Chapter 4 of Red Spider, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Red Spider, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
’There is not another jug in the house,’ said Kate. ’I will fill the mug again.’ Just then at the kitchen door appeared a white figure. ’Whom have we here?’ exclaimed Charles. ’Joe! what has brought you down?
Chapter 4 of Red Spider, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 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.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Just then at the kitchen door appeared a white figure.”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “’Whom have we here?’ exclaimed Charles.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “’Whom have we here?’ exclaimed Charles.”
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading “Just then at the kitchen door appeared a white figure.”
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading “’I will fill the mug again.’”
a large bottle with a narrow mouth
From this reading “’There is not another jug in the house,’ said Kate.”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “Just then at the kitchen door appeared a white figure.”
the quantity that can be held in a mug
From this reading “’I will fill the mug again.’”
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 “Just then at the kitchen door appeared a white figure.”
In this reading “Just then at the kitchen door appeared a white figure.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Just then at the kitchen door appeared a white figure.
anew
From this reading ’I will fill the mug again.’
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ’There is not another jug in the house,’ said Kate.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Just then at the kitchen door appeared a white figure.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Just then at the kitchen door appeared a white figure.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading ’Joe! what has brought you down?
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading ’Whom have we here?’ exclaimed Charles.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Just then at the kitchen door appeared a white figure.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading ’Joe! what has brought you down?
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading ’Whom have we here?’ exclaimed Charles.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Just then at the kitchen door appeared a white figure.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading ’I will fill the mug again.’
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ’Joe! what has brought you down?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ’Whom have we here?’ exclaimed Charles.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading ’Whom have we here?’ exclaimed Charles.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading ’There is not another jug in the house,’ said Kate.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ’I will fill the mug again.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ’There is not another jug in the house,’ said Kate.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ’There is not another jug in the house,’ said Kate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’Joe! what has brought you down?
a large bottle with a narrow mouth
From this reading ’There is not another jug in the house,’ said Kate.
and nothing more
From this reading Just then at the kitchen door appeared a white figure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’There is not another jug in the house,’ said Kate.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading Just then at the kitchen door appeared a white figure.
the quantity that can be held in a mug
From this reading ’I will fill the mug again.’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ’There is not another jug in the house,’ said Kate.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ’There is not another jug in the house,’ said Kate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ’There is not another jug in the house,’ said Kate.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Just then at the kitchen door appeared a white figure.
in or at that place or location
From this reading ’There is not another jug in the house,’ said Kate.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ’Whom have we here?’ exclaimed Charles.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ’Joe! what has brought you down?
a Caucasian
From this reading Just then at the kitchen door appeared a white figure.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ’Whom have we here?’ exclaimed Charles.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ’I will fill the mug again.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ’Joe! what has brought you down?
Chapter 4 of Red Spider, Volume 1 (of 2) by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 422 sentences of Red Spider, Volume 1 (of 2), unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Red Spider, Volume 1 (of 2) by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 85 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 4 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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