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Men, Women and Ghosts

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Men, Women and Ghosts is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 10 of Men, Women and Ghosts by Amy Lowell holds 182 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.

What does chapter 10 of Men, Women and Ghosts contain?

Chapter 10 holds 182 sentences of Men, Women and Ghosts, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 10 of Men, Women and Ghosts by Amy Lowell exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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.

How do I study chapter 10 of Men, Women and Ghosts?

Work through the 37 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 37 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.

Can chapter 10 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 10 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.

Questions about reading Men, Women and Ghosts

Common questions about reading Men, Women and Ghosts by Amy Lowell on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Men, Women and Ghosts?

Yes. All 3490 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #841 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Men, Women and Ghosts is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #841, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Men, Women and Ghosts take to read?

About 290 minutes of reading across 698 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Men, Women and Ghosts section by section

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Vocabulary met early in Men, Women and Ghosts

Words and structures a reader meets early in Men, Women and Ghosts, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Produced
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Men, Women and Ghosts; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Light
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Men, Women and Ghosts; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Women
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Men, Women and Ghosts; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Ghosts
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Men, Women and Ghosts; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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Tap!
Tap!
Rap!
An October day, with waves running in blue-white lines and a capful of wind.
Three broad flags ripple out behind Where the masts will be: Royal Standard at the main, Admiralty flag at the fore, Union Jack at the mizzen.
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Men, Women and Ghosts

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Men, Women and Ghosts is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Rap!
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An October day, with waves running in blue-white lines and a capful of wind.
Line 5
Three broad flags ripple out behind Where the masts will be: Royal Standard at the main, Admiralty flag at the fore, Union Jack at the mizzen.
All words in this reading · 37

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

a

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An October day, with waves running in blue-white lines and a capful of wind.

Admiralty

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Three broad flags ripple out behind Where the masts will be: Royal Standard at the main, Admiralty flag at the fore, Union Jack at the mizzen.

An

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An October day, with waves running in blue-white lines and a capful of wind.

and

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An October day, with waves running in blue-white lines and a capful of wind.

at

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Three broad flags ripple out behind Where the masts will be: Royal Standard at the main, Admiralty flag at the fore, Union Jack at the mizzen.

be

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Three broad flags ripple out behind Where the masts will be: Royal Standard at the main, Admiralty flag at the fore, Union Jack at the mizzen.

behind

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Three broad flags ripple out behind Where the masts will be: Royal Standard at the main, Admiralty flag at the fore, Union Jack at the mizzen.

blue-white

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An October day, with waves running in blue-white lines and a capful of wind.

broad

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Three broad flags ripple out behind Where the masts will be: Royal Standard at the main, Admiralty flag at the fore, Union Jack at the mizzen.

capful

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An October day, with waves running in blue-white lines and a capful of wind.

day

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An October day, with waves running in blue-white lines and a capful of wind.

flag

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Three broad flags ripple out behind Where the masts will be: Royal Standard at the main, Admiralty flag at the fore, Union Jack at the mizzen.

flags

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Three broad flags ripple out behind Where the masts will be: Royal Standard at the main, Admiralty flag at the fore, Union Jack at the mizzen.

fore

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Three broad flags ripple out behind Where the masts will be: Royal Standard at the main, Admiralty flag at the fore, Union Jack at the mizzen.

in

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An October day, with waves running in blue-white lines and a capful of wind.

Jack

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Three broad flags ripple out behind Where the masts will be: Royal Standard at the main, Admiralty flag at the fore, Union Jack at the mizzen.

lines

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An October day, with waves running in blue-white lines and a capful of wind.

main

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Three broad flags ripple out behind Where the masts will be: Royal Standard at the main, Admiralty flag at the fore, Union Jack at the mizzen.

masts

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Three broad flags ripple out behind Where the masts will be: Royal Standard at the main, Admiralty flag at the fore, Union Jack at the mizzen.

mizzen

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Three broad flags ripple out behind Where the masts will be: Royal Standard at the main, Admiralty flag at the fore, Union Jack at the mizzen.

October

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An October day, with waves running in blue-white lines and a capful of wind.

of

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An October day, with waves running in blue-white lines and a capful of wind.

out

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Three broad flags ripple out behind Where the masts will be: Royal Standard at the main, Admiralty flag at the fore, Union Jack at the mizzen.

Rap

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Rap!

ripple

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Three broad flags ripple out behind Where the masts will be: Royal Standard at the main, Admiralty flag at the fore, Union Jack at the mizzen.

Royal

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Three broad flags ripple out behind Where the masts will be: Royal Standard at the main, Admiralty flag at the fore, Union Jack at the mizzen.

running

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An October day, with waves running in blue-white lines and a capful of wind.

Standard

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Three broad flags ripple out behind Where the masts will be: Royal Standard at the main, Admiralty flag at the fore, Union Jack at the mizzen.

Tap

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Tap!

the

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Three broad flags ripple out behind Where the masts will be: Royal Standard at the main, Admiralty flag at the fore, Union Jack at the mizzen.

Three

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Three broad flags ripple out behind Where the masts will be: Royal Standard at the main, Admiralty flag at the fore, Union Jack at the mizzen.

Union

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Three broad flags ripple out behind Where the masts will be: Royal Standard at the main, Admiralty flag at the fore, Union Jack at the mizzen.

waves

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An October day, with waves running in blue-white lines and a capful of wind.

Where

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Three broad flags ripple out behind Where the masts will be: Royal Standard at the main, Admiralty flag at the fore, Union Jack at the mizzen.

will

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Three broad flags ripple out behind Where the masts will be: Royal Standard at the main, Admiralty flag at the fore, Union Jack at the mizzen.

wind

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An October day, with waves running in blue-white lines and a capful of wind.

with

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An October day, with waves running in blue-white lines and a capful of wind.