Chapter 3 of The Shopkeeper Turned Gentleman is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Shopkeeper Turned Gentleman is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. JOUR. Mrs. Jourdain does as well as may be. DOR. I declare, Mr. Jourdain, that you have the most genteel dress in the world.
Chapter 3 of The Shopkeeper Turned Gentleman is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading “I declare, Mr. Jourdain, that you have the most genteel dress in the world.”
put on clothes
From this reading “I declare, Mr. Jourdain, that you have the most genteel dress in the world.”
marked by refinement in taste and manners
From this reading “I declare, Mr. Jourdain, that you have the most genteel dress in the world.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I declare, Mr. Jourdain, that you have the most genteel dress in the world.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Mrs. Jourdain does as well as may be.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “MRS.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Mrs. Jourdain does as well as may be.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “I declare, Mr. Jourdain, that you have the most genteel dress in the world.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Jourdain does as well as may be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mrs. Jourdain does as well as may be.
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading I declare, Mr. Jourdain, that you have the most genteel dress in the world.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Jourdain does as well as may be.
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From this reading DOR.
put on clothes
From this reading I declare, Mr. Jourdain, that you have the most genteel dress in the world.
marked by refinement in taste and manners
From this reading I declare, Mr. Jourdain, that you have the most genteel dress in the world.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I declare, Mr. Jourdain, that you have the most genteel dress in the world.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I declare, Mr. Jourdain, that you have the most genteel dress in the world.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I declare, Mr. Jourdain, that you have the most genteel dress in the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOUR.
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From this reading Mrs. Jourdain does as well as may be.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Mrs. Jourdain does as well as may be.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I declare, Mr. Jourdain, that you have the most genteel dress in the world.
a form of address for a man
From this reading I declare, Mr. Jourdain, that you have the most genteel dress in the world.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I declare, Mr. Jourdain, that you have the most genteel dress in the world.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I declare, Mr. Jourdain, that you have the most genteel dress in the world.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Mrs. Jourdain does as well as may be.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I declare, Mr. Jourdain, that you have the most genteel dress in the world.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I declare, Mr. Jourdain, that you have the most genteel dress in the world.
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