Chapter 3 of Vandyke Brown: A Farce in One Act is here in full — 477 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of Vandyke Brown: A Farce in One Act is here in full — 477 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FAST. (_seeing VANDYKE_) Botheration! There's somebody here! (_down, R._) Well, did you give her my letter? REBECCA.
Chapter 3 of Vandyke Brown: A Farce in One Act is here in full — 477 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading “FAST.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “(_down, R._) Well, did you give her my letter?”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “There's somebody here!”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “(_down, R._) Well, did you give her my letter?”
(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
From this reading “REBECCA.”
perception by means of the eyes
a person, without saying who
From this reading “There's somebody here!”
Flemish painter of numerous portraits (1599-1641)
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the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading (_seeing VANDYKE_) Botheration!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading (_down, R._) Well, did you give her my letter?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading (_down, R._) Well, did you give her my letter?
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading FAST.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading (_down, R._) Well, did you give her my letter?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading (_down, R._) Well, did you give her my letter?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading There's somebody here!
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading (_down, R._) Well, did you give her my letter?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading (_down, R._) Well, did you give her my letter?
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading (_down, R._) Well, did you give her my letter?
(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
From this reading REBECCA.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading (_seeing VANDYKE_) Botheration!
a person, without saying who
From this reading There's somebody here!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's somebody here!
Flemish painter of numerous portraits (1599-1641)
From this reading (_seeing VANDYKE_) Botheration!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading (_down, R._) Well, did you give her my letter?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading (_down, R._) Well, did you give her my letter?
Chapter 3 of Vandyke Brown: A Farce in One Act by Adolphus Charles Troughton holds 477 sentences, grouped into 96 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 477 sentences of Vandyke Brown: A Farce in One Act, unabridged, divided into 96 reading sections.
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