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Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story
Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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It’s yeast,” said Ann Veronica--“a vegetable.”
It’s all the same,” said Miss Miniver.
And then they are swollen up and inflamed and drunken with matter.
They are blinded to all fine and subtle things--they look at life with bloodshot eyes and dilated nostrils.
They are arbitrary and unjust and dogmatic and brutish and lustful.”
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Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
It’s yeast,” said Ann Veronica--“a vegetable.”
Line 2
It’s all the same,” said Miss Miniver.
Line 3
And then they are swollen up and inflamed and drunken with matter.
Line 4
They are blinded to all fine and subtle things--they look at life with bloodshot eyes and dilated nostrils.
Line 5
They are arbitrary and unjust and dogmatic and brutish and lustful.”

Learner Dictionary

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.

Same adjective US /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading ““It’s all the same,” said Miss Miniver.”

All words in this reading · 39

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.

a

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From this reading “It’s yeast,” said Ann Veronica--“a vegetable.”

all

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From this reading “It’s all the same,” said Miss Miniver.

And

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From this reading “And then they are swollen up and inflamed and drunken with matter.

Ann

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It’s yeast,” said Ann Veronica--“a vegetable.”

arbitrary

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They are arbitrary and unjust and dogmatic and brutish and lustful.”

are

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “And then they are swollen up and inflamed and drunken with matter.

at

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From this reading They are blinded to all fine and subtle things--they look at life with bloodshot eyes and dilated nostrils.

blinded

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They are blinded to all fine and subtle things--they look at life with bloodshot eyes and dilated nostrils.

bloodshot

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They are blinded to all fine and subtle things--they look at life with bloodshot eyes and dilated nostrils.

brutish

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They are arbitrary and unjust and dogmatic and brutish and lustful.”

dilated

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They are blinded to all fine and subtle things--they look at life with bloodshot eyes and dilated nostrils.

dogmatic

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They are arbitrary and unjust and dogmatic and brutish and lustful.”

drunken

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “And then they are swollen up and inflamed and drunken with matter.

eyes

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They are blinded to all fine and subtle things--they look at life with bloodshot eyes and dilated nostrils.

fine

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They are blinded to all fine and subtle things--they look at life with bloodshot eyes and dilated nostrils.

inflamed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “And then they are swollen up and inflamed and drunken with matter.

It's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It’s yeast,” said Ann Veronica--“a vegetable.”

life

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They are blinded to all fine and subtle things--they look at life with bloodshot eyes and dilated nostrils.

look

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They are blinded to all fine and subtle things--they look at life with bloodshot eyes and dilated nostrils.

lustful

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They are arbitrary and unjust and dogmatic and brutish and lustful.”

matter

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “And then they are swollen up and inflamed and drunken with matter.

Miniver

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It’s all the same,” said Miss Miniver.

Miss

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It’s all the same,” said Miss Miniver.

nostrils

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They are blinded to all fine and subtle things--they look at life with bloodshot eyes and dilated nostrils.

said

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It’s yeast,” said Ann Veronica--“a vegetable.”

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading “It’s all the same,” said Miss Miniver.

subtle

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They are blinded to all fine and subtle things--they look at life with bloodshot eyes and dilated nostrils.

swollen

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “And then they are swollen up and inflamed and drunken with matter.

the

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It’s all the same,” said Miss Miniver.

then

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “And then they are swollen up and inflamed and drunken with matter.

they

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “And then they are swollen up and inflamed and drunken with matter.

things

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They are blinded to all fine and subtle things--they look at life with bloodshot eyes and dilated nostrils.

to

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They are blinded to all fine and subtle things--they look at life with bloodshot eyes and dilated nostrils.

unjust

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They are arbitrary and unjust and dogmatic and brutish and lustful.”

up

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “And then they are swollen up and inflamed and drunken with matter.

vegetable

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It’s yeast,” said Ann Veronica--“a vegetable.”

Veronica

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It’s yeast,” said Ann Veronica--“a vegetable.”

with

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “And then they are swollen up and inflamed and drunken with matter.

yeast

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It’s yeast,” said Ann Veronica--“a vegetable.”

Chapter 16 of Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 201 sentences, grouped into 41 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.

What does chapter 16 of Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story contain?

Chapter 16 holds 201 sentences of Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 16 of Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 201 sentences, grouped into 41 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.

How do I study chapter 16 of Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story?

Work through the 41 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 41 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.

Can chapter 16 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 16 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.

Questions about reading Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story

Common questions about reading Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story?

Yes. All 6973 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #524 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #524, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story take to read?

About 581 minutes of reading across 1395 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story section by section

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  1. Open a chapter

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Vocabulary met early in Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story

Words and structures a reader meets early in Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Ignoring
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Accomplishments
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Every
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Well-bred
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.