Chapter 4 of In Exile, and Other Stories is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of In Exile, and Other Stories is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Dorothy looked out into the passage; a strong wind was blowing in from the kitchen, where the water covered the floor and washed against the chimney. “This is a nice state of things! What's all this wood here for?” “The woodshed's under water.” “You must get yourself ready, Dorothy.
Chapter 4 of In Exile, and Other Stories is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 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.
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading “Dorothy looked out into the passage; a strong wind was blowing in from the kitchen, where the water covered the floor and washed against the chimney.”
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading “Dorothy looked out into the passage; a strong wind was blowing in from the kitchen, where the water covered the floor and washed against the chimney.”
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading “Dorothy looked out into the passage; a strong wind was blowing in from the kitchen, where the water covered the floor and washed against the chimney.”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “Dorothy looked out into the passage; a strong wind was blowing in from the kitchen, where the water covered the floor and washed against the chimney.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading ““This is a nice state of things!”
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading “Dorothy looked out into the passage; a strong wind was blowing in from the kitchen, where the water covered the floor and washed against the chimney.”
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading “Dorothy looked out into the passage; a strong wind was blowing in from the kitchen, where the water covered the floor and washed against the chimney.”
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading “What's all this wood here for?””
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 Dorothy looked out into the passage; a strong wind was blowing in from the kitchen, where the water covered the floor and washed against the chimney.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Dorothy looked out into the passage; a strong wind was blowing in from the kitchen, where the water covered the floor and washed against the chimney.
(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 What's all this wood here for?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dorothy looked out into the passage; a strong wind was blowing in from the kitchen, where the water covered the floor and washed against the chimney.
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading Dorothy looked out into the passage; a strong wind was blowing in from the kitchen, where the water covered the floor and washed against the chimney.
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading Dorothy looked out into the passage; a strong wind was blowing in from the kitchen, where the water covered the floor and washed against the chimney.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Dorothy looked out into the passage; a strong wind was blowing in from the kitchen, where the water covered the floor and washed against the chimney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dorothy looked out into the passage; a strong wind was blowing in from the kitchen, where the water covered the floor and washed against the chimney.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Dorothy looked out into the passage; a strong wind was blowing in from the kitchen, where the water covered the floor and washed against the chimney.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What's all this wood here for?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dorothy looked out into the passage; a strong wind was blowing in from the kitchen, where the water covered the floor and washed against the chimney.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You must get yourself ready, Dorothy.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading What's all this wood here for?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dorothy looked out into the passage; a strong wind was blowing in from the kitchen, where the water covered the floor and washed against the chimney.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dorothy looked out into the passage; a strong wind was blowing in from the kitchen, where the water covered the floor and washed against the chimney.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is a nice state of things!
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading Dorothy looked out into the passage; a strong wind was blowing in from the kitchen, where the water covered the floor and washed against the chimney.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Dorothy looked out into the passage; a strong wind was blowing in from the kitchen, where the water covered the floor and washed against the chimney.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must get yourself ready, Dorothy.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “This is a nice state of things!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “This is a nice state of things!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Dorothy looked out into the passage; a strong wind was blowing in from the kitchen, where the water covered the floor and washed against the chimney.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Dorothy looked out into the passage; a strong wind was blowing in from the kitchen, where the water covered the floor and washed against the chimney.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “You must get yourself ready, Dorothy.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “This is a nice state of things!
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Dorothy looked out into the passage; a strong wind was blowing in from the kitchen, where the water covered the floor and washed against the chimney.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dorothy looked out into the passage; a strong wind was blowing in from the kitchen, where the water covered the floor and washed against the chimney.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “This is a nice state of things!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is a nice state of things!
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The woodshed's under water.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dorothy looked out into the passage; a strong wind was blowing in from the kitchen, where the water covered the floor and washed against the chimney.
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading Dorothy looked out into the passage; a strong wind was blowing in from the kitchen, where the water covered the floor and washed against the chimney.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Dorothy looked out into the passage; a strong wind was blowing in from the kitchen, where the water covered the floor and washed against the chimney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What's all this wood here for?”
in or at the place that
From this reading Dorothy looked out into the passage; a strong wind was blowing in from the kitchen, where the water covered the floor and washed against the chimney.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Dorothy looked out into the passage; a strong wind was blowing in from the kitchen, where the water covered the floor and washed against the chimney.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading What's all this wood here for?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The woodshed's under water.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You must get yourself ready, Dorothy.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You must get yourself ready, Dorothy.
Chapter 4 of In Exile, and Other Stories by Mary Hallock Foote holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 4 holds 409 sentences of In Exile, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of In Exile, and Other Stories by Mary Hallock Foote exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 409 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.
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.
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.
Common questions about reading In Exile, and Other Stories by Mary Hallock Foote on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 2822 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #8506 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #8506, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 235 minutes of reading across 565 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through In Exile, and Other Stories section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 7 chapters of In Exile, and Other Stories to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in In Exile, and Other Stories, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
