Chapter 27 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy is here in full — 1194 sentences across 239 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVII
Chapter 27 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy is here in full — 1194 sentences across 239 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DAWKER. [Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis. I'm a plain dog, if you like, but I'm faithful, and I hold fast. Don't try those games on me. CHLOE.
Chapter 27 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy is here in full — 1194 sentences across 239 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/238 · 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.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading “I'm a plain dog, if you like, but I'm faithful, and I hold fast.”
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading “I'm a plain dog, if you like, but I'm faithful, and I hold fast.”
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading “I'm a plain dog, if you like, but I'm faithful, and I hold fast.”
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “Don't try those games on me.”
informal term of address for someone's wife
From this reading “[Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “[Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.”
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading “[Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “[Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.”
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 [Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'm a plain dog, if you like, but I'm faithful, and I hold fast.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I'm a plain dog, if you like, but I'm faithful, and I hold fast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHLOE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAWKER.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading I'm a plain dog, if you like, but I'm faithful, and I hold fast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't try those games on me.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading I'm a plain dog, if you like, but I'm faithful, and I hold fast.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading I'm a plain dog, if you like, but I'm faithful, and I hold fast.
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Don't try those games on me.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading [Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I'm a plain dog, if you like, but I'm faithful, and I hold fast.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'm a plain dog, if you like, but I'm faithful, and I hold fast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm a plain dog, if you like, but I'm faithful, and I hold fast.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I'm a plain dog, if you like, but I'm faithful, and I hold fast.
the sound of laughing
From this reading [Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I'm a plain dog, if you like, but I'm faithful, and I hold fast.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading [Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading [Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading [Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don't try those games on me.
informal term of address for someone's wife
From this reading [Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading [Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Don't try those games on me.
above and across; more than
From this reading [Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading [Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading I'm a plain dog, if you like, but I'm faithful, and I hold fast.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Don't try those games on me.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading [Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Don't try those games on me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [Passing his tongue over his lips with a hard little laugh] You mistake your man, missis.
Chapter 27 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy by John Galsworthy holds 1194 sentences, grouped into 239 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 27 holds 1194 sentences of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy, unabridged, divided into 239 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 27 of Complete Plays of John Galsworthy by John Galsworthy exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 1194 sentences, grouped into 239 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 239 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 239 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 27 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.
