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Chapter 10 of The Magistrate: A Farce in Three Acts is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Well, unfortunately, Wormington took upon himself to despatch the men to the House of Correction before I arrived. MR. POSKET. I'm glad of it! They are dissolute villains!
Chapter 10 of The Magistrate: A Farce in Three Acts is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “Well, unfortunately, Wormington took upon himself to despatch the men to the House of Correction before I arrived.”
the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
From this reading “Well, unfortunately, Wormington took upon himself to despatch the men to the House of Correction before I arrived.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “I'm glad of it!”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “Well, unfortunately, Wormington took upon himself to despatch the men to the House of Correction before I arrived.”
the force of workers available
From this reading “Well, unfortunately, Wormington took upon himself to despatch the men to the House of Correction before I arrived.”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “Well, unfortunately, Wormington took upon himself to despatch the men to the House of Correction before I arrived.”
by bad luck
From this reading “Well, unfortunately, Wormington took upon himself to despatch the men to the House of Correction before I arrived.”
plural of “villain” — a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “They are dissolute villains!”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are dissolute villains!
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Well, unfortunately, Wormington took upon himself to despatch the men to the House of Correction before I arrived.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Well, unfortunately, Wormington took upon himself to despatch the men to the House of Correction before I arrived.
the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
From this reading Well, unfortunately, Wormington took upon himself to despatch the men to the House of Correction before I arrived.
send away towards a designated goal
From this reading Well, unfortunately, Wormington took upon himself to despatch the men to the House of Correction before I arrived.
unrestrained by convention or morality
From this reading They are dissolute villains!
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I'm glad of it!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Well, unfortunately, Wormington took upon himself to despatch the men to the House of Correction before I arrived.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Well, unfortunately, Wormington took upon himself to despatch the men to the House of Correction before I arrived.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, unfortunately, Wormington took upon himself to despatch the men to the House of Correction before I arrived.
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From this reading I'm glad of it!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'm glad of it!
the force of workers available
From this reading Well, unfortunately, Wormington took upon himself to despatch the men to the House of Correction before I arrived.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, unfortunately, Wormington took upon himself to despatch the men to the House of Correction before I arrived.
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From this reading POSKET.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, unfortunately, Wormington took upon himself to despatch the men to the House of Correction before I arrived.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are dissolute villains!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, unfortunately, Wormington took upon himself to despatch the men to the House of Correction before I arrived.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Well, unfortunately, Wormington took upon himself to despatch the men to the House of Correction before I arrived.
by bad luck
From this reading Well, unfortunately, Wormington took upon himself to despatch the men to the House of Correction before I arrived.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Well, unfortunately, Wormington took upon himself to despatch the men to the House of Correction before I arrived.
plural of “villain” — a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading They are dissolute villains!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, unfortunately, Wormington took upon himself to despatch the men to the House of Correction before I arrived.
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From this reading Well, unfortunately, Wormington took upon himself to despatch the men to the House of Correction before I arrived.
Chapter 10 of The Magistrate: A Farce in Three Acts by Arthur Wing Pinero holds 430 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.
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