Chapter 1 of A Bit O' Love is here in full — 329 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A Bit O' Love is here in full — 329 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CREMER. Seems funny 'er goin' blue-bell time, an' the sun shinin' so warm. I picked up an 'orse-shu yesterday. I can't never 'ave 'er back, zurr. [His face quivers again.]
Chapter 1 of A Bit O' Love is here in full — 329 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/65 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “I can't never 'ave 'er back, zurr.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “[His face quivers again.]”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “Seems funny 'er goin' blue-bell time, an' the sun shinin' so warm.”
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading “I picked up an 'orse-shu yesterday.”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Seems funny 'er goin' blue-bell time, an' the sun shinin' so warm.”
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “Seems funny 'er goin' blue-bell time, an' the sun shinin' so warm.”
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “Seems funny 'er goin' blue-bell time, an' the sun shinin' so warm.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “I picked up an 'orse-shu yesterday.”
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.
anew
From this reading [His face quivers again.]
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Seems funny 'er goin' blue-bell time, an' the sun shinin' so warm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can't never 'ave 'er back, zurr.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I can't never 'ave 'er back, zurr.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seems funny 'er goin' blue-bell time, an' the sun shinin' so warm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can't never 'ave 'er back, zurr.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CREMER.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading Seems funny 'er goin' blue-bell time, an' the sun shinin' so warm.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading [His face quivers again.]
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading Seems funny 'er goin' blue-bell time, an' the sun shinin' so warm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seems funny 'er goin' blue-bell time, an' the sun shinin' so warm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [His face quivers again.]
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I picked up an 'orse-shu yesterday.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I can't never 'ave 'er back, zurr.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I picked up an 'orse-shu yesterday.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading I picked up an 'orse-shu yesterday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [His face quivers again.]
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Seems funny 'er goin' blue-bell time, an' the sun shinin' so warm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seems funny 'er goin' blue-bell time, an' the sun shinin' so warm.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Seems funny 'er goin' blue-bell time, an' the sun shinin' so warm.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Seems funny 'er goin' blue-bell time, an' the sun shinin' so warm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Seems funny 'er goin' blue-bell time, an' the sun shinin' so warm.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Seems funny 'er goin' blue-bell time, an' the sun shinin' so warm.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I picked up an 'orse-shu yesterday.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Seems funny 'er goin' blue-bell time, an' the sun shinin' so warm.
the day immediately before today
From this reading I picked up an 'orse-shu yesterday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can't never 'ave 'er back, zurr.
Chapter 1 of A Bit O' Love by John Galsworthy holds 329 sentences, grouped into 66 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 1 holds 329 sentences of A Bit O' Love, unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of A Bit O' Love by John Galsworthy exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 329 sentences, grouped into 66 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 66 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 66 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading A Bit O' Love by John Galsworthy on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 659 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2915 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #2915, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 54 minutes of reading across 132 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through A Bit O' Love section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 2 chapters of A Bit O' Love to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Bit O' Love, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
