Chapter 19 of Crome Yellow is here in full — 349 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of Crome Yellow is here in full — 349 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Henry Wimbush’s long cigar burned aromatically. The “History of Crome” lay on his knee; slowly he turned over the pages. “I can’t decide what episode to read you to-night,” he said thoughtfully. “Sir Ferdinando’s voyages are not without interest. Then, of course, there’s his son, Sir Julius.
Chapter 19 of Crome Yellow is here in full — 349 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading “Henry Wimbush’s long cigar burned aromatically.”
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading “Henry Wimbush’s long cigar burned aromatically.”
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading ““I can’t decide what episode to read you to-night,” he said thoughtfully.”
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading ““I can’t decide what episode to read you to-night,” he said thoughtfully.”
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “The “History of Crome” lay on his knee; slowly he turned over the pages.”
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “The “History of Crome” lay on his knee; slowly he turned over the pages.”
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading ““I can’t decide what episode to read you to-night,” he said thoughtfully.”
plural of “voyage” — an act of traveling by water
From this reading ““Sir Ferdinando’s voyages are not without interest.”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Sir Ferdinando’s voyages are not without interest.
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From this reading Henry Wimbush’s long cigar burned aromatically.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading Henry Wimbush’s long cigar burned aromatically.
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From this reading “I can’t decide what episode to read you to-night,” he said thoughtfully.
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading Henry Wimbush’s long cigar burned aromatically.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Then, of course, there’s his son, Sir Julius.
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From this reading The “History of Crome” lay on his knee; slowly he turned over the pages.
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading “I can’t decide what episode to read you to-night,” he said thoughtfully.
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading “I can’t decide what episode to read you to-night,” he said thoughtfully.
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From this reading “Sir Ferdinando’s voyages are not without interest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The “History of Crome” lay on his knee; slowly he turned over the pages.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Henry Wimbush’s long cigar burned aromatically.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The “History of Crome” lay on his knee; slowly he turned over the pages.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading The “History of Crome” lay on his knee; slowly he turned over the pages.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can’t decide what episode to read you to-night,” he said thoughtfully.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading “Sir Ferdinando’s voyages are not without interest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, of course, there’s his son, Sir Julius.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading The “History of Crome” lay on his knee; slowly he turned over the pages.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The “History of Crome” lay on his knee; slowly he turned over the pages.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Henry Wimbush’s long cigar burned aromatically.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Sir Ferdinando’s voyages are not without interest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The “History of Crome” lay on his knee; slowly he turned over the pages.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The “History of Crome” lay on his knee; slowly he turned over the pages.
above and across; more than
From this reading The “History of Crome” lay on his knee; slowly he turned over the pages.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading The “History of Crome” lay on his knee; slowly he turned over the pages.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “I can’t decide what episode to read you to-night,” he said thoughtfully.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I can’t decide what episode to read you to-night,” he said thoughtfully.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Sir Ferdinando’s voyages are not without interest.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The “History of Crome” lay on his knee; slowly he turned over the pages.
a male human offspring
From this reading Then, of course, there’s his son, Sir Julius.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The “History of Crome” lay on his knee; slowly he turned over the pages.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, of course, there’s his son, Sir Julius.
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From this reading Then, of course, there’s his son, Sir Julius.
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading “I can’t decide what episode to read you to-night,” he said thoughtfully.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I can’t decide what episode to read you to-night,” he said thoughtfully.
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From this reading “I can’t decide what episode to read you to-night,” he said thoughtfully.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The “History of Crome” lay on his knee; slowly he turned over the pages.
plural of “voyage” — an act of traveling by water
From this reading “Sir Ferdinando’s voyages are not without interest.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I can’t decide what episode to read you to-night,” he said thoughtfully.
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From this reading Henry Wimbush’s long cigar burned aromatically.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Sir Ferdinando’s voyages are not without interest.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I can’t decide what episode to read you to-night,” he said thoughtfully.
Chapter 19 of Crome Yellow by Aldous Huxley holds 349 sentences, grouped into 70 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 19 holds 349 sentences of Crome Yellow, unabridged, divided into 70 reading sections.
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