Chapter 20 of Five Tales is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Five Tales is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“He said that all the other boys were regular gipsies. He should not have said that. My aunt laughed, but she didn't like it, of course, and my cousins were angry. Uncle was a farmer--farmers are not gipsies. It is wrong to hurt people.”
Chapter 20 of Five Tales is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “My aunt laughed, but she didn't like it, of course, and my cousins were angry.”
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “My aunt laughed, but she didn't like it, of course, and my cousins were angry.”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading ““He said that all the other boys were regular gipsies.”
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “My aunt laughed, but she didn't like it, of course, and my cousins were angry.”
a person who operates a farm
From this reading “Uncle was a farmer--farmers are not gipsies.”
plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading “Uncle was a farmer--farmers are not gipsies.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “It is wrong to hurt people.””
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading ““He said that all the other boys were regular gipsies.”
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 Uncle was a farmer--farmers are not gipsies.
(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 “He said that all the other boys were regular gipsies.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My aunt laughed, but she didn't like it, of course, and my cousins were angry.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading My aunt laughed, but she didn't like it, of course, and my cousins were angry.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Uncle was a farmer--farmers are not gipsies.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading My aunt laughed, but she didn't like it, of course, and my cousins were angry.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “He said that all the other boys were regular gipsies.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My aunt laughed, but she didn't like it, of course, and my cousins were angry.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading My aunt laughed, but she didn't like it, of course, and my cousins were angry.
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading My aunt laughed, but she didn't like it, of course, and my cousins were angry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My aunt laughed, but she didn't like it, of course, and my cousins were angry.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading Uncle was a farmer--farmers are not gipsies.
plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading Uncle was a farmer--farmers are not gipsies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He said that all the other boys were regular gipsies.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He should not have said that.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He said that all the other boys were regular gipsies.
be the source of pain
From this reading It is wrong to hurt people.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is wrong to hurt people.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My aunt laughed, but she didn't like it, of course, and my cousins were angry.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading My aunt laughed, but she didn't like it, of course, and my cousins were angry.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading My aunt laughed, but she didn't like it, of course, and my cousins were angry.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My aunt laughed, but she didn't like it, of course, and my cousins were angry.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He should not have said that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My aunt laughed, but she didn't like it, of course, and my cousins were angry.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “He said that all the other boys were regular gipsies.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It is wrong to hurt people.”
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading “He said that all the other boys were regular gipsies.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “He said that all the other boys were regular gipsies.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My aunt laughed, but she didn't like it, of course, and my cousins were angry.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He should not have said that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “He said that all the other boys were regular gipsies.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He said that all the other boys were regular gipsies.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is wrong to hurt people.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Uncle was a farmer--farmers are not gipsies.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Uncle was a farmer--farmers are not gipsies.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “He said that all the other boys were regular gipsies.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading It is wrong to hurt people.”
Chapter 20 of Five Tales by John Galsworthy holds 253 sentences, grouped into 51 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 20 holds 253 sentences of Five Tales, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 20 of Five Tales by John Galsworthy exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 253 sentences, grouped into 51 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 51 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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