Complete classic literature • Five-line readings • Clear US narration
VELMORA ACADEMY
Academy of Archival Languages & Memory Studies
Menu Close
Nobody
Nobody

Chapter XXXVI · Chapter 36

Chapter 36 of Nobody is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Cover illustration for Nobody
Context Illustration Reading 1/39 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
DUTY.
The days of December went by.
Lois was herself again, in health; and nothing was in the way of Madge's full enjoyment of New York and its pleasures, so she enjoyed them to the full.
She went wherever Mrs. Wishart would take her.
That did not involve any very outrageous dissipation, for Mrs. Wishart, though fond of society, liked it best in moderation.
0:00 / 0:00
Speed 0.75x
AI-generated narration by OpenAI · Slow US English
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Nobody

Chapter XXXVI · Chapter 36

Chapter 36 of Nobody is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
DUTY.
/ˈduːti/
Line 2
The days of December went by.
/ðə deɪz ʌv dɪˈsembər went baɪ/
Line 3
Lois was herself again, in health; and nothing was in the way of Madge's full enjoyment of New York and its pleasures, so she enjoyed them to the full.
Line 4
She went wherever Mrs. Wishart would take her.
Line 5
That did not involve any very outrageous dissipation, for Mrs. Wishart, though fond of society, liked it best in moderation.

Learner Dictionary

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.

December noun US /dɪˈsembər/

the last (12th) month of the year

From this reading “The days of December went by.”

dissipation noun US /ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/

breaking up and scattering by dispersion

From this reading “That did not involve any very outrageous dissipation, for Mrs. Wishart, though fond of society, liked it best in moderation.”

enjoyment noun US /ˌenˈdʒɔɪmənt/

the pleasure felt when having a good time

From this reading “Lois was herself again, in health; and nothing was in the way of Madge's full enjoyment of New York and its pleasures, so she enjoyed them to the full.”

involve verb US /ˌɪnˈvɑːlv/

connect closely and often incriminatingly

From this reading “That did not involve any very outrageous dissipation, for Mrs. Wishart, though fond of society, liked it best in moderation.”

moderation noun US /ˌmɑːdərˈeɪʃən/

quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes

From this reading “That did not involve any very outrageous dissipation, for Mrs. Wishart, though fond of society, liked it best in moderation.”

outrageous adjective US /aʊˈtreɪdʒəs/

grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror

From this reading “That did not involve any very outrageous dissipation, for Mrs. Wishart, though fond of society, liked it best in moderation.”

pleasures noun US /ˈpleʒərz/

plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading “Lois was herself again, in health; and nothing was in the way of Madge's full enjoyment of New York and its pleasures, so she enjoyed them to the full.”

wherever conjunction US /weˈrevər/

in or to any place at all

From this reading “She went wherever Mrs. Wishart would take her.”

All words in this reading · 50

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.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading Lois was herself again, in health; and nothing was in the way of Madge's full enjoyment of New York and its pleasures, so she enjoyed them to the full.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Lois was herself again, in health; and nothing was in the way of Madge's full enjoyment of New York and its pleasures, so she enjoyed them to the full.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading That did not involve any very outrageous dissipation, for Mrs. Wishart, though fond of society, liked it best in moderation.

bestnounUS /best/

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading That did not involve any very outrageous dissipation, for Mrs. Wishart, though fond of society, liked it best in moderation.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The days of December went by.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading The days of December went by.

DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/

the last (12th) month of the year

From this reading The days of December went by.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading That did not involve any very outrageous dissipation, for Mrs. Wishart, though fond of society, liked it best in moderation.

dissipationnounUS /ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/

breaking up and scattering by dispersion

From this reading That did not involve any very outrageous dissipation, for Mrs. Wishart, though fond of society, liked it best in moderation.

DUTYnounUS /ˈduːti/

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading DUTY.

enjoyedverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪd/

past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading Lois was herself again, in health; and nothing was in the way of Madge's full enjoyment of New York and its pleasures, so she enjoyed them to the full.

enjoymentnounUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪmənt/

the pleasure felt when having a good time

From this reading Lois was herself again, in health; and nothing was in the way of Madge's full enjoyment of New York and its pleasures, so she enjoyed them to the full.

fondadjectiveUS /fɑːnd/

having or displaying warmth or affection

From this reading That did not involve any very outrageous dissipation, for Mrs. Wishart, though fond of society, liked it best in moderation.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading That did not involve any very outrageous dissipation, for Mrs. Wishart, though fond of society, liked it best in moderation.

