Chapter 5 of "This was a man" is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of "This was a man" is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAROL Because of everything? EVELYN Oh, Carol! CAROL Good night, my dear. [_She comes to him and kisses him gently on the mouth. Suddenly he crushes her to him.
Chapter 5 of "This was a man" is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
From this reading “CAROL Because of everything?”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “[_She comes to him and kisses him gently on the mouth.”
plural of “crush” — leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
From this reading “Suddenly he crushes her to him.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “CAROL Because of everything?”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “[_She comes to him and kisses him gently on the mouth.”
plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “[_She comes to him and kisses him gently on the mouth.”
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading “[_She comes to him and kisses him gently on the mouth.”
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “Suddenly he crushes her to him.”
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.
a conventional expression of farewell
In this reading “CAROL Good night, my dear.”
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 [_She comes to him and kisses him gently on the mouth.
for the reason that
From this reading CAROL Because of everything?
joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
From this reading CAROL Because of everything?
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading [_She comes to him and kisses him gently on the mouth.
plural of “crush” — leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
From this reading Suddenly he crushes her to him.
dearly loved
From this reading CAROL Good night, my dear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EVELYN Oh, Carol!
all things; all of a situation
From this reading CAROL Because of everything?
in a gradual manner
From this reading [_She comes to him and kisses him gently on the mouth.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading CAROL Good night, my dear.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Suddenly he crushes her to him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly he crushes her to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [_She comes to him and kisses him gently on the mouth.
plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading [_She comes to him and kisses him gently on the mouth.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading [_She comes to him and kisses him gently on the mouth.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading CAROL Good night, my dear.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading CAROL Good night, my dear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CAROL Because of everything?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading EVELYN Oh, Carol!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [_She comes to him and kisses him gently on the mouth.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [_She comes to him and kisses him gently on the mouth.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly he crushes her to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_She comes to him and kisses him gently on the mouth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [_She comes to him and kisses him gently on the mouth.
Chapter 5 of "This was a man" by Noël Coward 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 5 holds 417 sentences of "This was a man", unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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