Chapter 1 of The Prude's Progress: A Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Prude's Progress: A Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
(_He goes up to cupboard and brings it down in two glasses. Jack at the same time gets water from window-sill, and brings it and fills glasses._) Shoulder to shoulder, old man. JACK MEDBURY. And our Nelly. (_A knock is heard at door.
Chapter 1 of The Prude's Progress: A Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “(_He goes up to cupboard and brings it down in two glasses.”
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading “(_He goes up to cupboard and brings it down in two glasses.”
plural of “fill” — a quantity sufficient to satisfy
From this reading “Jack at the same time gets water from window-sill, and brings it and fills glasses._) Shoulder to shoulder, old man.”
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “Jack at the same time gets water from window-sill, and brings it and fills glasses._) Shoulder to shoulder, old man.”
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading “(_He goes up to cupboard and brings it down in two glasses.”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “(_He goes up to cupboard and brings it down in two glasses.”
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “(_A knock is heard at door.”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “Jack at the same time gets water from window-sill, and brings it and fills glasses._) Shoulder to shoulder, old man.”
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.
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In this reading “Jack at the same time gets water from window-sill, and brings it and fills glasses._) Shoulder to shoulder, old man.”
a man who is very old
In this reading “Jack at the same time gets water from window-sill, and brings it and fills glasses._) Shoulder to shoulder, old man.”
In this reading “(_He goes up to cupboard and brings it down in two glasses.”
move upward
In this reading “(_He goes up to cupboard and brings it down in two glasses.”
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 (_A knock is heard at door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (_He goes up to cupboard and brings it down in two glasses.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jack at the same time gets water from window-sill, and brings it and fills glasses._) Shoulder to shoulder, old man.
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading (_He goes up to cupboard and brings it down in two glasses.
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading (_He goes up to cupboard and brings it down in two glasses.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading (_A knock is heard at door.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading (_He goes up to cupboard and brings it down in two glasses.
plural of “fill” — a quantity sufficient to satisfy
From this reading Jack at the same time gets water from window-sill, and brings it and fills glasses._) Shoulder to shoulder, old man.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jack at the same time gets water from window-sill, and brings it and fills glasses._) Shoulder to shoulder, old man.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading Jack at the same time gets water from window-sill, and brings it and fills glasses._) Shoulder to shoulder, old man.
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading (_He goes up to cupboard and brings it down in two glasses.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading (_He goes up to cupboard and brings it down in two glasses.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (_He goes up to cupboard and brings it down in two glasses.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading (_A knock is heard at door.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (_He goes up to cupboard and brings it down in two glasses.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (_A knock is heard at door.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading (_He goes up to cupboard and brings it down in two glasses.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack at the same time gets water from window-sill, and brings it and fills glasses._) Shoulder to shoulder, old man.
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading (_A knock is heard at door.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Jack at the same time gets water from window-sill, and brings it and fills glasses._) Shoulder to shoulder, old man.
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From this reading JACK MEDBURY.
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From this reading And our Nelly.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Jack at the same time gets water from window-sill, and brings it and fills glasses._) Shoulder to shoulder, old man.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And our Nelly.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Jack at the same time gets water from window-sill, and brings it and fills glasses._) Shoulder to shoulder, old man.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Jack at the same time gets water from window-sill, and brings it and fills glasses._) Shoulder to shoulder, old man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jack at the same time gets water from window-sill, and brings it and fills glasses._) Shoulder to shoulder, old man.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Jack at the same time gets water from window-sill, and brings it and fills glasses._) Shoulder to shoulder, old man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (_He goes up to cupboard and brings it down in two glasses.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading (_He goes up to cupboard and brings it down in two glasses.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading (_He goes up to cupboard and brings it down in two glasses.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Jack at the same time gets water from window-sill, and brings it and fills glasses._) Shoulder to shoulder, old man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack at the same time gets water from window-sill, and brings it and fills glasses._) Shoulder to shoulder, old man.
Chapter 1 of The Prude's Progress: A Comedy in Three Acts by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 1 holds 427 sentences of The Prude's Progress: A Comedy in Three Acts, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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