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Lois was herself again, in health; and nothing was in the way of Madge's full enjoyment of New York and its pleasures, so she enjoyed them to the full.

healthnounUS /helθ/

a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading Lois was herself again, in health; and nothing was in the way of Madge's full enjoyment of New York and its pleasures, so she enjoyed them to the full.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She went wherever Mrs. Wishart would take her.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Lois was herself again, in health; and nothing was in the way of Madge's full enjoyment of New York and its pleasures, so she enjoyed them to the full.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Lois was herself again, in health; and nothing was in the way of Madge's full enjoyment of New York and its pleasures, so she enjoyed them to the full.

involveverbUS /ˌɪnˈvɑːlv/

connect closely and often incriminatingly

From this reading That did not involve any very outrageous dissipation, for Mrs. Wishart, though fond of society, liked it best in moderation.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading That did not involve any very outrageous dissipation, for Mrs. Wishart, though fond of society, liked it best in moderation.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Lois was herself again, in health; and nothing was in the way of Madge's full enjoyment of New York and its pleasures, so she enjoyed them to the full.

likedadjectiveUS /laɪkt/

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading That did not involve any very outrageous dissipation, for Mrs. Wishart, though fond of society, liked it best in moderation.

Lois

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

From this reading Lois was herself again, in health; and nothing was in the way of Madge's full enjoyment of New York and its pleasures, so she enjoyed them to the full.

Madge's

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

From this reading Lois was herself again, in health; and nothing was in the way of Madge's full enjoyment of New York and its pleasures, so she enjoyed them to the full.

moderationnounUS /ˌmɑːdərˈeɪʃən/

quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes

From this reading That did not involve any very outrageous dissipation, for Mrs. Wishart, though fond of society, liked it best in moderation.

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading She went wherever Mrs. Wishart would take her.

NewadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Lois was herself again, in health; and nothing was in the way of Madge's full enjoyment of New York and its pleasures, so she enjoyed them to the full.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading That did not involve any very outrageous dissipation, for Mrs. Wishart, though fond of society, liked it best in moderation.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Lois was herself again, in health; and nothing was in the way of Madge's full enjoyment of New York and its pleasures, so she enjoyed them to the full.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The days of December went by.

outrageousadjectiveUS /aʊˈtreɪdʒəs/

grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror

From this reading That did not involve any very outrageous dissipation, for Mrs. Wishart, though fond of society, liked it best in moderation.

pleasuresnounUS /ˈpleʒərz/

plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading Lois was herself again, in health; and nothing was in the way of Madge's full enjoyment of New York and its pleasures, so she enjoyed them to the full.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Lois was herself again, in health; and nothing was in the way of Madge's full enjoyment of New York and its pleasures, so she enjoyed them to the full.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Lois was herself again, in health; and nothing was in the way of Madge's full enjoyment of New York and its pleasures, so she enjoyed them to the full.

societynounUS /səˈsaɪəti/

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading That did not involve any very outrageous dissipation, for Mrs. Wishart, though fond of society, liked it best in moderation.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading She went wherever Mrs. Wishart would take her.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That did not involve any very outrageous dissipation, for Mrs. Wishart, though fond of society, liked it best in moderation.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The days of December went by.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Lois was herself again, in health; and nothing was in the way of Madge's full enjoyment of New York and its pleasures, so she enjoyed them to the full.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading That did not involve any very outrageous dissipation, for Mrs. Wishart, though fond of society, liked it best in moderation.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Lois was herself again, in health; and nothing was in the way of Madge's full enjoyment of New York and its pleasures, so she enjoyed them to the full.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading That did not involve any very outrageous dissipation, for Mrs. Wishart, though fond of society, liked it best in moderation.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Lois was herself again, in health; and nothing was in the way of Madge's full enjoyment of New York and its pleasures, so she enjoyed them to the full.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Lois was herself again, in health; and nothing was in the way of Madge's full enjoyment of New York and its pleasures, so she enjoyed them to the full.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading The days of December went by.

whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/

in or to any place at all

From this reading She went wherever Mrs. Wishart would take her.

Wishart

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

From this reading She went wherever Mrs. Wishart would take her.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading She went wherever Mrs. Wishart would take her.

YorknounUS /jɔːrk/

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading Lois was herself again, in health; and nothing was in the way of Madge's full enjoyment of New York and its pleasures, so she enjoyed them to the full.

Chapter 36 of Nobody by Susan Warner holds 196 sentences, grouped into 40 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.

What does chapter 36 of Nobody contain?

Chapter 36 holds 196 sentences of Nobody, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 36 of Nobody by Susan Warner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 196 sentences, grouped into 40 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 36 of Nobody?

Work through the 40 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 40 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 36 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 36 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 Nobody

Common questions about reading Nobody by Susan Warner on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Nobody?

Yes. All 12523 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #28524 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Nobody is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #28524, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Nobody take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 2505 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Nobody section by section

How to work through Nobody section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 39 chapters of Nobody to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Nobody

Words and structures a reader meets early in Nobody, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Author
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Nobody; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
World
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Nobody; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Queechy
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Nobody; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Think
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Nobody; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.