Chapter 10 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy is here in full — 1181 sentences across 237 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy is here in full — 1181 sentences across 237 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"O remember the things in books!" And all call out together, very softly, with THE FLOWERS ringing their bells. Then far away like an echo comes a sighing: "Mountain air! Mountain air!"
Chapter 10 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy is here in full — 1181 sentences across 237 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “And all call out together, very softly, with THE FLOWERS ringing their bells.”
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “"O remember the things in books!"”
to say again or imitate
From this reading “Then far away like an echo comes a sighing:”
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “And all call out together, very softly, with THE FLOWERS ringing their bells.”
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “"Mountain air!”
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading “And all call out together, very softly, with THE FLOWERS ringing their bells.”
-ing form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “Then far away like an echo comes a sighing:”
with low volume
From this reading “And all call out together, very softly, with THE FLOWERS ringing their bells.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Then far away like an echo comes a sighing:
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "Mountain air!
(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 And all call out together, very softly, with THE FLOWERS ringing their bells.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then far away like an echo comes a sighing:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And all call out together, very softly, with THE FLOWERS ringing their bells.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then far away like an echo comes a sighing:
plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading And all call out together, very softly, with THE FLOWERS ringing their bells.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading "O remember the things in books!"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And all call out together, very softly, with THE FLOWERS ringing their bells.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Then far away like an echo comes a sighing:
to say again or imitate
From this reading Then far away like an echo comes a sighing:
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Then far away like an echo comes a sighing:
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading And all call out together, very softly, with THE FLOWERS ringing their bells.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "O remember the things in books!"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Then far away like an echo comes a sighing:
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading "Mountain air!
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 "O remember the things in books!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And all call out together, very softly, with THE FLOWERS ringing their bells.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "O remember the things in books!"
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading And all call out together, very softly, with THE FLOWERS ringing their bells.
-ing form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Then far away like an echo comes a sighing:
with low volume
From this reading And all call out together, very softly, with THE FLOWERS ringing their bells.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "O remember the things in books!"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And all call out together, very softly, with THE FLOWERS ringing their bells.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then far away like an echo comes a sighing:
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "O remember the things in books!"
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading And all call out together, very softly, with THE FLOWERS ringing their bells.
precisely as stated
From this reading And all call out together, very softly, with THE FLOWERS ringing their bells.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And all call out together, very softly, with THE FLOWERS ringing their bells.
Chapter 10 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy by John Galsworthy holds 1181 sentences, grouped into 237 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.
Chapter 10 holds 1181 sentences of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy, unabridged, divided into 237 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy by John Galsworthy exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 1181 sentences, grouped into 237 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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