Chapter 35 of A farewell to arms is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 35 of A farewell to arms is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That night there was a storm and I woke to hear the rain lashing the window-panes. It was coming in the open window. Some one had knocked on the door. I went to the door very softly, not to disturb Catherine, and opened it. The barman stood there.
Chapter 35 of A farewell to arms is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
From this reading “The barman stood there.”
first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading “I went to the door very softly, not to disturb Catherine, and opened it.”
move deeply
From this reading “I went to the door very softly, not to disturb Catherine, and opened it.”
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “Some one had knocked on the door.”
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
From this reading “That night there was a storm and I woke to hear the rain lashing the window-panes.”
with low volume
From this reading “I went to the door very softly, not to disturb Catherine, and opened it.”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “That night there was a storm and I woke to hear the rain lashing the window-panes.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “That night there was a storm and I woke to hear the rain lashing the window-panes.”
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.
In this reading “It was coming in the open window.”
In this reading “The barman stood there.”
(rugby) knocking the ball forward while trying to catch it (a foul)
In this reading “Some one had knocked on the door.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That night there was a storm and I woke to hear the rain lashing the window-panes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That night there was a storm and I woke to hear the rain lashing the window-panes.
an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
From this reading The barman stood there.
first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading I went to the door very softly, not to disturb Catherine, and opened it.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading It was coming in the open window.
move deeply
From this reading I went to the door very softly, not to disturb Catherine, and opened it.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Some one had knocked on the door.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some one had knocked on the door.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading That night there was a storm and I woke to hear the rain lashing the window-panes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That night there was a storm and I woke to hear the rain lashing the window-panes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was coming in the open window.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was coming in the open window.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading Some one had knocked on the door.
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
From this reading That night there was a storm and I woke to hear the rain lashing the window-panes.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That night there was a storm and I woke to hear the rain lashing the window-panes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I went to the door very softly, not to disturb Catherine, and opened it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Some one had knocked on the door.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some one had knocked on the door.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was coming in the open window.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading I went to the door very softly, not to disturb Catherine, and opened it.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading That night there was a storm and I woke to hear the rain lashing the window-panes.
with low volume
From this reading I went to the door very softly, not to disturb Catherine, and opened it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some one had knocked on the door.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The barman stood there.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading That night there was a storm and I woke to hear the rain lashing the window-panes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night there was a storm and I woke to hear the rain lashing the window-panes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That night there was a storm and I woke to hear the rain lashing the window-panes.
in or at that place or location
From this reading That night there was a storm and I woke to hear the rain lashing the window-panes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That night there was a storm and I woke to hear the rain lashing the window-panes.
precisely as stated
From this reading I went to the door very softly, not to disturb Catherine, and opened it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That night there was a storm and I woke to hear the rain lashing the window-panes.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went to the door very softly, not to disturb Catherine, and opened it.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading It was coming in the open window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That night there was a storm and I woke to hear the rain lashing the window-panes.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading That night there was a storm and I woke to hear the rain lashing the window-panes.
Chapter 35 of A farewell to arms by Ernest Hemingway holds 210 sentences, grouped into 42 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 35 holds 210 sentences of A farewell to arms, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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