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Chapter 10 of Five Tales is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The door was opening; he heard that warm vibrating voice: “Come along, Phyllis!”--the girl's laugh so high and fresh: “Right-o! Coming!” And with, perhaps, the first real tremor he had ever known, he crossed to the front door. All the more chivalrous to escort them to the tram without a hat! And suddenly he heard: “I've got your hat, young man!”
Chapter 10 of Five Tales is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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placed crosswise
From this reading “And with, perhaps, the first real tremor he had ever known, he crossed to the front door.”
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading “All the more chivalrous to escort them to the tram without a hat!”
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “The door was opening; he heard that warm vibrating voice: “Come along, Phyllis!”--the girl's laugh so high and fresh: “Right-o!”
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading “The door was opening; he heard that warm vibrating voice: “Come along, Phyllis!”--the girl's laugh so high and fresh: “Right-o!”
a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
From this reading “All the more chivalrous to escort them to the tram without a hat!”
an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
From this reading “And with, perhaps, the first real tremor he had ever known, he crossed to the front door.”
-ing form of “vibrate” — shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading “The door was opening; he heard that warm vibrating voice: “Come along, Phyllis!”--the girl's laugh so high and fresh: “Right-o!”
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “The door was opening; he heard that warm vibrating voice: “Come along, Phyllis!”--the girl's laugh so high and fresh: “Right-o!”
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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 All the more chivalrous to escort them to the tram without a hat!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All the more chivalrous to escort them to the tram without a hat!
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The door was opening; he heard that warm vibrating voice: “Come along, Phyllis!”--the girl's laugh so high and fresh: “Right-o!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The door was opening; he heard that warm vibrating voice: “Come along, Phyllis!”--the girl's laugh so high and fresh: “Right-o!
being attentive to women like an ideal knight
From this reading All the more chivalrous to escort them to the tram without a hat!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The door was opening; he heard that warm vibrating voice: “Come along, Phyllis!”--the girl's laugh so high and fresh: “Right-o!
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Coming!”
placed crosswise
From this reading And with, perhaps, the first real tremor he had ever known, he crossed to the front door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The door was opening; he heard that warm vibrating voice: “Come along, Phyllis!”--the girl's laugh so high and fresh: “Right-o!
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading All the more chivalrous to escort them to the tram without a hat!
at any time
From this reading And with, perhaps, the first real tremor he had ever known, he crossed to the front door.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading And with, perhaps, the first real tremor he had ever known, he crossed to the front door.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading The door was opening; he heard that warm vibrating voice: “Come along, Phyllis!”--the girl's laugh so high and fresh: “Right-o!
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading And with, perhaps, the first real tremor he had ever known, he crossed to the front door.
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The door was opening; he heard that warm vibrating voice: “Come along, Phyllis!”--the girl's laugh so high and fresh: “Right-o!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And suddenly he heard: “I've got your hat, young man!”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And with, perhaps, the first real tremor he had ever known, he crossed to the front door.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading All the more chivalrous to escort them to the tram without a hat!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The door was opening; he heard that warm vibrating voice: “Come along, Phyllis!”--the girl's laugh so high and fresh: “Right-o!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The door was opening; he heard that warm vibrating voice: “Come along, Phyllis!”--the girl's laugh so high and fresh: “Right-o!
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The door was opening; he heard that warm vibrating voice: “Come along, Phyllis!”--the girl's laugh so high and fresh: “Right-o!
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From this reading And suddenly he heard: “I've got your hat, young man!”
apprehended with certainty
From this reading And with, perhaps, the first real tremor he had ever known, he crossed to the front door.
the sound of laughing
From this reading The door was opening; he heard that warm vibrating voice: “Come along, Phyllis!”--the girl's laugh so high and fresh: “Right-o!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And suddenly he heard: “I've got your hat, young man!”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading All the more chivalrous to escort them to the tram without a hat!
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading The door was opening; he heard that warm vibrating voice: “Come along, Phyllis!”--the girl's laugh so high and fresh: “Right-o!
by chance
From this reading And with, perhaps, the first real tremor he had ever known, he crossed to the front door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door was opening; he heard that warm vibrating voice: “Come along, Phyllis!”--the girl's laugh so high and fresh: “Right-o!
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading And with, perhaps, the first real tremor he had ever known, he crossed to the front door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door was opening; he heard that warm vibrating voice: “Come along, Phyllis!”--the girl's laugh so high and fresh: “Right-o!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The door was opening; he heard that warm vibrating voice: “Come along, Phyllis!”--the girl's laugh so high and fresh: “Right-o!
happening unexpectedly
From this reading And suddenly he heard: “I've got your hat, young man!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The door was opening; he heard that warm vibrating voice: “Come along, Phyllis!”--the girl's laugh so high and fresh: “Right-o!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The door was opening; he heard that warm vibrating voice: “Come along, Phyllis!”--the girl's laugh so high and fresh: “Right-o!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All the more chivalrous to escort them to the tram without a hat!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And with, perhaps, the first real tremor he had ever known, he crossed to the front door.
a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
From this reading All the more chivalrous to escort them to the tram without a hat!
an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
From this reading And with, perhaps, the first real tremor he had ever known, he crossed to the front door.
-ing form of “vibrate” — shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading The door was opening; he heard that warm vibrating voice: “Come along, Phyllis!”--the girl's laugh so high and fresh: “Right-o!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The door was opening; he heard that warm vibrating voice: “Come along, Phyllis!”--the girl's laugh so high and fresh: “Right-o!
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The door was opening; he heard that warm vibrating voice: “Come along, Phyllis!”--the girl's laugh so high and fresh: “Right-o!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The door was opening; he heard that warm vibrating voice: “Come along, Phyllis!”--the girl's laugh so high and fresh: “Right-o!
in the company of; together with
From this reading And with, perhaps, the first real tremor he had ever known, he crossed to the front door.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading All the more chivalrous to escort them to the tram without a hat!
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading And suddenly he heard: “I've got your hat, young man!”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And suddenly he heard: “I've got your hat, young man!”
Chapter 10 of Five Tales by John Galsworthy holds 225 sentences, grouped into 45 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 10 holds 225 sentences of Five Tales, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Five Tales by John Galsworthy exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 225 sentences, grouped into 45 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.
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