Chapter 10 of The Mimic Stage is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Mimic Stage is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Festus._ What say you to a scene from “The Hunchback”? “The secretary of my lord”? You know the scene,--“Julia” and “Sir Thomas Clifford.” _Stella._ Oh, yes! I am familiar with it; but I think, as an applicant for a situation, you are making me perform more than my share of work.
Chapter 10 of The Mimic Stage is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission
From this reading “I am familiar with it; but I think, as an applicant for a situation, you are making me perform more than my share of work.”
well known or easily recognized
From this reading “I am familiar with it; but I think, as an applicant for a situation, you are making me perform more than my share of work.”
an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
From this reading “_Festus._ What say you to a scene from “The Hunchback”?”
carry out or perform an action
From this reading “I am familiar with it; but I think, as an applicant for a situation, you are making me perform more than my share of work.”
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading ““The secretary of my lord”?”
have in common
From this reading “I am familiar with it; but I think, as an applicant for a situation, you are making me perform more than my share of work.”
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “You know the scene,--“Julia” and “Sir Thomas Clifford.””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I am familiar with it; but I think, as an applicant for a situation, you are making me perform more than my share of work.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Festus._ What say you to a scene from “The Hunchback”?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am familiar with it; but I think, as an applicant for a situation, you are making me perform more than my share of work.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I am familiar with it; but I think, as an applicant for a situation, you are making me perform more than my share of work.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You know the scene,--“Julia” and “Sir Thomas Clifford.”
a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission
From this reading I am familiar with it; but I think, as an applicant for a situation, you are making me perform more than my share of work.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I am familiar with it; but I think, as an applicant for a situation, you are making me perform more than my share of work.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I am familiar with it; but I think, as an applicant for a situation, you are making me perform more than my share of work.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am familiar with it; but I think, as an applicant for a situation, you are making me perform more than my share of work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know the scene,--“Julia” and “Sir Thomas Clifford.”
well known or easily recognized
From this reading I am familiar with it; but I think, as an applicant for a situation, you are making me perform more than my share of work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Festus._ What say you to a scene from “The Hunchback”?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am familiar with it; but I think, as an applicant for a situation, you are making me perform more than my share of work.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Festus._ What say you to a scene from “The Hunchback”?
an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
From this reading _Festus._ What say you to a scene from “The Hunchback”?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am familiar with it; but I think, as an applicant for a situation, you are making me perform more than my share of work.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am familiar with it; but I think, as an applicant for a situation, you are making me perform more than my share of work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know the scene,--“Julia” and “Sir Thomas Clifford.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know the scene,--“Julia” and “Sir Thomas Clifford.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “The secretary of my lord”?
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading I am familiar with it; but I think, as an applicant for a situation, you are making me perform more than my share of work.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am familiar with it; but I think, as an applicant for a situation, you are making me perform more than my share of work.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I am familiar with it; but I think, as an applicant for a situation, you are making me perform more than my share of work.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “The secretary of my lord”?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The secretary of my lord”?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading _Stella._ Oh, yes!
carry out or perform an action
From this reading I am familiar with it; but I think, as an applicant for a situation, you are making me perform more than my share of work.
express in words
From this reading _Festus._ What say you to a scene from “The Hunchback”?
the place where some action occurs
From this reading _Festus._ What say you to a scene from “The Hunchback”?
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading “The secretary of my lord”?
have in common
From this reading I am familiar with it; but I think, as an applicant for a situation, you are making me perform more than my share of work.
term of address for a man
From this reading You know the scene,--“Julia” and “Sir Thomas Clifford.”
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading I am familiar with it; but I think, as an applicant for a situation, you are making me perform more than my share of work.
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading _Stella._ Oh, yes!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I am familiar with it; but I think, as an applicant for a situation, you are making me perform more than my share of work.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Festus._ What say you to a scene from “The Hunchback”?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I am familiar with it; but I think, as an applicant for a situation, you are making me perform more than my share of work.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading You know the scene,--“Julia” and “Sir Thomas Clifford.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Festus._ What say you to a scene from “The Hunchback”?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Festus._ What say you to a scene from “The Hunchback”?
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am familiar with it; but I think, as an applicant for a situation, you are making me perform more than my share of work.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading I am familiar with it; but I think, as an applicant for a situation, you are making me perform more than my share of work.
an affirmative
From this reading _Stella._ Oh, yes!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Festus._ What say you to a scene from “The Hunchback”?
Chapter 10 of The Mimic Stage by George M. (George Melville) Baker holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 10 holds 417 sentences of The Mimic Stage, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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Work through the 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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