Chapter 3 of The McNaughtens is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The McNaughtens is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Captain In any event, I don't relish lingering here any longer to listen to this insulting discourse. I leave the battle field to the lady. I will return as soon as she leaves. Hastings No one can stop her from talking. You have to put up with her difficult nature.
Chapter 3 of The McNaughtens is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “You have to put up with her difficult nature.”
extended verbal expression in speech or writing
From this reading “Captain In any event, I don't relish lingering here any longer to listen to this insulting discourse.”
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “Captain In any event, I don't relish lingering here any longer to listen to this insulting discourse.”
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading “I leave the battle field to the lady.”
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading “Hastings No one can stop her from talking.”
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading “Captain In any event, I don't relish lingering here any longer to listen to this insulting discourse.”
the act of tarrying
From this reading “Captain In any event, I don't relish lingering here any longer to listen to this insulting discourse.”
vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
From this reading “Captain In any event, I don't relish lingering here any longer to listen to this insulting discourse.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Captain In any event, I don't relish lingering here any longer to listen to this insulting discourse.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I will return as soon as she leaves.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading I leave the battle field to the lady.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Hastings No one can stop her from talking.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain In any event, I don't relish lingering here any longer to listen to this insulting discourse.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading You have to put up with her difficult nature.
extended verbal expression in speech or writing
From this reading Captain In any event, I don't relish lingering here any longer to listen to this insulting discourse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain In any event, I don't relish lingering here any longer to listen to this insulting discourse.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Captain In any event, I don't relish lingering here any longer to listen to this insulting discourse.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading I leave the battle field to the lady.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hastings No one can stop her from talking.
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading Hastings No one can stop her from talking.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have to put up with her difficult nature.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hastings No one can stop her from talking.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Captain In any event, I don't relish lingering here any longer to listen to this insulting discourse.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Captain In any event, I don't relish lingering here any longer to listen to this insulting discourse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Captain In any event, I don't relish lingering here any longer to listen to this insulting discourse.
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading Captain In any event, I don't relish lingering here any longer to listen to this insulting discourse.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading I leave the battle field to the lady.
go away from a place
From this reading I leave the battle field to the lady.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading I will return as soon as she leaves.
the act of tarrying
From this reading Captain In any event, I don't relish lingering here any longer to listen to this insulting discourse.
hear with intention
From this reading Captain In any event, I don't relish lingering here any longer to listen to this insulting discourse.
for more time
From this reading Captain In any event, I don't relish lingering here any longer to listen to this insulting discourse.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading You have to put up with her difficult nature.
not any; not one
From this reading Hastings No one can stop her from talking.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Hastings No one can stop her from talking.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading You have to put up with her difficult nature.
vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
From this reading Captain In any event, I don't relish lingering here any longer to listen to this insulting discourse.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I will return as soon as she leaves.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I will return as soon as she leaves.
in the near future
From this reading I will return as soon as she leaves.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Hastings No one can stop her from talking.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Hastings No one can stop her from talking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I leave the battle field to the lady.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Captain In any event, I don't relish lingering here any longer to listen to this insulting discourse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Captain In any event, I don't relish lingering here any longer to listen to this insulting discourse.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading You have to put up with her difficult nature.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will return as soon as she leaves.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You have to put up with her difficult nature.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have to put up with her difficult nature.
Chapter 3 of The McNaughtens by Jean-François Regnard holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 406 sentences of The McNaughtens, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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