Chapter 8 of Pomander Walk is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Pomander Walk is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Dash it!" cried Jack, petulantly. "What a way Sunday has of coming in the wrong part of the week!" "Hush!" said Doctor Sternroyd, reprovingly, "Monday, then." "And you’ll marry us the same day?" asked Jack. "No, no!" replied the Doctor.
Chapter 8 of Pomander Walk is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading “"Dash it!" cried Jack, petulantly.”
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading “"Hush!" said Doctor Sternroyd, reprovingly, "Monday, then."”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “"Dash it!" cried Jack, petulantly.”
take in marriage
From this reading “"And you’ll marry us the same day?" asked Jack.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “"Hush!" said Doctor Sternroyd, reprovingly, "Monday, then."”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “"What a way Sunday has of coming in the wrong part of the week!"”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “"What a way Sunday has of coming in the wrong part of the week!"”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “"What a way Sunday has of coming in the wrong part of the week!"”
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 “"No, no!" replied the Doctor.”
In this reading “"And you’ll marry us the same day?" asked Jack.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "What a way Sunday has of coming in the wrong part of the week!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you’ll marry us the same day?" asked Jack.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "And you’ll marry us the same day?" asked Jack.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "What a way Sunday has of coming in the wrong part of the week!"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Dash it!" cried Jack, petulantly.
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading "Dash it!" cried Jack, petulantly.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "And you’ll marry us the same day?" asked Jack.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Hush!" said Doctor Sternroyd, reprovingly, "Monday, then."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What a way Sunday has of coming in the wrong part of the week!"
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading "Hush!" said Doctor Sternroyd, reprovingly, "Monday, then."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What a way Sunday has of coming in the wrong part of the week!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Dash it!" cried Jack, petulantly.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Dash it!" cried Jack, petulantly.
take in marriage
From this reading "And you’ll marry us the same day?" asked Jack.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading "Hush!" said Doctor Sternroyd, reprovingly, "Monday, then."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no!" replied the Doctor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What a way Sunday has of coming in the wrong part of the week!"
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "What a way Sunday has of coming in the wrong part of the week!"
in a petulant manner
From this reading "Dash it!" cried Jack, petulantly.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "No, no!" replied the Doctor.
in a reproving or reproachful manner
From this reading "Hush!" said Doctor Sternroyd, reprovingly, "Monday, then."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Hush!" said Doctor Sternroyd, reprovingly, "Monday, then."
Identical; not different.
From this reading "And you’ll marry us the same day?" asked Jack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hush!" said Doctor Sternroyd, reprovingly, "Monday, then."
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading "What a way Sunday has of coming in the wrong part of the week!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What a way Sunday has of coming in the wrong part of the week!"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Hush!" said Doctor Sternroyd, reprovingly, "Monday, then."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And you’ll marry us the same day?" asked Jack.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "What a way Sunday has of coming in the wrong part of the week!"
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "What a way Sunday has of coming in the wrong part of the week!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a way Sunday has of coming in the wrong part of the week!"
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading "What a way Sunday has of coming in the wrong part of the week!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And you’ll marry us the same day?" asked Jack.
Chapter 8 of Pomander Walk by Louis Napoleon Parker holds 441 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 8 holds 441 sentences of Pomander Walk, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Pomander Walk by Louis Napoleon Parker exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 441 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.
Work through the 89 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 8 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.
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