Chapter 3 of The Prude's Progress: A Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Prude's Progress: A Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. BEN DIXON. Quite right, Mr. Cherry, quite right. We--myself and the other directors--are, perhaps, a little too etherial in these matters. We need among us such a man as yourself, Mr. Cherry--you will join our hoard, Mr. Cherry?
Chapter 3 of The Prude's Progress: A Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “BEN DIXON.”
wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
From this reading “Quite right, Mr. Cherry, quite right.”
plural of “director” — someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “We--myself and the other directors--are, perhaps, a little too etherial in these matters.”
save up as for future use
From this reading “We need among us such a man as yourself, Mr. Cherry--you will join our hoard, Mr. Cherry?”
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading “We need among us such a man as yourself, Mr. Cherry--you will join our hoard, Mr. Cherry?”
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “We--myself and the other directors--are, perhaps, a little too etherial in these matters.”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “We need among us such a man as yourself, Mr. Cherry--you will join our hoard, Mr. Cherry?”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “We need among us such a man as yourself, Mr. Cherry--you will join our hoard, Mr. Cherry?”
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.
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 We--myself and the other directors--are, perhaps, a little too etherial in these matters.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading We need among us such a man as yourself, Mr. Cherry--you will join our hoard, Mr. Cherry?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We--myself and the other directors--are, perhaps, a little too etherial in these matters.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We--myself and the other directors--are, perhaps, a little too etherial in these matters.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We need among us such a man as yourself, Mr. Cherry--you will join our hoard, Mr. Cherry?
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading BEN DIXON.
wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
From this reading Quite right, Mr. Cherry, quite right.
plural of “director” — someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading We--myself and the other directors--are, perhaps, a little too etherial in these matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEN DIXON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We--myself and the other directors--are, perhaps, a little too etherial in these matters.
save up as for future use
From this reading We need among us such a man as yourself, Mr. Cherry--you will join our hoard, Mr. Cherry?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We--myself and the other directors--are, perhaps, a little too etherial in these matters.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading We need among us such a man as yourself, Mr. Cherry--you will join our hoard, Mr. Cherry?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We--myself and the other directors--are, perhaps, a little too etherial in these matters.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading We need among us such a man as yourself, Mr. Cherry--you will join our hoard, Mr. Cherry?
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading We--myself and the other directors--are, perhaps, a little too etherial in these matters.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading We--myself and the other directors--are, perhaps, a little too etherial in these matters.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading We need among us such a man as yourself, Mr. Cherry--you will join our hoard, Mr. Cherry?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading We--myself and the other directors--are, perhaps, a little too etherial in these matters.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We need among us such a man as yourself, Mr. Cherry--you will join our hoard, Mr. Cherry?
by chance
From this reading We--myself and the other directors--are, perhaps, a little too etherial in these matters.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Quite right, Mr. Cherry, quite right.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Quite right, Mr. Cherry, quite right.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We need among us such a man as yourself, Mr. Cherry--you will join our hoard, Mr. Cherry?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We--myself and the other directors--are, perhaps, a little too etherial in these matters.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading We--myself and the other directors--are, perhaps, a little too etherial in these matters.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading We--myself and the other directors--are, perhaps, a little too etherial in these matters.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We need among us such a man as yourself, Mr. Cherry--you will join our hoard, Mr. Cherry?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We--myself and the other directors--are, perhaps, a little too etherial in these matters.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We need among us such a man as yourself, Mr. Cherry--you will join our hoard, Mr. Cherry?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We need among us such a man as yourself, Mr. Cherry--you will join our hoard, Mr. Cherry?
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading We need among us such a man as yourself, Mr. Cherry--you will join our hoard, Mr. Cherry?
Chapter 3 of The Prude's Progress: A Comedy in Three Acts by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome holds 428 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.
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