Chapter 21 of Clayhanger is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXI
Chapter 21 of Clayhanger is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The doctor went, tripping neatly and optimistically, off towards his own breakfast. He got up earlier than his horse. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TWO. Darius was still in the garden when Edwin went to him. He had put on his daily suit, and was leisurely digging in an uncultivated patch of ground.
Chapter 21 of Clayhanger is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of digging
From this reading “He had put on his daily suit, and was leisurely digging in an uncultivated patch of ground.”
earlier in time; previously
From this reading “He got up earlier than his horse.”
king of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633)
From this reading “Darius was still in the garden when Edwin went to him.”
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading “He had put on his daily suit, and was leisurely digging in an uncultivated patch of ground.”
with neatness
From this reading “The doctor went, tripping neatly and optimistically, off towards his own breakfast.”
with optimism; in an optimistic manner
From this reading “The doctor went, tripping neatly and optimistically, off towards his own breakfast.”
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading “He had put on his daily suit, and was leisurely digging in an uncultivated patch of ground.”
characterized by a buoyant rhythm
From this reading “The doctor went, tripping neatly and optimistically, off towards his own breakfast.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had put on his daily suit, and was leisurely digging in an uncultivated patch of ground.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The doctor went, tripping neatly and optimistically, off towards his own breakfast.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading The doctor went, tripping neatly and optimistically, off towards his own breakfast.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading He had put on his daily suit, and was leisurely digging in an uncultivated patch of ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Darius was still in the garden when Edwin went to him.
the act of digging
From this reading He had put on his daily suit, and was leisurely digging in an uncultivated patch of ground.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor went, tripping neatly and optimistically, off towards his own breakfast.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading He got up earlier than his horse.
king of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633)
From this reading Darius was still in the garden when Edwin went to him.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Darius was still in the garden when Edwin went to him.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He got up earlier than his horse.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading He had put on his daily suit, and was leisurely digging in an uncultivated patch of ground.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had put on his daily suit, and was leisurely digging in an uncultivated patch of ground.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He got up earlier than his horse.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Darius was still in the garden when Edwin went to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The doctor went, tripping neatly and optimistically, off towards his own breakfast.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading He got up earlier than his horse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Darius was still in the garden when Edwin went to him.
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading He had put on his daily suit, and was leisurely digging in an uncultivated patch of ground.
with neatness
From this reading The doctor went, tripping neatly and optimistically, off towards his own breakfast.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had put on his daily suit, and was leisurely digging in an uncultivated patch of ground.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The doctor went, tripping neatly and optimistically, off towards his own breakfast.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had put on his daily suit, and was leisurely digging in an uncultivated patch of ground.
with optimism; in an optimistic manner
From this reading The doctor went, tripping neatly and optimistically, off towards his own breakfast.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The doctor went, tripping neatly and optimistically, off towards his own breakfast.
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading He had put on his daily suit, and was leisurely digging in an uncultivated patch of ground.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He had put on his daily suit, and was leisurely digging in an uncultivated patch of ground.
not in physical motion
From this reading Darius was still in the garden when Edwin went to him.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading He had put on his daily suit, and was leisurely digging in an uncultivated patch of ground.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He got up earlier than his horse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The doctor went, tripping neatly and optimistically, off towards his own breakfast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Darius was still in the garden when Edwin went to him.
in the direction of
From this reading The doctor went, tripping neatly and optimistically, off towards his own breakfast.
characterized by a buoyant rhythm
From this reading The doctor went, tripping neatly and optimistically, off towards his own breakfast.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TWO.
(of land or fields) not prepared for raising crops
From this reading He had put on his daily suit, and was leisurely digging in an uncultivated patch of ground.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He got up earlier than his horse.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Darius was still in the garden when Edwin went to him.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The doctor went, tripping neatly and optimistically, off towards his own breakfast.
at the time that
From this reading Darius was still in the garden when Edwin went to him.
Chapter 21 of Clayhanger by Arnold Bennett holds 418 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 418 sentences of Clayhanger, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 21 of Clayhanger by Arnold Bennett exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 418 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.
Work through the 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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