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Chapter 4 of Death, the Knight, and the Lady is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it. Then I heard him ordering the carriage to be ready in an hour. "Will that suit you?" he asked, looking at me. "Yes," I replied. I was laughing now.
Chapter 4 of Death, the Knight, and the Lady is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “Then I heard him ordering the carriage to be ready in an hour.”
a midday meal
From this reading “A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.”
logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
From this reading “Then I heard him ordering the carriage to be ready in an hour.”
having a point
From this reading “A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.”
third-person singular of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading “A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “"Will that suit you?" he asked, looking at me.”
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
From this reading “A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.”
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading “A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.”
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a tube for conveying the sound of a voice from one room to another
In this reading “A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.”
In this reading “A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.”
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 A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then I heard him ordering the carriage to be ready in an hour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Will that suit you?" he asked, looking at me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then I heard him ordering the carriage to be ready in an hour.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Then I heard him ordering the carriage to be ready in an hour.
a room used for dining
From this reading A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Then I heard him ordering the carriage to be ready in an hour.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then I heard him ordering the carriage to be ready in an hour.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Then I heard him ordering the carriage to be ready in an hour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
set down according to a plan
From this reading A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading I was laughing now.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Will that suit you?" he asked, looking at me.
a midday meal
From this reading A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I was laughing now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
From this reading Then I heard him ordering the carriage to be ready in an hour.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
having a point
From this reading A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Then I heard him ordering the carriage to be ready in an hour.
third-person singular of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes," I replied.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading "Will that suit you?" he asked, looking at me.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Will that suit you?" he asked, looking at me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I heard him ordering the carriage to be ready in an hour.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
From this reading A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading A SOUND WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY PAST The table was laid for luncheon in the dining-room, and as I took my seat at a place he pointed out, he went to a speaking tube and whistled down it.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will that suit you?" he asked, looking at me.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," I replied.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will that suit you?" he asked, looking at me.
Chapter 4 of Death, the Knight, and the Lady by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole holds 75 sentences, grouped into 15 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.
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