Chapter IV
Chapter 4
Chapter 4 of Getting Married is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GENERAL. What! Is your, wife ashamed of your robes? COLLINS. No, sir, not ashamed of them.
Getting Married
Chapter IV · Chapter 4
Chapter 4 of Getting Married is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
English subtitles · tap any word to listen
1 / 5
THE
GENERAL.
What!
Is
your,
wife
ashamed
of
your
robes?
COLLINS.
No,
sir,
not
ashamed
of
them.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Getting Married
Chapter IV · Chapter 4
Chapter 4 of Getting Married is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
THE
GENERAL.
/ðə ˈdʒenərəl/
Line 2
What!
/wʌt/
Line 3
Is
your,
wife
ashamed
of
your
robes?
/ɪz jɔːr waɪf əˈʃeɪmd ʌv jɔːr roʊbz/
Line 4
COLLINS.
/ˈkɑːlɪnz/
Line 5
No,
sir,
not
ashamed
of
them.
/noʊ sɜːr nɑːt əˈʃeɪmd ʌv ðem/
Learner Dictionary
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.
ashamed
adjective
US /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “Is your, wife ashamed of your robes?”
collins
noun
US /ˈkɑːlɪnz/
English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
From this reading “COLLINS.”
general
adjective
US /ˈdʒenərəl/
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading “THE GENERAL.”
robes
noun
US /roʊbz/
plural of “robe” — any loose flowing garment
From this reading “Is your, wife ashamed of your robes?”
sir
noun
US /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading “No, sir, not ashamed of them.”
wife
noun
US /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “Is your, wife ashamed of your robes?”
All words in this reading · 14
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.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading Is your, wife ashamed of your robes?
COLLINSnounUS /ˈkɑːlɪnz/
English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
From this reading COLLINS.
GENERALadjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading THE GENERAL.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is your, wife ashamed of your robes?
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No, sir, not ashamed of them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No, sir, not ashamed of them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Is your, wife ashamed of your robes?
robesnounUS /roʊbz/
plural of “robe” — any loose flowing garment
From this reading Is your, wife ashamed of your robes?
sirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading No, sir, not ashamed of them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GENERAL.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading No, sir, not ashamed of them.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What!
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Is your, wife ashamed of your robes?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Is your, wife ashamed of your robes?
Chapter 4 of Getting Married by Bernard Shaw holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
What does chapter 4 of Getting Married contain?
Chapter 4 holds 406 sentences of Getting Married, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Getting Married by Bernard Shaw exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
How do I study chapter 4 of Getting Married?
Work through the 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 82 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Can chapter 4 be read aloud to me?
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 4 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Questions about reading Getting Married
Common questions about reading Getting Married by Bernard Shaw on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Getting Married?
Yes. All 4441 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #5604 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Getting Married is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #5604, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Getting Married take to read?
About 370 minutes of reading across 889 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Getting Married section by section
How to work through Getting Married section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
-
Open a chapter
Choose one of the 11 chapters of Getting Married to begin.
-
Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
-
Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Getting Married
Words and structures a reader meets early in Getting Married, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Subject
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Getting Married; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Dangerous
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Getting Married; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Nonsense
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Getting Married; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Talked
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Getting Married; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.