Chapter 17 of Katharine Frensham: A Novel is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVII
Chapter 17 of Katharine Frensham: A Novel is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was a hot afternoon. Ejnar and Gerda had had a quarrel over "Salix." Ejnar's face wore the dynamite expression, and Gerda was white with anger. Her glacier eyes looked like the eyes of a polar bear, and she was moving her head to and fro in a manner which always meant rebellion. On these occasions she longed for a divorce.
Chapter 17 of Katharine Frensham: A Novel is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/25 · 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.
part; cease or break association with
From this reading “On these occasions she longed for a divorce.”
an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
From this reading “Ejnar's face wore the dynamite expression, and Gerda was white with anger.”
a slowly moving mass of ice
From this reading “Her glacier eyes looked like the eyes of a polar bear, and she was moving her head to and fro in a manner which always meant rebellion.”
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading “On these occasions she longed for a divorce.”
something you have to do
From this reading “On these occasions she longed for a divorce.”
having a pair of equal and opposite charges
From this reading “Her glacier eyes looked like the eyes of a polar bear, and she was moving her head to and fro in a manner which always meant rebellion.”
an angry dispute
From this reading “Ejnar and Gerda had had a quarrel over "Salix."”
refusal to accept some authority or code or convention
From this reading “Her glacier eyes looked like the eyes of a polar bear, and she was moving her head to and fro in a manner which always meant rebellion.”
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 “It was a hot afternoon.”
In this reading “Ejnar's face wore the dynamite expression, and Gerda was white with anger.”
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 It was a hot afternoon.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was a hot afternoon.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Her glacier eyes looked like the eyes of a polar bear, and she was moving her head to and fro in a manner which always meant rebellion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ejnar and Gerda had had a quarrel over "Salix."
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading Ejnar's face wore the dynamite expression, and Gerda was white with anger.
have
From this reading Her glacier eyes looked like the eyes of a polar bear, and she was moving her head to and fro in a manner which always meant rebellion.
part; cease or break association with
From this reading On these occasions she longed for a divorce.
an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
From this reading Ejnar's face wore the dynamite expression, and Gerda was white with anger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ejnar and Gerda had had a quarrel over "Salix."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ejnar's face wore the dynamite expression, and Gerda was white with anger.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Ejnar's face wore the dynamite expression, and Gerda was white with anger.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her glacier eyes looked like the eyes of a polar bear, and she was moving her head to and fro in a manner which always meant rebellion.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Ejnar's face wore the dynamite expression, and Gerda was white with anger.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On these occasions she longed for a divorce.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her glacier eyes looked like the eyes of a polar bear, and she was moving her head to and fro in a manner which always meant rebellion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ejnar and Gerda had had a quarrel over "Salix."
a slowly moving mass of ice
From this reading Her glacier eyes looked like the eyes of a polar bear, and she was moving her head to and fro in a manner which always meant rebellion.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ejnar and Gerda had had a quarrel over "Salix."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Her glacier eyes looked like the eyes of a polar bear, and she was moving her head to and fro in a manner which always meant rebellion.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her glacier eyes looked like the eyes of a polar bear, and she was moving her head to and fro in a manner which always meant rebellion.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading It was a hot afternoon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her glacier eyes looked like the eyes of a polar bear, and she was moving her head to and fro in a manner which always meant rebellion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a hot afternoon.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Her glacier eyes looked like the eyes of a polar bear, and she was moving her head to and fro in a manner which always meant rebellion.
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading On these occasions she longed for a divorce.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Her glacier eyes looked like the eyes of a polar bear, and she was moving her head to and fro in a manner which always meant rebellion.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Her glacier eyes looked like the eyes of a polar bear, and she was moving her head to and fro in a manner which always meant rebellion.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Her glacier eyes looked like the eyes of a polar bear, and she was moving her head to and fro in a manner which always meant rebellion.
in motion
From this reading Her glacier eyes looked like the eyes of a polar bear, and she was moving her head to and fro in a manner which always meant rebellion.
something you have to do
From this reading On these occasions she longed for a divorce.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her glacier eyes looked like the eyes of a polar bear, and she was moving her head to and fro in a manner which always meant rebellion.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On these occasions she longed for a divorce.
above and across; more than
From this reading Ejnar and Gerda had had a quarrel over "Salix."
having a pair of equal and opposite charges
From this reading Her glacier eyes looked like the eyes of a polar bear, and she was moving her head to and fro in a manner which always meant rebellion.
an angry dispute
From this reading Ejnar and Gerda had had a quarrel over "Salix."
refusal to accept some authority or code or convention
From this reading Her glacier eyes looked like the eyes of a polar bear, and she was moving her head to and fro in a manner which always meant rebellion.
a large and widespread genus varying in size from small shrubs to large trees: willows
From this reading Ejnar and Gerda had had a quarrel over "Salix."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her glacier eyes looked like the eyes of a polar bear, and she was moving her head to and fro in a manner which always meant rebellion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ejnar's face wore the dynamite expression, and Gerda was white with anger.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading On these occasions she longed for a divorce.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her glacier eyes looked like the eyes of a polar bear, and she was moving her head to and fro in a manner which always meant rebellion.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a hot afternoon.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her glacier eyes looked like the eyes of a polar bear, and she was moving her head to and fro in a manner which always meant rebellion.
a Caucasian
From this reading Ejnar's face wore the dynamite expression, and Gerda was white with anger.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ejnar's face wore the dynamite expression, and Gerda was white with anger.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading Ejnar's face wore the dynamite expression, and Gerda was white with anger.
Chapter 17 of Katharine Frensham: A Novel by Beatrice Harraden holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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 17 holds 128 sentences of Katharine Frensham: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 17 of Katharine Frensham: A Novel by Beatrice Harraden exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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 26 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 26 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 17 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 Katharine Frensham: A Novel by Beatrice Harraden on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 6221 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #42812 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #42812, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 518 minutes of reading across 1245 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Katharine Frensham: A Novel section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 35 chapters of Katharine Frensham: A Novel 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 Katharine Frensham: A Novel, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
