Chapter 1 of The School for Husbands is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The School for Husbands is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
L'ÉCOLE DES MARIS. COMÉDIE. THE SCHOOL FOR HUSBANDS. A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS. (_THE ORIGINAL IN VERSE_.)
Chapter 1 of The School for Husbands is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading “A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS.”
light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading “A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS.”
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading “L'ÉCOLE DES MARIS.”
plural of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “THE SCHOOL FOR HUSBANDS.”
plural of “mari” — a member of a rural Finnish people living in eastern Russia
From this reading “L'ÉCOLE DES MARIS.”
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading “(_THE ORIGINAL IN VERSE_.)”
an educational institution
From this reading “THE SCHOOL FOR HUSBANDS.”
literature in metrical form
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS.
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS.
light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COMÉDIE.
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading L'ÉCOLE DES MARIS.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE SCHOOL FOR HUSBANDS.
plural of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading THE SCHOOL FOR HUSBANDS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading L'ÉCOLE DES MARIS.
plural of “mari” — a member of a rural Finnish people living in eastern Russia
From this reading L'ÉCOLE DES MARIS.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading (_THE ORIGINAL IN VERSE_.)
an educational institution
From this reading THE SCHOOL FOR HUSBANDS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SCHOOL FOR HUSBANDS.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS.
literature in metrical form
From this reading (_THE ORIGINAL IN VERSE_.)
Chapter 1 of The School for Husbands by Molière 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 1 holds 448 sentences of The School for Husbands, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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