Chapter 9 of The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AGNES. [Defiantly.] Yes AMOS. Oh, Mrs. Ebbsmith--! AGNES. [Pointing to the door.] Well, I've asked you both to leave me, haven't I!
Chapter 9 of The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith is here in full — 407 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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a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
From this reading “[Defiantly.] Yes AMOS.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “[Pointing to the door.] Well, I've asked you both to leave me, haven't I!”
in a rebellious manner
From this reading “[Defiantly.] Yes AMOS.”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “[Pointing to the door.] Well, I've asked you both to leave me, haven't I!”
go away from a place
From this reading “[Pointing to the door.] Well, I've asked you both to leave me, haven't I!”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Oh, Mrs. Ebbsmith--!”
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading “[Pointing to the door.] Well, I've asked you both to leave me, haven't I!”
an affirmative
From this reading “[Defiantly.] Yes AMOS.”
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From this reading AGNES.
a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
From this reading [Defiantly.] Yes AMOS.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading [Pointing to the door.] Well, I've asked you both to leave me, haven't I!
the two together, not just one
From this reading [Pointing to the door.] Well, I've asked you both to leave me, haven't I!
in a rebellious manner
From this reading [Defiantly.] Yes AMOS.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading [Pointing to the door.] Well, I've asked you both to leave me, haven't I!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, Mrs. Ebbsmith--!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Pointing to the door.] Well, I've asked you both to leave me, haven't I!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [Pointing to the door.] Well, I've asked you both to leave me, haven't I!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Pointing to the door.] Well, I've asked you both to leave me, haven't I!
go away from a place
From this reading [Pointing to the door.] Well, I've asked you both to leave me, haven't I!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [Pointing to the door.] Well, I've asked you both to leave me, haven't I!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Oh, Mrs. Ebbsmith--!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, Mrs. Ebbsmith--!
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading [Pointing to the door.] Well, I've asked you both to leave me, haven't I!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Pointing to the door.] Well, I've asked you both to leave me, haven't I!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Pointing to the door.] Well, I've asked you both to leave me, haven't I!
(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 [Pointing to the door.] Well, I've asked you both to leave me, haven't I!
an affirmative
From this reading [Defiantly.] Yes AMOS.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [Pointing to the door.] Well, I've asked you both to leave me, haven't I!
Chapter 9 of The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith by Arthur Wing Pinero holds 407 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 9 holds 407 sentences of The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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