Chapter 4 of Androcles and the Lion is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Androcles and the Lion is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LAVINIA. You forget: I must follow before you are cold. FERROVIUS. It is true. Do not envy me because I pass before you to glory.
Chapter 4 of Androcles and the Lion is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/91 · 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.
for the reason that
From this reading “Do not envy me because I pass before you to glory.”
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “You forget: I must follow before you are cold.”
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading “Do not envy me because I pass before you to glory.”
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “You forget: I must follow before you are cold.”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “You forget: I must follow before you are cold.”
a state of high honor
From this reading “Do not envy me because I pass before you to glory.”
go across or through
From this reading “Do not envy me because I pass before you to glory.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “It is true.”
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.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You forget: I must follow before you are cold.
for the reason that
From this reading Do not envy me because I pass before you to glory.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading You forget: I must follow before you are cold.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading You forget: I must follow before you are cold.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do not envy me because I pass before you to glory.
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading Do not envy me because I pass before you to glory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FERROVIUS.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading You forget: I must follow before you are cold.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading You forget: I must follow before you are cold.
a state of high honor
From this reading Do not envy me because I pass before you to glory.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You forget: I must follow before you are cold.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is true.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LAVINIA.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do not envy me because I pass before you to glory.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You forget: I must follow before you are cold.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do not envy me because I pass before you to glory.
go across or through
From this reading Do not envy me because I pass before you to glory.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do not envy me because I pass before you to glory.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading It is true.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You forget: I must follow before you are cold.
Chapter 4 of Androcles and the Lion by Bernard Shaw holds 458 sentences, grouped into 92 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 4 holds 458 sentences of Androcles and the Lion, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Androcles and the Lion by Bernard Shaw exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 458 sentences, grouped into 92 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 92 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 92 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 4 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 Androcles and the Lion by Bernard Shaw on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 1829 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #4003 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #4003, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 152 minutes of reading across 366 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Androcles and the Lion section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 4 chapters of Androcles and the Lion 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 Androcles and the Lion, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
