Chapter 38 of Howards End is here in full — 264 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of Howards End is here in full — 264 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Tom’s father was cutting the big meadow. He passed again and again amid whirring blades and sweet odours of grass, encompassing with narrowing circles the sacred centre of the field. Tom was negotiating with Helen. “I haven’t any idea,” she replied. “Do you suppose baby may, Meg?”
Chapter 38 of Howards End is here in full — 264 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “blade” — especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
From this reading “He passed again and again amid whirring blades and sweet odours of grass, encompassing with narrowing circles the sacred centre of the field.”
broad in scope or content
From this reading “He passed again and again amid whirring blades and sweet odours of grass, encompassing with narrowing circles the sacred centre of the field.”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading ““Do you suppose baby may, Meg?””
an instance of becoming narrow
From this reading “He passed again and again amid whirring blades and sweet odours of grass, encompassing with narrowing circles the sacred centre of the field.”
-ing form of “negotiate” — discuss the terms of an arrangement
From this reading “Tom was negotiating with Helen.”
plural of “odour” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading “He passed again and again amid whirring blades and sweet odours of grass, encompassing with narrowing circles the sacred centre of the field.”
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
sound of something in rapid motion
From this reading “He passed again and again amid whirring blades and sweet odours of grass, encompassing with narrowing circles the sacred centre of the field.”
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anew
From this reading He passed again and again amid whirring blades and sweet odours of grass, encompassing with narrowing circles the sacred centre of the field.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading He passed again and again amid whirring blades and sweet odours of grass, encompassing with narrowing circles the sacred centre of the field.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He passed again and again amid whirring blades and sweet odours of grass, encompassing with narrowing circles the sacred centre of the field.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “I haven’t any idea,” she replied.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “Do you suppose baby may, Meg?”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Tom’s father was cutting the big meadow.
plural of “blade” — especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
From this reading He passed again and again amid whirring blades and sweet odours of grass, encompassing with narrowing circles the sacred centre of the field.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading He passed again and again amid whirring blades and sweet odours of grass, encompassing with narrowing circles the sacred centre of the field.
plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading He passed again and again amid whirring blades and sweet odours of grass, encompassing with narrowing circles the sacred centre of the field.
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading Tom’s father was cutting the big meadow.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you suppose baby may, Meg?”
broad in scope or content
From this reading He passed again and again amid whirring blades and sweet odours of grass, encompassing with narrowing circles the sacred centre of the field.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Tom’s father was cutting the big meadow.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading He passed again and again amid whirring blades and sweet odours of grass, encompassing with narrowing circles the sacred centre of the field.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading He passed again and again amid whirring blades and sweet odours of grass, encompassing with narrowing circles the sacred centre of the field.
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From this reading “I haven’t any idea,” she replied.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He passed again and again amid whirring blades and sweet odours of grass, encompassing with narrowing circles the sacred centre of the field.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Tom was negotiating with Helen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I haven’t any idea,” she replied.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I haven’t any idea,” she replied.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Do you suppose baby may, Meg?”
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading Tom’s father was cutting the big meadow.
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “Do you suppose baby may, Meg?”
an instance of becoming narrow
From this reading He passed again and again amid whirring blades and sweet odours of grass, encompassing with narrowing circles the sacred centre of the field.
-ing form of “negotiate” — discuss the terms of an arrangement
From this reading Tom was negotiating with Helen.
plural of “odour” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading He passed again and again amid whirring blades and sweet odours of grass, encompassing with narrowing circles the sacred centre of the field.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He passed again and again amid whirring blades and sweet odours of grass, encompassing with narrowing circles the sacred centre of the field.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading He passed again and again amid whirring blades and sweet odours of grass, encompassing with narrowing circles the sacred centre of the field.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “I haven’t any idea,” she replied.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading He passed again and again amid whirring blades and sweet odours of grass, encompassing with narrowing circles the sacred centre of the field.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I haven’t any idea,” she replied.
express a supposition
From this reading “Do you suppose baby may, Meg?”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading He passed again and again amid whirring blades and sweet odours of grass, encompassing with narrowing circles the sacred centre of the field.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tom’s father was cutting the big meadow.
male cat
From this reading Tom was negotiating with Helen.
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading Tom’s father was cutting the big meadow.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tom’s father was cutting the big meadow.
sound of something in rapid motion
From this reading He passed again and again amid whirring blades and sweet odours of grass, encompassing with narrowing circles the sacred centre of the field.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He passed again and again amid whirring blades and sweet odours of grass, encompassing with narrowing circles the sacred centre of the field.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you suppose baby may, Meg?”
Chapter 38 of Howards End by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster holds 264 sentences, grouped into 53 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 38 holds 264 sentences of Howards End, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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