Chapter 5 of The Turn of the Screw is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Turn of the Screw is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I was silent awhile; we looked at each other. “Then what am I to tell him?” “You needn’t tell him anything. _I’ll_ tell him.” I measured this.
Chapter 5 of The Turn of the Screw is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 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.
any thing at all
From this reading ““You needn’t tell him anything.”
for a short time
From this reading “I was silent awhile; we looked at each other.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “I was silent awhile; we looked at each other.”
having notes of fixed rhythmic value
From this reading “I measured this.”
marked by absence of sound
From this reading “I was silent awhile; we looked at each other.”
express in words
From this reading ““Then what am I to tell him?””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “I was silent awhile; we looked at each other.”
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.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Then what am I to tell him?”
any thing at all
From this reading “You needn’t tell him anything.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was silent awhile; we looked at each other.
for a short time
From this reading I was silent awhile; we looked at each other.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading I was silent awhile; we looked at each other.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Then what am I to tell him?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was silent awhile; we looked at each other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _I’ll_ tell him.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I was silent awhile; we looked at each other.
having notes of fixed rhythmic value
From this reading I measured this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You needn’t tell him anything.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I was silent awhile; we looked at each other.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading I was silent awhile; we looked at each other.
express in words
From this reading “Then what am I to tell him?”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then what am I to tell him?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I measured this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Then what am I to tell him?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was silent awhile; we looked at each other.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I was silent awhile; we looked at each other.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Then what am I to tell him?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You needn’t tell him anything.
Chapter 5 of The Turn of the Screw by Henry James holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 5 holds 399 sentences of The Turn of the Screw, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Turn of the Screw by Henry James exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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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