Chapter 14 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy is here in full — 1185 sentences across 237 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy is here in full — 1185 sentences across 237 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He goes in, shutting the door behind him with a thud. CURTAIN. ACT II The scene is a large, whitewashed, disordered room, whose outer door opens on to a corridor and stairway. Doors on either side lead to other rooms. On the walls are unframed reproductions of fine pictures, secured with tintacks.
Chapter 14 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy is here in full — 1185 sentences across 237 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/237 · 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.
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading “ACT II The scene is a large, whitewashed, disordered room, whose outer door opens on to a corridor and stairway.”
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
From this reading “ACT II The scene is a large, whitewashed, disordered room, whose outer door opens on to a corridor and stairway.”
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading “ACT II The scene is a large, whitewashed, disordered room, whose outer door opens on to a corridor and stairway.”
plural of “reproduction” — the process of generating offspring
From this reading “On the walls are unframed reproductions of fine pictures, secured with tintacks.”
the act of closing something
From this reading “He goes in, shutting the door behind him with a thud.”
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading “ACT II The scene is a large, whitewashed, disordered room, whose outer door opens on to a corridor and stairway.”
make a dull sound
From this reading “He goes in, shutting the door behind him with a thud.”
coated with whitewash
From this reading “ACT II The scene is a large, whitewashed, disordered room, whose outer door opens on to a corridor and stairway.”
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 He goes in, shutting the door behind him with a thud.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading ACT II The scene is a large, whitewashed, disordered room, whose outer door opens on to a corridor and stairway.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ACT II The scene is a large, whitewashed, disordered room, whose outer door opens on to a corridor and stairway.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the walls are unframed reproductions of fine pictures, secured with tintacks.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He goes in, shutting the door behind him with a thud.
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading ACT II The scene is a large, whitewashed, disordered room, whose outer door opens on to a corridor and stairway.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading CURTAIN.
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
From this reading ACT II The scene is a large, whitewashed, disordered room, whose outer door opens on to a corridor and stairway.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He goes in, shutting the door behind him with a thud.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Doors on either side lead to other rooms.
one or the other of two
From this reading Doors on either side lead to other rooms.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading On the walls are unframed reproductions of fine pictures, secured with tintacks.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading He goes in, shutting the door behind him with a thud.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He goes in, shutting the door behind him with a thud.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He goes in, shutting the door behind him with a thud.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading ACT II The scene is a large, whitewashed, disordered room, whose outer door opens on to a corridor and stairway.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He goes in, shutting the door behind him with a thud.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ACT II The scene is a large, whitewashed, disordered room, whose outer door opens on to a corridor and stairway.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ACT II The scene is a large, whitewashed, disordered room, whose outer door opens on to a corridor and stairway.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading Doors on either side lead to other rooms.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the walls are unframed reproductions of fine pictures, secured with tintacks.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ACT II The scene is a large, whitewashed, disordered room, whose outer door opens on to a corridor and stairway.
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading ACT II The scene is a large, whitewashed, disordered room, whose outer door opens on to a corridor and stairway.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Doors on either side lead to other rooms.
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading ACT II The scene is a large, whitewashed, disordered room, whose outer door opens on to a corridor and stairway.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading On the walls are unframed reproductions of fine pictures, secured with tintacks.
plural of “reproduction” — the process of generating offspring
From this reading On the walls are unframed reproductions of fine pictures, secured with tintacks.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading ACT II The scene is a large, whitewashed, disordered room, whose outer door opens on to a corridor and stairway.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading Doors on either side lead to other rooms.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading ACT II The scene is a large, whitewashed, disordered room, whose outer door opens on to a corridor and stairway.
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading On the walls are unframed reproductions of fine pictures, secured with tintacks.
the act of closing something
From this reading He goes in, shutting the door behind him with a thud.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Doors on either side lead to other rooms.
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading ACT II The scene is a large, whitewashed, disordered room, whose outer door opens on to a corridor and stairway.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He goes in, shutting the door behind him with a thud.
make a dull sound
From this reading He goes in, shutting the door behind him with a thud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the walls are unframed reproductions of fine pictures, secured with tintacks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ACT II The scene is a large, whitewashed, disordered room, whose outer door opens on to a corridor and stairway.
not provided with a frame
From this reading On the walls are unframed reproductions of fine pictures, secured with tintacks.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading On the walls are unframed reproductions of fine pictures, secured with tintacks.
coated with whitewash
From this reading ACT II The scene is a large, whitewashed, disordered room, whose outer door opens on to a corridor and stairway.
belonging to which person
From this reading ACT II The scene is a large, whitewashed, disordered room, whose outer door opens on to a corridor and stairway.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He goes in, shutting the door behind him with a thud.
Chapter 14 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy by John Galsworthy holds 1185 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 14 holds 1185 sentences of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy, unabridged, divided into 237 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy by John Galsworthy exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 1185 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.
Work through the 237 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 237 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 14 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.
Common questions about reading Complete Plays of John Galsworthy by John Galsworthy on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 45396 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #4269 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #4269, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 600 minutes of reading across 9080 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Complete Plays of John Galsworthy section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 38 chapters of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Complete Plays of John Galsworthy, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
