Chapter 39 of In the Year of Jubilee is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 39 of In the Year of Jubilee is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Nancy stood before her husband with a substantial packet in brown paper. It was after breakfast, at the moment of their parting. ‘Here is something I want you to take, and look at, and speak about the next time you come.’ ‘Ho, ho! I don’t like the look of it.’
Chapter 39 of In the Year of Jubilee is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eat an early morning meal
From this reading “It was after breakfast, at the moment of their parting.”
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “Nancy stood before her husband with a substantial packet in brown paper.”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “Nancy stood before her husband with a substantial packet in brown paper.”
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading “Nancy stood before her husband with a substantial packet in brown paper.”
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading “Nancy stood before her husband with a substantial packet in brown paper.”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “Nancy stood before her husband with a substantial packet in brown paper.”
the act of departing politely
From this reading “It was after breakfast, at the moment of their parting.”
of considerable importance, size, or worth
From this reading “Nancy stood before her husband with a substantial packet in brown paper.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Nancy stood before her husband with a substantial packet in brown paper.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ‘Here is something I want you to take, and look at, and speak about the next time you come.’
later than; following
From this reading It was after breakfast, at the moment of their parting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Here is something I want you to take, and look at, and speak about the next time you come.’
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was after breakfast, at the moment of their parting.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Nancy stood before her husband with a substantial packet in brown paper.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading It was after breakfast, at the moment of their parting.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Nancy stood before her husband with a substantial packet in brown paper.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ‘Here is something I want you to take, and look at, and speak about the next time you come.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t like the look of it.’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nancy stood before her husband with a substantial packet in brown paper.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading ‘Here is something I want you to take, and look at, and speak about the next time you come.’
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading ‘Ho, ho!
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Nancy stood before her husband with a substantial packet in brown paper.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Here is something I want you to take, and look at, and speak about the next time you come.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nancy stood before her husband with a substantial packet in brown paper.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Here is something I want you to take, and look at, and speak about the next time you come.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was after breakfast, at the moment of their parting.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I don’t like the look of it.’
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading ‘Here is something I want you to take, and look at, and speak about the next time you come.’
a particular point in time
From this reading It was after breakfast, at the moment of their parting.
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading Nancy stood before her husband with a substantial packet in brown paper.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading ‘Here is something I want you to take, and look at, and speak about the next time you come.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was after breakfast, at the moment of their parting.
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading Nancy stood before her husband with a substantial packet in brown paper.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Nancy stood before her husband with a substantial packet in brown paper.
the act of departing politely
From this reading It was after breakfast, at the moment of their parting.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ‘Here is something I want you to take, and look at, and speak about the next time you come.’
express in speech
From this reading ‘Here is something I want you to take, and look at, and speak about the next time you come.’
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Nancy stood before her husband with a substantial packet in brown paper.
of considerable importance, size, or worth
From this reading Nancy stood before her husband with a substantial packet in brown paper.
carry out
From this reading ‘Here is something I want you to take, and look at, and speak about the next time you come.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was after breakfast, at the moment of their parting.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was after breakfast, at the moment of their parting.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading ‘Here is something I want you to take, and look at, and speak about the next time you come.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Here is something I want you to take, and look at, and speak about the next time you come.’
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading ‘Here is something I want you to take, and look at, and speak about the next time you come.’
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was after breakfast, at the moment of their parting.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nancy stood before her husband with a substantial packet in brown paper.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Here is something I want you to take, and look at, and speak about the next time you come.’
Chapter 39 of In the Year of Jubilee by George Gissing holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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 39 holds 183 sentences of In the Year of Jubilee, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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