Chapter 18 of Five Tales is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Five Tales is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Old Heythorp bent his body from the waist. “Much obliged to you.” “Not at all, sir. Cook's done a little spinach in cream with the soubees.” “Ah!
Chapter 18 of Five Tales is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading “Old Heythorp bent his body from the waist.”
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading “Old Heythorp bent his body from the waist.”
possessive form of “cook” — someone who cooks food
From this reading “Cook's done a little spinach in cream with the soubees.””
the best people or things in a group
From this reading “Cook's done a little spinach in cream with the soubees.””
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Cook's done a little spinach in cream with the soubees.””
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading ““Much obliged to you.””
southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves
From this reading “Cook's done a little spinach in cream with the soubees.””
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading “Old Heythorp bent his body from the waist.”
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 Cook's done a little spinach in cream with the soubees.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah!
(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 “Not at all, sir.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Not at all, sir.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Old Heythorp bent his body from the waist.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Old Heythorp bent his body from the waist.
possessive form of “cook” — someone who cooks food
From this reading Cook's done a little spinach in cream with the soubees.”
the best people or things in a group
From this reading Cook's done a little spinach in cream with the soubees.”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Cook's done a little spinach in cream with the soubees.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Old Heythorp bent his body from the waist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Heythorp bent his body from the waist.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Heythorp bent his body from the waist.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cook's done a little spinach in cream with the soubees.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Cook's done a little spinach in cream with the soubees.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Much obliged to you.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not at all, sir.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading “Much obliged to you.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Heythorp bent his body from the waist.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Not at all, sir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cook's done a little spinach in cream with the soubees.”
southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves
From this reading Cook's done a little spinach in cream with the soubees.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Old Heythorp bent his body from the waist.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Much obliged to you.”
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading Old Heythorp bent his body from the waist.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Cook's done a little spinach in cream with the soubees.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Much obliged to you.”
Chapter 18 of Five Tales by John Galsworthy holds 216 sentences, grouped into 44 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 18 holds 216 sentences of Five Tales, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 18 of Five Tales by John Galsworthy exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 216 sentences, grouped into 44 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.
Work through the 44 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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