Chapter 3 of The Puritan Widow is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Puritan Widow is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[Exeunt some of the Sheriff’s Officers with Corporal Oath.] This mutinous Soldier shall along with me to prison. SKIRMISH. To prison? where’s George? OFFICER.
Chapter 3 of The Puritan Widow is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading “[Exeunt some of the Sheriff’s Officers with Corporal Oath.]”
disposed to or in a state of mutiny
From this reading “This mutinous Soldier shall along with me to prison.”
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading “[Exeunt some of the Sheriff’s Officers with Corporal Oath.]”
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “[Exeunt some of the Sheriff’s Officers with Corporal Oath.]”
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading “This mutinous Soldier shall along with me to prison.”
possessive form of “sheriff” — the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
a minor short-term fight
From this reading “SKIRMISH.”
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “This mutinous Soldier shall along with me to prison.”
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading This mutinous Soldier shall along with me to prison.
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading [Exeunt some of the Sheriff’s Officers with Corporal Oath.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Exeunt some of the Sheriff’s Officers with Corporal Oath.]
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading To prison? where’s George?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This mutinous Soldier shall along with me to prison.
disposed to or in a state of mutiny
From this reading This mutinous Soldier shall along with me to prison.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading [Exeunt some of the Sheriff’s Officers with Corporal Oath.]
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Exeunt some of the Sheriff’s Officers with Corporal Oath.]
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading OFFICER.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading [Exeunt some of the Sheriff’s Officers with Corporal Oath.]
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading This mutinous Soldier shall along with me to prison.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading This mutinous Soldier shall along with me to prison.
possessive form of “sheriff” — the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading [Exeunt some of the Sheriff’s Officers with Corporal Oath.]
a minor short-term fight
From this reading SKIRMISH.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading This mutinous Soldier shall along with me to prison.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading [Exeunt some of the Sheriff’s Officers with Corporal Oath.]
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Exeunt some of the Sheriff’s Officers with Corporal Oath.]
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This mutinous Soldier shall along with me to prison.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This mutinous Soldier shall along with me to prison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To prison? where’s George?
in the company of; together with
From this reading [Exeunt some of the Sheriff’s Officers with Corporal Oath.]
Chapter 3 of The Puritan Widow by William [Dubious author] Shakespeare holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 3 holds 424 sentences of The Puritan Widow, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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