing till they nearly have apoplexy?”
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “Coming your confounded detective tricks on ladies and gentlemen!”
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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 Do you know I'm a short-necked man, sir?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Coming your confounded detective tricks on ladies and gentlemen!
a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
From this reading How dare you make ladies and gentlemen suspend their breathing till they nearly have apoplexy?
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading How dare you make ladies and gentlemen suspend their breathing till they nearly have apoplexy?
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Coming your confounded detective tricks on ladies and gentlemen!
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading Coming your confounded detective tricks on ladies and gentlemen!
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading How dare you make ladies and gentlemen suspend their breathing till they nearly have apoplexy?
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading Coming your confounded detective tricks on ladies and gentlemen!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you know I'm a short-necked man, sir?
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Duty, sir!
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading Coming your confounded detective tricks on ladies and gentlemen!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How dare you make ladies and gentlemen suspend their breathing till they nearly have apoplexy?
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From this reading How dare you make ladies and gentlemen suspend their breathing till they nearly have apoplexy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you know I'm a short-necked man, sir?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Do you know I'm a short-necked man, sir?
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Coming your confounded detective tricks on ladies and gentlemen!
engage in
From this reading How dare you make ladies and gentlemen suspend their breathing till they nearly have apoplexy?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Do you know I'm a short-necked man, sir?
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From this reading MESSITER.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading How dare you make ladies and gentlemen suspend their breathing till they nearly have apoplexy?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Coming your confounded detective tricks on ladies and gentlemen!
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From this reading Do you know I'm a short-necked man, sir?
term of address for a man
From this reading Duty, sir!
hang freely
From this reading How dare you make ladies and gentlemen suspend their breathing till they nearly have apoplexy?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading How dare you make ladies and gentlemen suspend their breathing till they nearly have apoplexy?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How dare you make ladies and gentlemen suspend their breathing till they nearly have apoplexy?
up to a particular time
From this reading How dare you make ladies and gentlemen suspend their breathing till they nearly have apoplexy?
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading Coming your confounded detective tricks on ladies and gentlemen!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How dare you make ladies and gentlemen suspend their breathing till they nearly have apoplexy?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Coming your confounded detective tricks on ladies and gentlemen!
Chapter 7 of The Magistrate: A Farce in Three Acts by Arthur Wing Pinero holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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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