Chapter 4 of The Theatrocrat is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Theatrocrat is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sir T. Not so: I say your augury mistakes; I challenge you to live and find it false. Lady S. You know it is not false. I speak the truth, Nothing but truth! Sir T. Why, then, an intermede! _Had_ I your maidenhead?
Chapter 4 of The Theatrocrat is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take exception to
From this reading “Sir T. Not so: I say your augury mistakes; I challenge you to live and find it false.”
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading “Sir T. Not so: I say your augury mistakes; I challenge you to live and find it false.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “Sir T. Not so: I say your augury mistakes; I challenge you to live and find it false.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Lady S. You know it is not false.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “Sir T. Not so: I say your augury mistakes; I challenge you to live and find it false.”
plural of “mistake” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “Sir T. Not so: I say your augury mistakes; I challenge you to live and find it false.”
express in speech
From this reading “I speak the truth, Nothing but truth!”
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “I speak the truth, Nothing but truth!”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I speak the truth, Nothing but truth!”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sir T. Why, then, an intermede!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir T. Not so: I say your augury mistakes; I challenge you to live and find it false.
an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
From this reading Sir T. Not so: I say your augury mistakes; I challenge you to live and find it false.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I speak the truth, Nothing but truth!
take exception to
From this reading Sir T. Not so: I say your augury mistakes; I challenge you to live and find it false.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading Sir T. Not so: I say your augury mistakes; I challenge you to live and find it false.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Sir T. Not so: I say your augury mistakes; I challenge you to live and find it false.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Had_ I your maidenhead?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sir T. Not so: I say your augury mistakes; I challenge you to live and find it false.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir T. Why, then, an intermede!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady S. You know it is not false.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sir T. Not so: I say your augury mistakes; I challenge you to live and find it false.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Lady S. You know it is not false.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady S. You know it is not false.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Sir T. Not so: I say your augury mistakes; I challenge you to live and find it false.
a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin
From this reading _Had_ I your maidenhead?
plural of “mistake” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Sir T. Not so: I say your augury mistakes; I challenge you to live and find it false.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sir T. Not so: I say your augury mistakes; I challenge you to live and find it false.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I speak the truth, Nothing but truth!
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Lady S. You know it is not false.
express in words
From this reading Sir T. Not so: I say your augury mistakes; I challenge you to live and find it false.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir T. Not so: I say your augury mistakes; I challenge you to live and find it false.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Sir T. Not so: I say your augury mistakes; I challenge you to live and find it false.
express in speech
From this reading I speak the truth, Nothing but truth!
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Sir T. Not so: I say your augury mistakes; I challenge you to live and find it false.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I speak the truth, Nothing but truth!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Sir T. Why, then, an intermede!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir T. Not so: I say your augury mistakes; I challenge you to live and find it false.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading I speak the truth, Nothing but truth!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Sir T. Why, then, an intermede!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sir T. Not so: I say your augury mistakes; I challenge you to live and find it false.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sir T. Not so: I say your augury mistakes; I challenge you to live and find it false.
Chapter 4 of The Theatrocrat by John Davidson holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 4 holds 422 sentences of The Theatrocrat, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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