Chapter 10 of The School for Scandal is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The School for Scandal is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SIR OLIVER. No--Sir Oliver and I must be acquainted-- SURFACE. Zounds Sir then [I] insist on your quitting the--Room directly-- SIR OLIVER. Nay Sir---- SURFACE. Sir--I insist on't--here William show this Gentleman out.
Chapter 10 of The School for Scandal is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having fair knowledge of
From this reading “No--Sir Oliver and I must be acquainted-- SURFACE.”
without deviation
From this reading “Zounds Sir then [I] insist on your quitting the--Room directly-- SIR OLIVER.”
a man of refinement
From this reading “Sir--I insist on't--here William show this Gentleman out.”
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “Zounds Sir then [I] insist on your quitting the--Room directly-- SIR OLIVER.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay Sir---- SURFACE.”
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading “SIR OLIVER.”
inflected form of “quit” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “Zounds Sir then [I] insist on your quitting the--Room directly-- SIR OLIVER.”
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading “No--Sir Oliver and I must be acquainted-- SURFACE.”
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.
having fair knowledge of
From this reading No--Sir Oliver and I must be acquainted-- SURFACE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No--Sir Oliver and I must be acquainted-- SURFACE.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No--Sir Oliver and I must be acquainted-- SURFACE.
without deviation
From this reading Zounds Sir then [I] insist on your quitting the--Room directly-- SIR OLIVER.
a man of refinement
From this reading Sir--I insist on't--here William show this Gentleman out.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Sir--I insist on't--here William show this Gentleman out.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No--Sir Oliver and I must be acquainted-- SURFACE.
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading Zounds Sir then [I] insist on your quitting the--Room directly-- SIR OLIVER.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading No--Sir Oliver and I must be acquainted-- SURFACE.
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay Sir---- SURFACE.
not any; not one
From this reading No--Sir Oliver and I must be acquainted-- SURFACE.
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading SIR OLIVER.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Zounds Sir then [I] insist on your quitting the--Room directly-- SIR OLIVER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir--I insist on't--here William show this Gentleman out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Sir--I insist on't--here William show this Gentleman out.
inflected form of “quit” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading Zounds Sir then [I] insist on your quitting the--Room directly-- SIR OLIVER.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Zounds Sir then [I] insist on your quitting the--Room directly-- SIR OLIVER.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Sir--I insist on't--here William show this Gentleman out.
term of address for a man
From this reading SIR OLIVER.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading No--Sir Oliver and I must be acquainted-- SURFACE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Zounds Sir then [I] insist on your quitting the--Room directly-- SIR OLIVER.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Zounds Sir then [I] insist on your quitting the--Room directly-- SIR OLIVER.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Sir--I insist on't--here William show this Gentleman out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir--I insist on't--here William show this Gentleman out.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Zounds Sir then [I] insist on your quitting the--Room directly-- SIR OLIVER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zounds Sir then [I] insist on your quitting the--Room directly-- SIR OLIVER.
Chapter 10 of The School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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 10 holds 213 sentences of The School for Scandal, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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