Chapter 13 of Five Tales is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Five Tales is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Old Heythorp grunted. “You wouldn't know how good he was,” Phyllis went on musingly, “unless you'd sat next him in a tunnel. The other day he had his waist squeezed and he simply sat still and did nothing. And then when the tunnel ended, it was Jock after all, not me. His face was--Oh! ah! ha! ha!
Chapter 13 of Five Tales is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “And then when the tunnel ended, it was Jock after all, not me.”
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading “Old Heythorp grunted.”
a person trained to compete in sports
From this reading “And then when the tunnel ended, it was Jock after all, not me.”
and nothing more
From this reading “The other day he had his waist squeezed and he simply sat still and did nothing.”
past form of “squeeze” — to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading “The other day he had his waist squeezed and he simply sat still and did nothing.”
move through by or as by digging
From this reading ““You wouldn't know how good he was,” Phyllis went on musingly, “unless you'd sat next him in a tunnel.”
except if; if not
From this reading ““You wouldn't know how good he was,” Phyllis went on musingly, “unless you'd sat next him in a tunnel.”
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading “The other day he had his waist squeezed and he simply sat still and did nothing.”
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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 “You wouldn't know how good he was,” Phyllis went on musingly, “unless you'd sat next him in a tunnel.
later than; following
From this reading And then when the tunnel ended, it was Jock after all, not me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His face was--Oh! ah! ha! ha!
(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 And then when the tunnel ended, it was Jock after all, not me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The other day he had his waist squeezed and he simply sat still and did nothing.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The other day he had his waist squeezed and he simply sat still and did nothing.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The other day he had his waist squeezed and he simply sat still and did nothing.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading And then when the tunnel ended, it was Jock after all, not me.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face was--Oh! ah! ha! ha!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “You wouldn't know how good he was,” Phyllis went on musingly, “unless you'd sat next him in a tunnel.
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading Old Heythorp grunted.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading His face was--Oh! ah! ha! ha!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The other day he had his waist squeezed and he simply sat still and did nothing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You wouldn't know how good he was,” Phyllis went on musingly, “unless you'd sat next him in a tunnel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Heythorp grunted.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You wouldn't know how good he was,” Phyllis went on musingly, “unless you'd sat next him in a tunnel.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The other day he had his waist squeezed and he simply sat still and did nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You wouldn't know how good he was,” Phyllis went on musingly, “unless you'd sat next him in a tunnel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You wouldn't know how good he was,” Phyllis went on musingly, “unless you'd sat next him in a tunnel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And then when the tunnel ended, it was Jock after all, not me.
a person trained to compete in sports
From this reading And then when the tunnel ended, it was Jock after all, not me.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “You wouldn't know how good he was,” Phyllis went on musingly, “unless you'd sat next him in a tunnel.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And then when the tunnel ended, it was Jock after all, not me.
in a reflective manner
From this reading “You wouldn't know how good he was,” Phyllis went on musingly, “unless you'd sat next him in a tunnel.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “You wouldn't know how good he was,” Phyllis went on musingly, “unless you'd sat next him in a tunnel.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And then when the tunnel ended, it was Jock after all, not me.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The other day he had his waist squeezed and he simply sat still and did nothing.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading His face was--Oh! ah! ha! ha!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Heythorp grunted.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “You wouldn't know how good he was,” Phyllis went on musingly, “unless you'd sat next him in a tunnel.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other day he had his waist squeezed and he simply sat still and did nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You wouldn't know how good he was,” Phyllis went on musingly, “unless you'd sat next him in a tunnel.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “You wouldn't know how good he was,” Phyllis went on musingly, “unless you'd sat next him in a tunnel.
and nothing more
From this reading The other day he had his waist squeezed and he simply sat still and did nothing.
past form of “squeeze” — to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading The other day he had his waist squeezed and he simply sat still and did nothing.
not in physical motion
From this reading The other day he had his waist squeezed and he simply sat still and did nothing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The other day he had his waist squeezed and he simply sat still and did nothing.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then when the tunnel ended, it was Jock after all, not me.
move through by or as by digging
From this reading “You wouldn't know how good he was,” Phyllis went on musingly, “unless you'd sat next him in a tunnel.
except if; if not
From this reading “You wouldn't know how good he was,” Phyllis went on musingly, “unless you'd sat next him in a tunnel.
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading The other day he had his waist squeezed and he simply sat still and did nothing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You wouldn't know how good he was,” Phyllis went on musingly, “unless you'd sat next him in a tunnel.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “You wouldn't know how good he was,” Phyllis went on musingly, “unless you'd sat next him in a tunnel.
at the time that
From this reading And then when the tunnel ended, it was Jock after all, not me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You wouldn't know how good he was,” Phyllis went on musingly, “unless you'd sat next him in a tunnel.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You wouldn't know how good he was,” Phyllis went on musingly, “unless you'd sat next him in a tunnel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You wouldn't know how good he was,” Phyllis went on musingly, “unless you'd sat next him in a tunnel.
Chapter 13 of Five Tales by John Galsworthy holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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 13 holds 205 sentences of Five Tales, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of Five Tales by John Galsworthy exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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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