Chapter 2 of The Schoolmistress: A Farce in Three Acts is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Schoolmistress: A Farce in Three Acts is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ask Miss Dinah Rankling to be good enough to step downstairs. [_Jane goes out. Rankling rises, with Mrs. Rankling clinging to his arm._] MRS. RANKLING. You will be calm, Archibald--you will be moderate in tone.
Chapter 2 of The Schoolmistress: A Farce in Three Acts is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make calm or still
From this reading “You will be calm, Archibald--you will be moderate in tone.”
-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading “Rankling rises, with Mrs. Rankling clinging to his arm._] MRS.”
on a floor below
From this reading “Ask Miss Dinah Rankling to be good enough to step downstairs.”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “[_Jane goes out.”
preside over
From this reading “You will be calm, Archibald--you will be moderate in tone.”
-ing form of “rankle” — gnaw into; make resentful or angry
From this reading “Ask Miss Dinah Rankling to be good enough to step downstairs.”
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading “Rankling rises, with Mrs. Rankling clinging to his arm._] MRS.”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “Ask Miss Dinah Rankling to be good enough to step downstairs.”
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.
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adequately good for the circumstances
In this reading “Ask Miss Dinah Rankling to be good enough to step downstairs.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “[_Jane goes out.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading You will be calm, Archibald--you will be moderate in tone.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Rankling rises, with Mrs. Rankling clinging to his arm._] MRS.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Ask Miss Dinah Rankling to be good enough to step downstairs.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ask Miss Dinah Rankling to be good enough to step downstairs.
make calm or still
From this reading You will be calm, Archibald--you will be moderate in tone.
-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading Rankling rises, with Mrs. Rankling clinging to his arm._] MRS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ask Miss Dinah Rankling to be good enough to step downstairs.
on a floor below
From this reading Ask Miss Dinah Rankling to be good enough to step downstairs.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Ask Miss Dinah Rankling to be good enough to step downstairs.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading [_Jane goes out.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Ask Miss Dinah Rankling to be good enough to step downstairs.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rankling rises, with Mrs. Rankling clinging to his arm._] MRS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You will be calm, Archibald--you will be moderate in tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Jane goes out.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Ask Miss Dinah Rankling to be good enough to step downstairs.
preside over
From this reading You will be calm, Archibald--you will be moderate in tone.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Rankling rises, with Mrs. Rankling clinging to his arm._] MRS.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading [_Jane goes out.
-ing form of “rankle” — gnaw into; make resentful or angry
From this reading Ask Miss Dinah Rankling to be good enough to step downstairs.
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading Rankling rises, with Mrs. Rankling clinging to his arm._] MRS.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Ask Miss Dinah Rankling to be good enough to step downstairs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ask Miss Dinah Rankling to be good enough to step downstairs.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading You will be calm, Archibald--you will be moderate in tone.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will be calm, Archibald--you will be moderate in tone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rankling rises, with Mrs. Rankling clinging to his arm._] MRS.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You will be calm, Archibald--you will be moderate in tone.
Chapter 2 of The Schoolmistress: A Farce in Three Acts by Arthur Wing Pinero holds 429 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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