Chapter 4 of The McNaughtens is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The McNaughtens is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
McNaughten But, sir-- Squire But, sir-- You must give me satisfaction McNaughten Me, give you, satisfaction? But, I swear, I don't owe you a penny. Sue me--I will respond in court. Squire You know, very well, I did not even ask for a receipt! When someone owes me--I carry my own bailiff. (drawing his sword) McNaughten Just Heaven--the brute!
Chapter 4 of The McNaughtens is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
From this reading “When someone owes me--I carry my own bailiff. (drawing his sword) McNaughten Just Heaven--the brute!”
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading “When someone owes me--I carry my own bailiff. (drawing his sword) McNaughten Just Heaven--the brute!”
third-person singular of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading “When someone owes me--I carry my own bailiff. (drawing his sword) McNaughten Just Heaven--the brute!”
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “But, I swear, I don't owe you a penny.”
the act of receiving
From this reading “Squire You know, very well, I did not even ask for a receipt!”
show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “Sue me--I will respond in court.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “When someone owes me--I carry my own bailiff. (drawing his sword) McNaughten Just Heaven--the brute!”
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading “Sue me--I will respond in court.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 But, I swear, I don't owe you a penny.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Squire You know, very well, I did not even ask for a receipt!
an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
From this reading When someone owes me--I carry my own bailiff. (drawing his sword) McNaughten Just Heaven--the brute!
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading When someone owes me--I carry my own bailiff. (drawing his sword) McNaughten Just Heaven--the brute!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading McNaughten But, sir-- Squire But, sir-- You must give me satisfaction McNaughten Me, give you, satisfaction?
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading When someone owes me--I carry my own bailiff. (drawing his sword) McNaughten Just Heaven--the brute!
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Sue me--I will respond in court.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Squire You know, very well, I did not even ask for a receipt!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, I swear, I don't owe you a penny.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading When someone owes me--I carry my own bailiff. (drawing his sword) McNaughten Just Heaven--the brute!
divisible by two
From this reading Squire You know, very well, I did not even ask for a receipt!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Squire You know, very well, I did not even ask for a receipt!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading McNaughten But, sir-- Squire But, sir-- You must give me satisfaction McNaughten Me, give you, satisfaction?
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading When someone owes me--I carry my own bailiff. (drawing his sword) McNaughten Just Heaven--the brute!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When someone owes me--I carry my own bailiff. (drawing his sword) McNaughten Just Heaven--the brute!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But, I swear, I don't owe you a penny.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sue me--I will respond in court.
and nothing more
From this reading When someone owes me--I carry my own bailiff. (drawing his sword) McNaughten Just Heaven--the brute!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Squire You know, very well, I did not even ask for a receipt!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading McNaughten But, sir-- Squire But, sir-- You must give me satisfaction McNaughten Me, give you, satisfaction?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading McNaughten But, sir-- Squire But, sir-- You must give me satisfaction McNaughten Me, give you, satisfaction?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading McNaughten But, sir-- Squire But, sir-- You must give me satisfaction McNaughten Me, give you, satisfaction?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When someone owes me--I carry my own bailiff. (drawing his sword) McNaughten Just Heaven--the brute!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Squire You know, very well, I did not even ask for a receipt!
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading But, I swear, I don't owe you a penny.
third-person singular of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading When someone owes me--I carry my own bailiff. (drawing his sword) McNaughten Just Heaven--the brute!
have ownership or possession of
From this reading When someone owes me--I carry my own bailiff. (drawing his sword) McNaughten Just Heaven--the brute!
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading But, I swear, I don't owe you a penny.
the act of receiving
From this reading Squire You know, very well, I did not even ask for a receipt!
show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading Sue me--I will respond in court.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading McNaughten But, sir-- Squire But, sir-- You must give me satisfaction McNaughten Me, give you, satisfaction?
term of address for a man
From this reading McNaughten But, sir-- Squire But, sir-- You must give me satisfaction McNaughten Me, give you, satisfaction?
a person, without saying who
From this reading When someone owes me--I carry my own bailiff. (drawing his sword) McNaughten Just Heaven--the brute!
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading McNaughten But, sir-- Squire But, sir-- You must give me satisfaction McNaughten Me, give you, satisfaction?
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading Sue me--I will respond in court.
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading But, I swear, I don't owe you a penny.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading When someone owes me--I carry my own bailiff. (drawing his sword) McNaughten Just Heaven--the brute!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When someone owes me--I carry my own bailiff. (drawing his sword) McNaughten Just Heaven--the brute!
precisely as stated
From this reading Squire You know, very well, I did not even ask for a receipt!
(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 Squire You know, very well, I did not even ask for a receipt!
at the time that
From this reading When someone owes me--I carry my own bailiff. (drawing his sword) McNaughten Just Heaven--the brute!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Sue me--I will respond in court.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading McNaughten But, sir-- Squire But, sir-- You must give me satisfaction McNaughten Me, give you, satisfaction?
Chapter 4 of The McNaughtens by Jean-François Regnard holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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 4 holds 397 sentences of The McNaughtens, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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