Chapter 3 of Three Hats: A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Three Hats: A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Enter BLITHERS, L. U. E., with hat as before. BLITH. Thank you! Thank you, my good girl, don't trouble, I know the way! Sir, I--nobody here!
Chapter 3 of Three Hats: A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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to come or go into
From this reading “Enter BLITHERS, L. U. E., with hat as before.”
a young female
From this reading “Thank you, my good girl, don't trouble, I know the way!”
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading “Enter BLITHERS, L. U. E., with hat as before.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Sir, I--nobody here!”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Sir, I--nobody here!”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Thank you!”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “Thank you, my good girl, don't trouble, I know the way!”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Thank you, my good girl, don't trouble, I know the way!”
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In this reading “Thank you, my good girl, don't trouble, I know the way!”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Enter BLITHERS, L. U. E., with hat as before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Enter BLITHERS, L. U. E., with hat as before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BLITH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Enter BLITHERS, L. U. E., with hat as before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thank you, my good girl, don't trouble, I know the way!
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading Enter BLITHERS, L. U. E., with hat as before.
to come or go into
From this reading Enter BLITHERS, L. U. E., with hat as before.
a young female
From this reading Thank you, my good girl, don't trouble, I know the way!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Thank you, my good girl, don't trouble, I know the way!
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Enter BLITHERS, L. U. E., with hat as before.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Sir, I--nobody here!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Thank you, my good girl, don't trouble, I know the way!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Thank you, my good girl, don't trouble, I know the way!
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading Enter BLITHERS, L. U. E., with hat as before.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Thank you, my good girl, don't trouble, I know the way!
no person; not anyone
From this reading Sir, I--nobody here!
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir, I--nobody here!
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Thank you!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thank you, my good girl, don't trouble, I know the way!
a source of difficulty
From this reading Thank you, my good girl, don't trouble, I know the way!
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Enter BLITHERS, L. U. E., with hat as before.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Thank you, my good girl, don't trouble, I know the way!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Enter BLITHERS, L. U. E., with hat as before.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Thank you!
Chapter 3 of Three Hats: A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts by Arthur Shirley holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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 3 holds 437 sentences of Three Hats: A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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