Chapter 22 of Brothers is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Brothers is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I’m going fishing," he said, "and, confound it! I’ve no bait." Corrance had told him that Mark lunched at the Scribblers. To that club the Bishop took his way. There he learned that Mark was writing in the silence room.
Chapter 22 of Brothers is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 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.
harass with persistent criticism or carping
From this reading “I’ve no bait."”
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading “To that club the Bishop took his way.”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “To that club the Bishop took his way.”
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
From this reading “"I’m going fishing," he said, "and, confound it!”
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading “"I’m going fishing," he said, "and, confound it!”
past form of “lunch” — take the midday meal
From this reading “Corrance had told him that Mark lunched at the Scribblers.”
plural of “scribbler” — informal terms for journalists
From this reading “Corrance had told him that Mark lunched at the Scribblers.”
the act of creating written works
From this reading “There he learned that Mark was writing in the silence room.”
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 “"I’m going fishing," he said, "and, confound it!”
In this reading “Corrance had told him that Mark lunched at the Scribblers.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I’m going fishing," he said, "and, confound it!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Corrance had told him that Mark lunched at the Scribblers.
harass with persistent criticism or carping
From this reading I’ve no bait."
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading To that club the Bishop took his way.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading To that club the Bishop took his way.
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
From this reading "I’m going fishing," he said, "and, confound it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Corrance had told him that Mark lunched at the Scribblers.
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading "I’m going fishing," he said, "and, confound it!
the act of departing
From this reading "I’m going fishing," he said, "and, confound it!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Corrance had told him that Mark lunched at the Scribblers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I’m going fishing," he said, "and, confound it!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Corrance had told him that Mark lunched at the Scribblers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To that club the Bishop took his way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I’m going fishing," he said, "and, confound it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve no bait."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There he learned that Mark was writing in the silence room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I’m going fishing," he said, "and, confound it!
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading There he learned that Mark was writing in the silence room.
past form of “lunch” — take the midday meal
From this reading Corrance had told him that Mark lunched at the Scribblers.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Corrance had told him that Mark lunched at the Scribblers.
not any; not one
From this reading I’ve no bait."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading There he learned that Mark was writing in the silence room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I’m going fishing," he said, "and, confound it!
plural of “scribbler” — informal terms for journalists
From this reading Corrance had told him that Mark lunched at the Scribblers.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There he learned that Mark was writing in the silence room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Corrance had told him that Mark lunched at the Scribblers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Corrance had told him that Mark lunched at the Scribblers.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There he learned that Mark was writing in the silence room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To that club the Bishop took his way.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Corrance had told him that Mark lunched at the Scribblers.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading To that club the Bishop took his way.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There he learned that Mark was writing in the silence room.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading To that club the Bishop took his way.
the act of creating written works
From this reading There he learned that Mark was writing in the silence room.
Chapter 22 of Brothers by Horace Annesley Vachell holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 22 holds 411 sentences of Brothers, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 22 of Brothers by Horace Annesley Vachell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 83 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 22 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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