Chapter 4 of Apes and Angels is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Apes and Angels is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Look!” he cried triumphantly. “Hasn’t that name Eye-Stabbing Power? See how that ‘K’ sticks out. Notice how that final ‘O’ ends the word with a snap. Why, that name fairly sings out loud.
Chapter 4 of Apes and Angels is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “Notice how that final ‘O’ ends the word with a snap.”
to certain extent or degree
From this reading “Why, that name fairly sings out loud.”
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading “Notice how that final ‘O’ ends the word with a snap.”
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading “Why, that name fairly sings out loud.”
third-person singular of “sing” — deliver by singing
From this reading “Why, that name fairly sings out loud.”
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “Notice how that final ‘O’ ends the word with a snap.”
plural of “stick” — an implement consisting of a length of wood
From this reading “See how that ‘K’ sticks out.”
in a triumphant manner
From this reading ““Look!” he cried triumphantly.”
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 ““Look!” he cried triumphantly.”
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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 Notice how that final ‘O’ ends the word with a snap.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Look!” he cried triumphantly.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Notice how that final ‘O’ ends the word with a snap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hasn’t that name Eye-Stabbing Power?
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Why, that name fairly sings out loud.
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading Notice how that final ‘O’ ends the word with a snap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hasn’t that name Eye-Stabbing Power?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Look!” he cried triumphantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See how that ‘K’ sticks out.
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading See how that ‘K’ sticks out.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look!” he cried triumphantly.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Why, that name fairly sings out loud.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Hasn’t that name Eye-Stabbing Power?
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading Notice how that final ‘O’ ends the word with a snap.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Notice how that final ‘O’ ends the word with a snap.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading See how that ‘K’ sticks out.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading “Hasn’t that name Eye-Stabbing Power?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See how that ‘K’ sticks out.
third-person singular of “sing” — deliver by singing
From this reading Why, that name fairly sings out loud.
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading Notice how that final ‘O’ ends the word with a snap.
plural of “stick” — an implement consisting of a length of wood
From this reading See how that ‘K’ sticks out.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Hasn’t that name Eye-Stabbing Power?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Notice how that final ‘O’ ends the word with a snap.
in a triumphant manner
From this reading “Look!” he cried triumphantly.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, that name fairly sings out loud.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Notice how that final ‘O’ ends the word with a snap.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Notice how that final ‘O’ ends the word with a snap.
Chapter 4 of Apes and Angels by Richard Edward Connell holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 4 holds 400 sentences of Apes and Angels, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Apes and Angels by Richard Edward Connell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 80 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.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Apes and Angels, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
