Chapter 26 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy is here in full — 1183 sentences across 237 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVI
Chapter 26 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy is here in full — 1183 sentences across 237 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
KEITH. [Letting go her arms] My God! If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first. He's sure to come. Watch him like a lynx.
Chapter 26 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy is here in full — 1183 sentences across 237 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/236 · 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.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading “[Letting go her arms] My God!”
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading “[Letting go her arms] My God!”
a text browser
From this reading “Watch him like a lynx.”
plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something
From this reading “If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.”
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading “If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.”
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading “If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “He's sure to come.”
look attentively
From this reading “Watch him like a lynx.”
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 Watch him like a lynx.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading [Letting go her arms] My God!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading [Letting go her arms] My God!
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading [Letting go her arms] My God!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's sure to come.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [Letting go her arms] My God!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Watch him like a lynx.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KEITH.
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading [Letting go her arms] My God!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Watch him like a lynx.
a text browser
From this reading Watch him like a lynx.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something
From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading [Letting go her arms] My God!
not any; not one
From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading He's sure to come.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
look attentively
From this reading Watch him like a lynx.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If the police come--find me here--[He moves to the door] No, he wouldn't without seeing you first.
Chapter 26 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy by John Galsworthy holds 1183 sentences, grouped into 237 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 26 holds 1183 sentences of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy, unabridged, divided into 237 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 26 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy by John Galsworthy exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 1183 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 26 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 38204 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #4269 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #4269, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 600 minutes of reading across 7641 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 32 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.
