Chapter 4 of Fair Haven and Foul Strand is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Fair Haven and Foul Strand is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I have the honour to congratulate you. And what a man you have got!" So they chatted, and soon came to the subject of their prospects. He dictated and she wrote. Such and such plays of his accepted for the stage....
Chapter 4 of Fair Haven and Foul Strand is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading “Such and such plays of his accepted for the stage....”
inflected form of “chat” — talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading “So they chatted, and soon came to the subject of their prospects.”
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading “"I have the honour to congratulate you.”
determined or decided upon as by an authority
From this reading “He dictated and she wrote.”
the state of being honored
From this reading “"I have the honour to congratulate you.”
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “Such and such plays of his accepted for the stage....”
plural of “prospect” — the possibility of future success
From this reading “So they chatted, and soon came to the subject of their prospects.”
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading “Such and such plays of his accepted for the stage....”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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 And what a man you have got!"
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Such and such plays of his accepted for the stage....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And what a man you have got!"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading So they chatted, and soon came to the subject of their prospects.
inflected form of “chat” — talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading So they chatted, and soon came to the subject of their prospects.
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading "I have the honour to congratulate you.
determined or decided upon as by an authority
From this reading He dictated and she wrote.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Such and such plays of his accepted for the stage....
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And what a man you have got!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have the honour to congratulate you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He dictated and she wrote.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Such and such plays of his accepted for the stage....
the state of being honored
From this reading "I have the honour to congratulate you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have the honour to congratulate you.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And what a man you have got!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So they chatted, and soon came to the subject of their prospects.
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading Such and such plays of his accepted for the stage....
plural of “prospect” — the possibility of future success
From this reading So they chatted, and soon came to the subject of their prospects.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He dictated and she wrote.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they chatted, and soon came to the subject of their prospects.
in the near future
From this reading So they chatted, and soon came to the subject of their prospects.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading Such and such plays of his accepted for the stage....
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading So they chatted, and soon came to the subject of their prospects.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such and such plays of his accepted for the stage....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I have the honour to congratulate you.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading So they chatted, and soon came to the subject of their prospects.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So they chatted, and soon came to the subject of their prospects.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have the honour to congratulate you.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what a man you have got!"
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading He dictated and she wrote.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have the honour to congratulate you.
Chapter 4 of Fair Haven and Foul Strand by August Strindberg holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 4 holds 399 sentences of Fair Haven and Foul Strand, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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