Chapter 2 of The Squire: An Original Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Squire: An Original Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
{Kate.} _(carelessly)_ What brings you here? {Eric.} Strolled over from barracks--doctor says I must walk, and your place is somewhere to walk to. {Kate.} Do you know Mr. Dormer? {Eric.} _(turning to Dor.)_ No, but my mother does. How do you do?
Chapter 2 of The Squire: An Original Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “barrack” — a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel
From this reading “{Eric.} Strolled over from barracks--doctor says I must walk, and your place is somewhere to walk to.”
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “{Kate.} _(carelessly)_ What brings you here?”
without care or concern
From this reading “{Kate.} _(carelessly)_ What brings you here?”
a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window
From this reading “{Kate.} Do you know Mr. Dormer?”
in or at or to some place
From this reading “{Eric.} Strolled over from barracks--doctor says I must walk, and your place is somewhere to walk to.”
past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading “{Eric.} Strolled over from barracks--doctor says I must walk, and your place is somewhere to walk to.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “{Eric.} _(turning to Dor.)_ No, but my mother does.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “{Eric.} Strolled over from barracks--doctor says I must walk, and your place is somewhere to walk to.”
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.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading {Eric.} Strolled over from barracks--doctor says I must walk, and your place is somewhere to walk to.
plural of “barrack” — a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel
From this reading {Eric.} Strolled over from barracks--doctor says I must walk, and your place is somewhere to walk to.
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading {Kate.} _(carelessly)_ What brings you here?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading {Eric.} _(turning to Dor.)_ No, but my mother does.
without care or concern
From this reading {Kate.} _(carelessly)_ What brings you here?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading {Kate.} Do you know Mr. Dormer?
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading {Eric.} Strolled over from barracks--doctor says I must walk, and your place is somewhere to walk to.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading {Eric.} _(turning to Dor.)_ No, but my mother does.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading {Eric.} _(turning to Dor.)_ No, but my mother does.
a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window
From this reading {Kate.} Do you know Mr. Dormer?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading {Eric.} Strolled over from barracks--doctor says I must walk, and your place is somewhere to walk to.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading {Eric.} Strolled over from barracks--doctor says I must walk, and your place is somewhere to walk to.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading {Kate.} _(carelessly)_ What brings you here?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How do you do?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading {Eric.} Strolled over from barracks--doctor says I must walk, and your place is somewhere to walk to.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading {Eric.} Strolled over from barracks--doctor says I must walk, and your place is somewhere to walk to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading {Kate.} _(carelessly)_ What brings you here?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading {Kate.} Do you know Mr. Dormer?
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading {Eric.} _(turning to Dor.)_ No, but my mother does.
a form of address for a man
From this reading {Kate.} Do you know Mr. Dormer?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading {Eric.} Strolled over from barracks--doctor says I must walk, and your place is somewhere to walk to.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading {Eric.} _(turning to Dor.)_ No, but my mother does.
not any; not one
From this reading {Eric.} _(turning to Dor.)_ No, but my mother does.
above and across; more than
From this reading {Eric.} Strolled over from barracks--doctor says I must walk, and your place is somewhere to walk to.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading {Eric.} Strolled over from barracks--doctor says I must walk, and your place is somewhere to walk to.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading {Eric.} Strolled over from barracks--doctor says I must walk, and your place is somewhere to walk to.
in or at or to some place
From this reading {Eric.} Strolled over from barracks--doctor says I must walk, and your place is somewhere to walk to.
past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading {Eric.} Strolled over from barracks--doctor says I must walk, and your place is somewhere to walk to.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading {Eric.} Strolled over from barracks--doctor says I must walk, and your place is somewhere to walk to.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading {Eric.} _(turning to Dor.)_ No, but my mother does.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading {Eric.} Strolled over from barracks--doctor says I must walk, and your place is somewhere to walk to.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading {Kate.} _(carelessly)_ What brings you here?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading {Kate.} _(carelessly)_ What brings you here?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading {Eric.} Strolled over from barracks--doctor says I must walk, and your place is somewhere to walk to.
Chapter 2 of The Squire: An Original Comedy in Three Acts by Arthur Wing Pinero holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
Chapter 2 holds 417 sentences of The Squire: An Original Comedy in Three Acts, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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