Chapter 7 of Iolanthe's Wedding is here in full — 827 sentences across 166 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Iolanthe's Wedding is here in full — 827 sentences across 166 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There we were seated together. Torches flickering at the gate. Then everything dark and black. Gentlemen, that was a memorable ride! The carriage wheels splashed through the mud puddles--ss--ss--ss.
Chapter 7 of Iolanthe's Wedding is here in full — 827 sentences across 166 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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shining unsteadily
From this reading “Torches flickering at the gate.”
worth remembering
From this reading “Gentlemen, that was a memorable ride!”
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading “The carriage wheels splashed through the mud puddles--ss--ss--ss.”
plural of “puddle” — a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry
From this reading “The carriage wheels splashed through the mud puddles--ss--ss--ss.”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “There we were seated together.”
(of a fluid) having been propelled about in flying drops or masses
From this reading “The carriage wheels splashed through the mud puddles--ss--ss--ss.”
plural of “torch” — a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading “Torches flickering at the gate.”
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading “The carriage wheels splashed through the mud puddles--ss--ss--ss.”
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 “The carriage wheels splashed through the mud puddles--ss--ss--ss.”
In this reading “Torches flickering at the gate.”
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 Gentlemen, that was a memorable ride!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then everything dark and black.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Torches flickering at the gate.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Then everything dark and black.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading The carriage wheels splashed through the mud puddles--ss--ss--ss.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Then everything dark and black.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Then everything dark and black.
shining unsteadily
From this reading Torches flickering at the gate.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Torches flickering at the gate.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading Gentlemen, that was a memorable ride!
worth remembering
From this reading Gentlemen, that was a memorable ride!
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading The carriage wheels splashed through the mud puddles--ss--ss--ss.
plural of “puddle” — a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry
From this reading The carriage wheels splashed through the mud puddles--ss--ss--ss.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Gentlemen, that was a memorable ride!
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading There we were seated together.
(of a fluid) having been propelled about in flying drops or masses
From this reading The carriage wheels splashed through the mud puddles--ss--ss--ss.
the United States intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors
From this reading The carriage wheels splashed through the mud puddles--ss--ss--ss.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Gentlemen, that was a memorable ride!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Torches flickering at the gate.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then everything dark and black.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There we were seated together.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The carriage wheels splashed through the mud puddles--ss--ss--ss.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading There we were seated together.
plural of “torch” — a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading Torches flickering at the gate.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gentlemen, that was a memorable ride!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There we were seated together.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There we were seated together.
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading The carriage wheels splashed through the mud puddles--ss--ss--ss.
Chapter 7 of Iolanthe's Wedding by Hermann Sudermann holds 827 sentences, grouped into 166 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 7 holds 827 sentences of Iolanthe's Wedding, unabridged, divided into 166 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Iolanthe's Wedding by Hermann Sudermann exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 827 sentences, grouped into 166 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 166 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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