Chapter 26 of Howards End is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVI
Chapter 26 of Howards End is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Henry dear—” was her greeting. He had finished his breakfast, and was beginning the _Times_. His sister-in-law was packing. She knelt by him and took the paper from him, feeling that it was unusually heavy and thick. Then, putting her face where it had been, she looked up in his eyes.
Chapter 26 of Howards End is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading ““Henry dear—” was her greeting.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading ““Henry dear—” was her greeting.”
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading “She knelt by him and took the paper from him, feeling that it was unusually heavy and thick.”
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading “His sister-in-law was packing.”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “Then, putting her face where it had been, she looked up in his eyes.”
the sister of your spouse
From this reading “His sister-in-law was packing.”
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading “She knelt by him and took the paper from him, feeling that it was unusually heavy and thick.”
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading “She knelt by him and took the paper from him, feeling that it was unusually heavy and thick.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had finished his breakfast, and was beginning the _Times_.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then, putting her face where it had been, she looked up in his eyes.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading He had finished his breakfast, and was beginning the _Times_.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading He had finished his breakfast, and was beginning the _Times_.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She knelt by him and took the paper from him, feeling that it was unusually heavy and thick.
dearly loved
From this reading “Henry dear—” was her greeting.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Then, putting her face where it had been, she looked up in his eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Then, putting her face where it had been, she looked up in his eyes.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading She knelt by him and took the paper from him, feeling that it was unusually heavy and thick.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading He had finished his breakfast, and was beginning the _Times_.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She knelt by him and took the paper from him, feeling that it was unusually heavy and thick.
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading “Henry dear—” was her greeting.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had finished his breakfast, and was beginning the _Times_.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had finished his breakfast, and was beginning the _Times_.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading She knelt by him and took the paper from him, feeling that it was unusually heavy and thick.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “Henry dear—” was her greeting.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Henry dear—” was her greeting.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She knelt by him and took the paper from him, feeling that it was unusually heavy and thick.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had finished his breakfast, and was beginning the _Times_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then, putting her face where it had been, she looked up in his eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She knelt by him and took the paper from him, feeling that it was unusually heavy and thick.
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading She knelt by him and took the paper from him, feeling that it was unusually heavy and thick.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Then, putting her face where it had been, she looked up in his eyes.
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading His sister-in-law was packing.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading She knelt by him and took the paper from him, feeling that it was unusually heavy and thick.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading Then, putting her face where it had been, she looked up in his eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knelt by him and took the paper from him, feeling that it was unusually heavy and thick.
the sister of your spouse
From this reading His sister-in-law was packing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She knelt by him and took the paper from him, feeling that it was unusually heavy and thick.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had finished his breakfast, and was beginning the _Times_.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, putting her face where it had been, she looked up in his eyes.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading She knelt by him and took the paper from him, feeling that it was unusually heavy and thick.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading He had finished his breakfast, and was beginning the _Times_.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She knelt by him and took the paper from him, feeling that it was unusually heavy and thick.
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading She knelt by him and took the paper from him, feeling that it was unusually heavy and thick.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then, putting her face where it had been, she looked up in his eyes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Henry dear—” was her greeting.
in or at the place that
From this reading Then, putting her face where it had been, she looked up in his eyes.
Chapter 26 of Howards End by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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 26 holds 187 sentences of Howards End, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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