Chapter 1 of Aaron's Rod is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Aaron's Rod is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The war had killed the little market of the town. As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls. But people crowded just the same. There was a loud sound of voices, men's voices. Men pressed round the doorways of the public-houses.
Chapter 1 of Aaron's Rod is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
From this reading “As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.”
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.”
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading “But people crowded just the same.”
plural of “doorway” — the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading “Men pressed round the doorways of the public-houses.”
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading “The war had killed the little market of the town.”
a public toilet for men
From this reading “There was a loud sound of voices, men's voices.”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.”
a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
From this reading “As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.”
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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 There was a loud sound of voices, men's voices.
United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
From this reading As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But people crowded just the same.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading But people crowded just the same.
plural of “doorway” — the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading Men pressed round the doorways of the public-houses.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The war had killed the little market of the town.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.
and nothing more
From this reading But people crowded just the same.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading The war had killed the little market of the town.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The war had killed the little market of the town.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading There was a loud sound of voices, men's voices.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading The war had killed the little market of the town.
the force of workers available
From this reading Men pressed round the doorways of the public-houses.
a public toilet for men
From this reading There was a loud sound of voices, men's voices.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.
being perceived or observed
From this reading As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The war had killed the little market of the town.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.
and nothing more
From this reading As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading But people crowded just the same.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.
compacted by ironing
From this reading Men pressed round the doorways of the public-houses.
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From this reading Men pressed round the doorways of the public-houses.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Men pressed round the doorways of the public-houses.
Identical; not different.
From this reading But people crowded just the same.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading There was a loud sound of voices, men's voices.
a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
From this reading As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The war had killed the little market of the town.
in or at that place or location
From this reading As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The war had killed the little market of the town.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading There was a loud sound of voices, men's voices.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading The war had killed the little market of the town.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a loud sound of voices, men's voices.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.
Chapter 1 of Aaron's Rod by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 298 sentences, grouped into 60 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 1 holds 298 sentences of Aaron's Rod, unabridged, divided into 60 reading sections.
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