Chapter 5 of The Philanderer is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Philanderer is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CRAVEN (warmly). I made a virtue of necessity, Jo. No one can blame me. JULIA (soothing him). Well, never mind, Daddy.
Chapter 5 of The Philanderer is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/89 · 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.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading “No one can blame me.”
lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
From this reading “CRAVEN (warmly).”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Well, never mind, Daddy.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Well, never mind, Daddy.”
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading “I made a virtue of necessity, Jo.”
affording physical relief
From this reading “JULIA (soothing him).”
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading “I made a virtue of necessity, Jo.”
in a hearty manner
From this reading “CRAVEN (warmly).”
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 I made a virtue of necessity, Jo.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading No one can blame me.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading No one can blame me.
lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
From this reading CRAVEN (warmly).
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Well, never mind, Daddy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JULIA (soothing him).
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I made a virtue of necessity, Jo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I made a virtue of necessity, Jo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JULIA (soothing him).
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I made a virtue of necessity, Jo.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No one can blame me.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Well, never mind, Daddy.
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading I made a virtue of necessity, Jo.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Well, never mind, Daddy.
not any; not one
From this reading No one can blame me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I made a virtue of necessity, Jo.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one can blame me.
affording physical relief
From this reading JULIA (soothing him).
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading I made a virtue of necessity, Jo.
in a hearty manner
From this reading CRAVEN (warmly).
(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, never mind, Daddy.
Chapter 5 of The Philanderer by Bernard Shaw holds 448 sentences, grouped into 90 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 5 holds 448 sentences of The Philanderer, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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