Chapter 2 of The Tyranny of Tears: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Tyranny of Tears: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Yes; to make a companion of at my expense. You were always a man's man! If I had had more experience I would have known that by the host of men friends you had when we married. PARBURY. [_Cheerily._] I haven't them now, dear.
Chapter 2 of The Tyranny of Tears: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “Yes; to make a companion of at my expense.”
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading “Yes; to make a companion of at my expense.”
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading “If I had had more experience I would have known that by the host of men friends you had when we married.”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “If I had had more experience I would have known that by the host of men friends you had when we married.”
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading “If I had had more experience I would have known that by the host of men friends you had when we married.”
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “If I had had more experience I would have known that by the host of men friends you had when we married.”
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “You were always a man's man!”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “If I had had more experience I would have known that by the host of men friends you had when we married.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Yes; to make a companion of at my expense.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading You were always a man's man!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yes; to make a companion of at my expense.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If I had had more experience I would have known that by the host of men friends you had when we married.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading [_Cheerily._] I haven't them now, dear.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Yes; to make a companion of at my expense.
dearly loved
From this reading [_Cheerily._] I haven't them now, dear.
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading Yes; to make a companion of at my expense.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading If I had had more experience I would have known that by the host of men friends you had when we married.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading If I had had more experience I would have known that by the host of men friends you had when we married.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If I had had more experience I would have known that by the host of men friends you had when we married.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If I had had more experience I would have known that by the host of men friends you had when we married.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Cheerily._] I haven't them now, dear.
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading If I had had more experience I would have known that by the host of men friends you had when we married.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I had had more experience I would have known that by the host of men friends you had when we married.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I had had more experience I would have known that by the host of men friends you had when we married.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading If I had had more experience I would have known that by the host of men friends you had when we married.
engage in
From this reading Yes; to make a companion of at my expense.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading You were always a man's man!
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading You were always a man's man!
joined in matrimony
From this reading If I had had more experience I would have known that by the host of men friends you had when we married.
the force of workers available
From this reading If I had had more experience I would have known that by the host of men friends you had when we married.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading If I had had more experience I would have known that by the host of men friends you had when we married.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yes; to make a companion of at my expense.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading [_Cheerily._] I haven't them now, dear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yes; to make a companion of at my expense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PARBURY.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If I had had more experience I would have known that by the host of men friends you had when we married.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If I had had more experience I would have known that by the host of men friends you had when we married.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading [_Cheerily._] I haven't them now, dear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yes; to make a companion of at my expense.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If I had had more experience I would have known that by the host of men friends you had when we married.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You were always a man's man!
at the time that
From this reading If I had had more experience I would have known that by the host of men friends you had when we married.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If I had had more experience I would have known that by the host of men friends you had when we married.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes; to make a companion of at my expense.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You were always a man's man!
Chapter 2 of The Tyranny of Tears: A Comedy in Four Acts by C. Haddon (Charles Haddon) Chambers holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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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