Chapter 4 of Interrupted is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Interrupted is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN OPEN DOOR. WELL, surely there was a chance to teach music to private pupils? No, if you will credit it, there was not even such a chance! There was less reasonable explanation for this closed door than the other. Surely, in the great city, full of would-be musicians, she might have found a corner!
Chapter 4 of Interrupted is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 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.
approval
From this reading “No, if you will credit it, there was not even such a chance!”
a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
From this reading “There was less reasonable explanation for this closed door than the other.”
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading “WELL, surely there was a chance to teach music to private pupils?”
plural of “musician” — someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
From this reading “Surely, in the great city, full of would-be musicians, she might have found a corner!”
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading “WELL, surely there was a chance to teach music to private pupils?”
plural of “pupil” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “WELL, surely there was a chance to teach music to private pupils?”
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading “There was less reasonable explanation for this closed door than the other.”
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading “WELL, surely there was a chance to teach music to private pupils?”
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.
In this reading “There was less reasonable explanation for this closed door than the other.”
the policy of granting equal trade opportunities to all countries
In this reading “AN OPEN DOOR.”
In this reading “There was less reasonable explanation for this closed door than the other.”
In this reading “Surely, in the great city, full of would-be musicians, she might have found a corner!”
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 WELL, surely there was a chance to teach music to private pupils?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN OPEN DOOR.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading WELL, surely there was a chance to teach music to private pupils?
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Surely, in the great city, full of would-be musicians, she might have found a corner!
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading There was less reasonable explanation for this closed door than the other.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Surely, in the great city, full of would-be musicians, she might have found a corner!
approval
From this reading No, if you will credit it, there was not even such a chance!
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading AN OPEN DOOR.
divisible by two
From this reading No, if you will credit it, there was not even such a chance!
a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
From this reading There was less reasonable explanation for this closed door than the other.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was less reasonable explanation for this closed door than the other.
set up or found
From this reading Surely, in the great city, full of would-be musicians, she might have found a corner!
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Surely, in the great city, full of would-be musicians, she might have found a corner!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Surely, in the great city, full of would-be musicians, she might have found a corner!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Surely, in the great city, full of would-be musicians, she might have found a corner!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading No, if you will credit it, there was not even such a chance!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Surely, in the great city, full of would-be musicians, she might have found a corner!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No, if you will credit it, there was not even such a chance!
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading There was less reasonable explanation for this closed door than the other.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Surely, in the great city, full of would-be musicians, she might have found a corner!
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading WELL, surely there was a chance to teach music to private pupils?
plural of “musician” — someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
From this reading Surely, in the great city, full of would-be musicians, she might have found a corner!
not any; not one
From this reading No, if you will credit it, there was not even such a chance!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No, if you will credit it, there was not even such a chance!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Surely, in the great city, full of would-be musicians, she might have found a corner!
To move from a closed position.
From this reading AN OPEN DOOR.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading There was less reasonable explanation for this closed door than the other.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading WELL, surely there was a chance to teach music to private pupils?
plural of “pupil” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading WELL, surely there was a chance to teach music to private pupils?
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading There was less reasonable explanation for this closed door than the other.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Surely, in the great city, full of would-be musicians, she might have found a corner!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading No, if you will credit it, there was not even such a chance!
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading WELL, surely there was a chance to teach music to private pupils?
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading WELL, surely there was a chance to teach music to private pupils?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was less reasonable explanation for this closed door than the other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was less reasonable explanation for this closed door than the other.
in or at that place or location
From this reading WELL, surely there was a chance to teach music to private pupils?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was less reasonable explanation for this closed door than the other.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WELL, surely there was a chance to teach music to private pupils?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WELL, surely there was a chance to teach music to private pupils?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading WELL, surely there was a chance to teach music to private pupils?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading No, if you will credit it, there was not even such a chance!
unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition
From this reading Surely, in the great city, full of would-be musicians, she might have found a corner!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading No, if you will credit it, there was not even such a chance!
Chapter 4 of Interrupted by Pansy holds 107 sentences, grouped into 22 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 107 sentences of Interrupted, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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