Chapter 4 of The Title: A Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Title: A Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. CULVER. Arthur! You must forgive me. I'm in a horrid state of nerves, and you said you were positively going to write to Lord Woking to-night to refuse the title.
Chapter 4 of The Title: A Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “Arthur!”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “You must forgive me.”
exceedingly bad
From this reading “I'm in a horrid state of nerves, and you said you were positively going to write to Lord Woking to-night to refuse the title.”
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading “I'm in a horrid state of nerves, and you said you were positively going to write to Lord Woking to-night to refuse the title.”
extremely
From this reading “I'm in a horrid state of nerves, and you said you were positively going to write to Lord Woking to-night to refuse the title.”
show unwillingness towards
From this reading “I'm in a horrid state of nerves, and you said you were positively going to write to Lord Woking to-night to refuse the title.”
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading “I'm in a horrid state of nerves, and you said you were positively going to write to Lord Woking to-night to refuse the title.”
produce a literary work
From this reading “I'm in a horrid state of nerves, and you said you were positively going to write to Lord Woking to-night to refuse the title.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I'm in a horrid state of nerves, and you said you were positively going to write to Lord Woking to-night to refuse the title.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'm in a horrid state of nerves, and you said you were positively going to write to Lord Woking to-night to refuse the title.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Arthur!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CULVER.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading You must forgive me.
the act of departing
From this reading I'm in a horrid state of nerves, and you said you were positively going to write to Lord Woking to-night to refuse the title.
exceedingly bad
From this reading I'm in a horrid state of nerves, and you said you were positively going to write to Lord Woking to-night to refuse the title.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm in a horrid state of nerves, and you said you were positively going to write to Lord Woking to-night to refuse the title.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I'm in a horrid state of nerves, and you said you were positively going to write to Lord Woking to-night to refuse the title.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading I'm in a horrid state of nerves, and you said you were positively going to write to Lord Woking to-night to refuse the title.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You must forgive me.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must forgive me.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading I'm in a horrid state of nerves, and you said you were positively going to write to Lord Woking to-night to refuse the title.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'm in a horrid state of nerves, and you said you were positively going to write to Lord Woking to-night to refuse the title.
extremely
From this reading I'm in a horrid state of nerves, and you said you were positively going to write to Lord Woking to-night to refuse the title.
show unwillingness towards
From this reading I'm in a horrid state of nerves, and you said you were positively going to write to Lord Woking to-night to refuse the title.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I'm in a horrid state of nerves, and you said you were positively going to write to Lord Woking to-night to refuse the title.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading I'm in a horrid state of nerves, and you said you were positively going to write to Lord Woking to-night to refuse the title.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'm in a horrid state of nerves, and you said you were positively going to write to Lord Woking to-night to refuse the title.
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading I'm in a horrid state of nerves, and you said you were positively going to write to Lord Woking to-night to refuse the title.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm in a horrid state of nerves, and you said you were positively going to write to Lord Woking to-night to refuse the title.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm in a horrid state of nerves, and you said you were positively going to write to Lord Woking to-night to refuse the title.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I'm in a horrid state of nerves, and you said you were positively going to write to Lord Woking to-night to refuse the title.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm in a horrid state of nerves, and you said you were positively going to write to Lord Woking to-night to refuse the title.
produce a literary work
From this reading I'm in a horrid state of nerves, and you said you were positively going to write to Lord Woking to-night to refuse the title.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must forgive me.
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