Chapter 10 of Quinneys' is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Quinneys' is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"She’s come home, Joe. That’s enough. Why bother about anything else?" "Because I’m the bothering sort, old dear—that’s why. I look ahead.
Chapter 10 of Quinneys' 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
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
at or in the front
From this reading “I look ahead.”
any thing at all
From this reading “Why bother about anything else?"”
for the reason that
From this reading “"Because I’m the bothering sort, old dear—that’s why.”
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading “Why bother about anything else?"”
-ing form of “bother” — take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading “"Because I’m the bothering sort, old dear—that’s why.”
dearly loved
From this reading “"Because I’m the bothering sort, old dear—that’s why.”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “That’s enough.”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “"Because I’m the bothering sort, old dear—that’s why.”
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 “Why bother about anything else?"”
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
In this reading “"She’s come home, Joe.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Why bother about anything else?"
at or in the front
From this reading I look ahead.
any thing at all
From this reading Why bother about anything else?"
for the reason that
From this reading "Because I’m the bothering sort, old dear—that’s why.
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading Why bother about anything else?"
-ing form of “bother” — take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading "Because I’m the bothering sort, old dear—that’s why.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "She’s come home, Joe.
dearly loved
From this reading "Because I’m the bothering sort, old dear—that’s why.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why bother about anything else?"
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading That’s enough.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "She’s come home, Joe.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I look ahead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Because I’m the bothering sort, old dear—that’s why.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She’s come home, Joe.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I look ahead.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Because I’m the bothering sort, old dear—that’s why.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She’s come home, Joe.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "Because I’m the bothering sort, old dear—that’s why.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s enough.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Because I’m the bothering sort, old dear—that’s why.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why bother about anything else?"
Chapter 10 of Quinneys' by Horace Annesley Vachell 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 10 holds 413 sentences of Quinneys', unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Quinneys' by Horace Annesley Vachell 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 10 can be played aloud in United States English.
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