Chapter 4 of Pomander Walk is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Pomander Walk is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It’s very strange. Do you know, you are the first young man I ’ve ever spoken to, in all my life?" Jack’s eyes expressed his joy. "No!—that’s first-rate!" Marjolaine stared at him with astonishment.
Chapter 4 of Pomander Walk is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “Marjolaine stared at him with astonishment.”
communicated in words
From this reading “Jack’s eyes expressed his joy.”
of the highest quality
From this reading “"No!—that’s first-rate!"”
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “Jack’s eyes expressed his joy.”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “Do you know, you are the first young man I ’ve ever spoken to, in all my life?"”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Marjolaine stared at him with astonishment.”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “"It’s very strange.”
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.
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a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “Do you know, you are the first young man I ’ve ever spoken to, in all my life?"”
In this reading “Marjolaine stared at him with astonishment.”
In this reading “Marjolaine stared at him with astonishment.”
In this reading “Do you know, you are the first young man I ’ve ever spoken to, in all my life?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Do you know, you are the first young man I ’ve ever spoken to, in all my life?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Do you know, you are the first young man I ’ve ever spoken to, in all my life?"
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading Marjolaine stared at him with astonishment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Marjolaine stared at him with astonishment.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you know, you are the first young man I ’ve ever spoken to, in all my life?"
at any time
From this reading Do you know, you are the first young man I ’ve ever spoken to, in all my life?"
communicated in words
From this reading Jack’s eyes expressed his joy.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Jack’s eyes expressed his joy.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Do you know, you are the first young man I ’ve ever spoken to, in all my life?"
of the highest quality
From this reading "No!—that’s first-rate!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Marjolaine stared at him with astonishment.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jack’s eyes expressed his joy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Do you know, you are the first young man I ’ve ever spoken to, in all my life?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Do you know, you are the first young man I ’ve ever spoken to, in all my life?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It’s very strange.
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack’s eyes expressed his joy.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Jack’s eyes expressed his joy.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Do you know, you are the first young man I ’ve ever spoken to, in all my life?"
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Do you know, you are the first young man I ’ve ever spoken to, in all my life?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Do you know, you are the first young man I ’ve ever spoken to, in all my life?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marjolaine stared at him with astonishment.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Do you know, you are the first young man I ’ve ever spoken to, in all my life?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No!—that’s first-rate!"
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Do you know, you are the first young man I ’ve ever spoken to, in all my life?"
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Marjolaine stared at him with astonishment.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "It’s very strange.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No!—that’s first-rate!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Do you know, you are the first young man I ’ve ever spoken to, in all my life?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do you know, you are the first young man I ’ve ever spoken to, in all my life?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you know, you are the first young man I ’ve ever spoken to, in all my life?"
precisely as stated
From this reading "It’s very strange.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Marjolaine stared at him with astonishment.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you know, you are the first young man I ’ve ever spoken to, in all my life?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Do you know, you are the first young man I ’ve ever spoken to, in all my life?"
Chapter 4 of Pomander Walk by Louis Napoleon Parker holds 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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 4 holds 443 sentences of Pomander Walk, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Pomander Walk by Louis Napoleon Parker exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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.
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