Chapter 8 of The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ST. OLPHERTS. Well, my dear, when it's over, you'll have the satisfaction of counting the departing footsteps of a ruined man. AGNES. Ruined--!
Chapter 8 of The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
From this reading “Well, my dear, when it's over, you'll have the satisfaction of counting the departing footsteps of a ruined man.”
dearly loved
From this reading “Well, my dear, when it's over, you'll have the satisfaction of counting the departing footsteps of a ruined man.”
-ing form of “depart” — move away from a place into another direction
From this reading “Well, my dear, when it's over, you'll have the satisfaction of counting the departing footsteps of a ruined man.”
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading “Well, my dear, when it's over, you'll have the satisfaction of counting the departing footsteps of a ruined man.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Well, my dear, when it's over, you'll have the satisfaction of counting the departing footsteps of a ruined man.”
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading “Well, my dear, when it's over, you'll have the satisfaction of counting the departing footsteps of a ruined man.”
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading “Well, my dear, when it's over, you'll have the satisfaction of counting the departing footsteps of a ruined man.”
(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, my dear, when it's over, you'll have the satisfaction of counting the departing footsteps of a ruined man.”
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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 Well, my dear, when it's over, you'll have the satisfaction of counting the departing footsteps of a ruined man.
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From this reading AGNES.
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
From this reading Well, my dear, when it's over, you'll have the satisfaction of counting the departing footsteps of a ruined man.
dearly loved
From this reading Well, my dear, when it's over, you'll have the satisfaction of counting the departing footsteps of a ruined man.
-ing form of “depart” — move away from a place into another direction
From this reading Well, my dear, when it's over, you'll have the satisfaction of counting the departing footsteps of a ruined man.
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading Well, my dear, when it's over, you'll have the satisfaction of counting the departing footsteps of a ruined man.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well, my dear, when it's over, you'll have the satisfaction of counting the departing footsteps of a ruined man.
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From this reading Well, my dear, when it's over, you'll have the satisfaction of counting the departing footsteps of a ruined man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Well, my dear, when it's over, you'll have the satisfaction of counting the departing footsteps of a ruined man.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Well, my dear, when it's over, you'll have the satisfaction of counting the departing footsteps of a ruined man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, my dear, when it's over, you'll have the satisfaction of counting the departing footsteps of a ruined man.
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From this reading OLPHERTS.
above and across; more than
From this reading Well, my dear, when it's over, you'll have the satisfaction of counting the departing footsteps of a ruined man.
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading Well, my dear, when it's over, you'll have the satisfaction of counting the departing footsteps of a ruined man.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading Well, my dear, when it's over, you'll have the satisfaction of counting the departing footsteps of a ruined man.
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From this reading ST.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, my dear, when it's over, you'll have the satisfaction of counting the departing footsteps of a ruined man.
(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, my dear, when it's over, you'll have the satisfaction of counting the departing footsteps of a ruined man.
at the time that
From this reading Well, my dear, when it's over, you'll have the satisfaction of counting the departing footsteps of a ruined man.
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From this reading Well, my dear, when it's over, you'll have the satisfaction of counting the departing footsteps of a ruined man.
Chapter 8 of The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith by Arthur Wing Pinero 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.
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