Chapter 2 of Three Hats: A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 433 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 Three Hats: A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. S. (sentimentally to BLITHERS). I wish ladies were allowed to frequent clubs. I would give the world to mix amongst authors, painters and poets. (Pointedly.) Oh, how I have longed to know a real live poet!
Chapter 2 of Three Hats: A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “I would give the world to mix amongst authors, painters and poets.”
plural of “club” — a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “I wish ladies were allowed to frequent clubs.”
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
From this reading “I wish ladies were allowed to frequent clubs.”
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading “(Pointedly.) Oh, how I have longed to know a real live poet!”
mix together different elements
From this reading “I would give the world to mix amongst authors, painters and poets.”
plural of “painter” — an artist who paints
From this reading “I would give the world to mix amongst authors, painters and poets.”
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading “I would give the world to mix amongst authors, painters and poets.”
in such a manner as to make something clearly evident
From this reading “(Pointedly.) Oh, how I have longed to know a real live poet!”
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 (Pointedly.) Oh, how I have longed to know a real live poet!
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading I wish ladies were allowed to frequent clubs.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading I would give the world to mix amongst authors, painters and poets.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I would give the world to mix amongst authors, painters and poets.
plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading I would give the world to mix amongst authors, painters and poets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading S. (sentimentally to BLITHERS).
plural of “club” — a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading I wish ladies were allowed to frequent clubs.
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
From this reading I wish ladies were allowed to frequent clubs.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I would give the world to mix amongst authors, painters and poets.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading (Pointedly.) Oh, how I have longed to know a real live poet!
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From this reading (Pointedly.) Oh, how I have longed to know a real live poet!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish ladies were allowed to frequent clubs.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading (Pointedly.) Oh, how I have longed to know a real live poet!
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading I wish ladies were allowed to frequent clubs.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading (Pointedly.) Oh, how I have longed to know a real live poet!
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading (Pointedly.) Oh, how I have longed to know a real live poet!
mix together different elements
From this reading I would give the world to mix amongst authors, painters and poets.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading (Pointedly.) Oh, how I have longed to know a real live poet!
plural of “painter” — an artist who paints
From this reading I would give the world to mix amongst authors, painters and poets.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading (Pointedly.) Oh, how I have longed to know a real live poet!
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading I would give the world to mix amongst authors, painters and poets.
in such a manner as to make something clearly evident
From this reading (Pointedly.) Oh, how I have longed to know a real live poet!
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading (Pointedly.) Oh, how I have longed to know a real live poet!
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading S. (sentimentally to BLITHERS).
in a sentimental manner
From this reading S. (sentimentally to BLITHERS).
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I would give the world to mix amongst authors, painters and poets.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading S. (sentimentally to BLITHERS).
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I wish ladies were allowed to frequent clubs.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish ladies were allowed to frequent clubs.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I would give the world to mix amongst authors, painters and poets.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would give the world to mix amongst authors, painters and poets.
Chapter 2 of Three Hats: A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts by Arthur Shirley holds 433 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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