Chapter 6 of The Prude's Progress: A Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Prude's Progress: A Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
(_Primrose pushes open the door gently and enters. Seeing Cherry in this attitude, she comes softly over and lays her hand on his shoulder._) PRIMROSE DEANE. Are you ill, Mr. Cherry? ADAM CHERRY. (_Starting._) No, my dear; no.
Chapter 6 of The Prude's Progress: A Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading “ADAM CHERRY.”
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading “Seeing Cherry in this attitude, she comes softly over and lays her hand on his shoulder._) PRIMROSE DEANE.”
wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
From this reading “Seeing Cherry in this attitude, she comes softly over and lays her hand on his shoulder._) PRIMROSE DEANE.”
third-person singular of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “(_Primrose pushes open the door gently and enters.”
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading “Seeing Cherry in this attitude, she comes softly over and lays her hand on his shoulder._) PRIMROSE DEANE.”
any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
From this reading “Seeing Cherry in this attitude, she comes softly over and lays her hand on his shoulder._) PRIMROSE DEANE.”
plural of “push” — the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading “(_Primrose pushes open the door gently and enters.”
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
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In this reading “(_Primrose pushes open the door gently and enters.”
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(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading ADAM CHERRY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (_Primrose pushes open the door gently and enters.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you ill, Mr. Cherry?
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading Seeing Cherry in this attitude, she comes softly over and lays her hand on his shoulder._) PRIMROSE DEANE.
wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
From this reading Seeing Cherry in this attitude, she comes softly over and lays her hand on his shoulder._) PRIMROSE DEANE.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Seeing Cherry in this attitude, she comes softly over and lays her hand on his shoulder._) PRIMROSE DEANE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seeing Cherry in this attitude, she comes softly over and lays her hand on his shoulder._) PRIMROSE DEANE.
dearly loved
From this reading (_Starting._) No, my dear; no.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading (_Primrose pushes open the door gently and enters.
third-person singular of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading (_Primrose pushes open the door gently and enters.
in a gradual manner
From this reading (_Primrose pushes open the door gently and enters.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Seeing Cherry in this attitude, she comes softly over and lays her hand on his shoulder._) PRIMROSE DEANE.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Seeing Cherry in this attitude, she comes softly over and lays her hand on his shoulder._) PRIMROSE DEANE.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Seeing Cherry in this attitude, she comes softly over and lays her hand on his shoulder._) PRIMROSE DEANE.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Are you ill, Mr. Cherry?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Seeing Cherry in this attitude, she comes softly over and lays her hand on his shoulder._) PRIMROSE DEANE.
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading Seeing Cherry in this attitude, she comes softly over and lays her hand on his shoulder._) PRIMROSE DEANE.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Are you ill, Mr. Cherry?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading (_Starting._) No, my dear; no.
not any; not one
From this reading (_Starting._) No, my dear; no.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Seeing Cherry in this attitude, she comes softly over and lays her hand on his shoulder._) PRIMROSE DEANE.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading (_Primrose pushes open the door gently and enters.
above and across; more than
From this reading Seeing Cherry in this attitude, she comes softly over and lays her hand on his shoulder._) PRIMROSE DEANE.
any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
From this reading (_Primrose pushes open the door gently and enters.
plural of “push” — the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading (_Primrose pushes open the door gently and enters.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Seeing Cherry in this attitude, she comes softly over and lays her hand on his shoulder._) PRIMROSE DEANE.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Seeing Cherry in this attitude, she comes softly over and lays her hand on his shoulder._) PRIMROSE DEANE.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Seeing Cherry in this attitude, she comes softly over and lays her hand on his shoulder._) PRIMROSE DEANE.
with low volume
From this reading Seeing Cherry in this attitude, she comes softly over and lays her hand on his shoulder._) PRIMROSE DEANE.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading (_Starting._) No, my dear; no.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (_Primrose pushes open the door gently and enters.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Seeing Cherry in this attitude, she comes softly over and lays her hand on his shoulder._) PRIMROSE DEANE.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you ill, Mr. Cherry?
Chapter 6 of The Prude's Progress: A Comedy in Three Acts by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome holds 388 sentences, grouped into 78 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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