Chapter 5 of A House of Pomegranates is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of A House of Pomegranates is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘To-night thou must come to the top of the mountain,’ she whispered. ‘It is a Sabbath, and He will be there.’ The young Fisherman started and looked at her, and she showed her white teeth and laughed. ‘Who is He of whom thou speakest?’ he asked. ‘It matters not,’ she answered.
Chapter 5 of A House of Pomegranates is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading “The young Fisherman started and looked at her, and she showed her white teeth and laughed.”
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “‘It matters not,’ she answered.”
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “‘To-night thou must come to the top of the mountain,’ she whispered.”
a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims
From this reading “‘It is a Sabbath, and He will be there.’”
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “The young Fisherman started and looked at her, and she showed her white teeth and laughed.”
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading “The young Fisherman started and looked at her, and she showed her white teeth and laughed.”
the upper part of anything
From this reading “‘To-night thou must come to the top of the mountain,’ she whispered.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “‘To-night thou must come to the top of the mountain,’ she whispered.”
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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 ‘It is a Sabbath, and He will be there.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘It is a Sabbath, and He will be there.’
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading ‘It matters not,’ she answered.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ‘Who is He of whom thou speakest?’ he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The young Fisherman started and looked at her, and she showed her white teeth and laughed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘It is a Sabbath, and He will be there.’
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ‘To-night thou must come to the top of the mountain,’ she whispered.
someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading The young Fisherman started and looked at her, and she showed her white teeth and laughed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘It is a Sabbath, and He will be there.’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The young Fisherman started and looked at her, and she showed her white teeth and laughed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘It is a Sabbath, and He will be there.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘It is a Sabbath, and He will be there.’
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading The young Fisherman started and looked at her, and she showed her white teeth and laughed.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The young Fisherman started and looked at her, and she showed her white teeth and laughed.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading ‘It matters not,’ she answered.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading ‘To-night thou must come to the top of the mountain,’ she whispered.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ‘To-night thou must come to the top of the mountain,’ she whispered.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘It matters not,’ she answered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘To-night thou must come to the top of the mountain,’ she whispered.
a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims
From this reading ‘It is a Sabbath, and He will be there.’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘To-night thou must come to the top of the mountain,’ she whispered.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The young Fisherman started and looked at her, and she showed her white teeth and laughed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Who is He of whom thou speakest?’ he asked.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The young Fisherman started and looked at her, and she showed her white teeth and laughed.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading The young Fisherman started and looked at her, and she showed her white teeth and laughed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘To-night thou must come to the top of the mountain,’ she whispered.
in or at that place or location
From this reading ‘It is a Sabbath, and He will be there.’
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading ‘To-night thou must come to the top of the mountain,’ she whispered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘To-night thou must come to the top of the mountain,’ she whispered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘To-night thou must come to the top of the mountain,’ she whispered.
the upper part of anything
From this reading ‘To-night thou must come to the top of the mountain,’ she whispered.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading ‘To-night thou must come to the top of the mountain,’ she whispered.
a Caucasian
From this reading The young Fisherman started and looked at her, and she showed her white teeth and laughed.
which person or people
From this reading ‘Who is He of whom thou speakest?’ he asked.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Who is He of whom thou speakest?’ he asked.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘It is a Sabbath, and He will be there.’
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young Fisherman started and looked at her, and she showed her white teeth and laughed.
Chapter 5 of A House of Pomegranates by Oscar Wilde holds 161 sentences, grouped into 33 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 5 holds 161 sentences of A House of Pomegranates, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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