Chapter 22 of Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
Chapter 22 of Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Sopho?" The physicist's eyes blazed suddenly. "Yes," he said. "I'll go back! I was never certain.
Chapter 22 of Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 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.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “"I'll go back!”
past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading “The physicist's eyes blazed suddenly.”
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading “I was never certain.”
opinion or judgment
From this reading “The physicist's eyes blazed suddenly.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I was never certain.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “"Yes," he said.”
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “The physicist's eyes blazed suddenly.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes," he said.”
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 physicist's eyes blazed suddenly.”
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “"I'll go back!”
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.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I'll go back!
past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading The physicist's eyes blazed suddenly.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading I was never certain.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The physicist's eyes blazed suddenly.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I'll go back!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes," he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was never certain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll go back!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I was never certain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The physicist's eyes blazed suddenly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sopho?"
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The physicist's eyes blazed suddenly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The physicist's eyes blazed suddenly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was never certain.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," he said.
Chapter 22 of Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower by Philip Wylie holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 22 holds 413 sentences of Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 22 of Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower by Philip Wylie exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 83 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 22 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 Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower by Philip Wylie on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 9988 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #62900 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #62900, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 600 minutes of reading across 1998 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 25 chapters of Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower 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 Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
