Chapter 21 of Brothers is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Brothers is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mark’s spirits began to rise. After all, the world was not such a bad place. And the luck which Jim spoke about had certainly changed. The play would be produced within the year. Thoroughly warmed by Jim’s hospitality, and promising that he would reconsider his refusal to dine in Paris, he left the City to keep his appointment with Mrs. Perowne.
Chapter 21 of Brothers is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading “Thoroughly warmed by Jim’s hospitality, and promising that he would reconsider his refusal to dine in Paris, he left the City to keep his appointment with Mrs. Perowne.”
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “Thoroughly warmed by Jim’s hospitality, and promising that he would reconsider his refusal to dine in Paris, he left the City to keep his appointment with Mrs. Perowne.”
kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
From this reading “Thoroughly warmed by Jim’s hospitality, and promising that he would reconsider his refusal to dine in Paris, he left the City to keep his appointment with Mrs. Perowne.”
possessive form of “mark” — a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
showing possibility of achievement or excellence
From this reading “Thoroughly warmed by Jim’s hospitality, and promising that he would reconsider his refusal to dine in Paris, he left the City to keep his appointment with Mrs. Perowne.”
consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing
From this reading “Thoroughly warmed by Jim’s hospitality, and promising that he would reconsider his refusal to dine in Paris, he left the City to keep his appointment with Mrs. Perowne.”
the act of refusing
From this reading “Thoroughly warmed by Jim’s hospitality, and promising that he would reconsider his refusal to dine in Paris, he left the City to keep his appointment with Mrs. Perowne.”
having been warmed up
From this reading “Thoroughly warmed by Jim’s hospitality, and promising that he would reconsider his refusal to dine in Paris, he left the City to keep his appointment with Mrs. Perowne.”
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 “The play would be produced within the year.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After all, the world was not such a bad place.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And the luck which Jim spoke about had certainly changed.
later than; following
From this reading After all, the world was not such a bad place.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading After all, the world was not such a bad place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the luck which Jim spoke about had certainly changed.
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading Thoroughly warmed by Jim’s hospitality, and promising that he would reconsider his refusal to dine in Paris, he left the City to keep his appointment with Mrs. Perowne.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading After all, the world was not such a bad place.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The play would be produced within the year.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Mark’s spirits began to rise.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thoroughly warmed by Jim’s hospitality, and promising that he would reconsider his refusal to dine in Paris, he left the City to keep his appointment with Mrs. Perowne.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading And the luck which Jim spoke about had certainly changed.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading And the luck which Jim spoke about had certainly changed.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Thoroughly warmed by Jim’s hospitality, and promising that he would reconsider his refusal to dine in Paris, he left the City to keep his appointment with Mrs. Perowne.
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading Thoroughly warmed by Jim’s hospitality, and promising that he would reconsider his refusal to dine in Paris, he left the City to keep his appointment with Mrs. Perowne.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And the luck which Jim spoke about had certainly changed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thoroughly warmed by Jim’s hospitality, and promising that he would reconsider his refusal to dine in Paris, he left the City to keep his appointment with Mrs. Perowne.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thoroughly warmed by Jim’s hospitality, and promising that he would reconsider his refusal to dine in Paris, he left the City to keep his appointment with Mrs. Perowne.
kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
From this reading Thoroughly warmed by Jim’s hospitality, and promising that he would reconsider his refusal to dine in Paris, he left the City to keep his appointment with Mrs. Perowne.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thoroughly warmed by Jim’s hospitality, and promising that he would reconsider his refusal to dine in Paris, he left the City to keep his appointment with Mrs. Perowne.
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From this reading And the luck which Jim spoke about had certainly changed.
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From this reading Thoroughly warmed by Jim’s hospitality, and promising that he would reconsider his refusal to dine in Paris, he left the City to keep his appointment with Mrs. Perowne.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Thoroughly warmed by Jim’s hospitality, and promising that he would reconsider his refusal to dine in Paris, he left the City to keep his appointment with Mrs. Perowne.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Thoroughly warmed by Jim’s hospitality, and promising that he would reconsider his refusal to dine in Paris, he left the City to keep his appointment with Mrs. Perowne.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading And the luck which Jim spoke about had certainly changed.
possessive form of “mark” — a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading Mark’s spirits began to rise.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Thoroughly warmed by Jim’s hospitality, and promising that he would reconsider his refusal to dine in Paris, he left the City to keep his appointment with Mrs. Perowne.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After all, the world was not such a bad place.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Thoroughly warmed by Jim’s hospitality, and promising that he would reconsider his refusal to dine in Paris, he left the City to keep his appointment with Mrs. Perowne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thoroughly warmed by Jim’s hospitality, and promising that he would reconsider his refusal to dine in Paris, he left the City to keep his appointment with Mrs. Perowne.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading After all, the world was not such a bad place.
participate in games or sport
From this reading The play would be produced within the year.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading The play would be produced within the year.
showing possibility of achievement or excellence
From this reading Thoroughly warmed by Jim’s hospitality, and promising that he would reconsider his refusal to dine in Paris, he left the City to keep his appointment with Mrs. Perowne.
consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing
From this reading Thoroughly warmed by Jim’s hospitality, and promising that he would reconsider his refusal to dine in Paris, he left the City to keep his appointment with Mrs. Perowne.
the act of refusing
From this reading Thoroughly warmed by Jim’s hospitality, and promising that he would reconsider his refusal to dine in Paris, he left the City to keep his appointment with Mrs. Perowne.
move upward
From this reading Mark’s spirits began to rise.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Mark’s spirits began to rise.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading And the luck which Jim spoke about had certainly changed.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading After all, the world was not such a bad place.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thoroughly warmed by Jim’s hospitality, and promising that he would reconsider his refusal to dine in Paris, he left the City to keep his appointment with Mrs. Perowne.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After all, the world was not such a bad place.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading Thoroughly warmed by Jim’s hospitality, and promising that he would reconsider his refusal to dine in Paris, he left the City to keep his appointment with Mrs. Perowne.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mark’s spirits began to rise.
having been warmed up
From this reading Thoroughly warmed by Jim’s hospitality, and promising that he would reconsider his refusal to dine in Paris, he left the City to keep his appointment with Mrs. Perowne.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After all, the world was not such a bad place.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And the luck which Jim spoke about had certainly changed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thoroughly warmed by Jim’s hospitality, and promising that he would reconsider his refusal to dine in Paris, he left the City to keep his appointment with Mrs. Perowne.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The play would be produced within the year.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading After all, the world was not such a bad place.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The play would be produced within the year.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The play would be produced within the year.
Chapter 21 of Brothers by Horace Annesley Vachell holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 21 holds 420 sentences of Brothers, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 21 of Brothers by Horace Annesley Vachell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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