Chapter 4 of Round the Corner is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Round the Corner is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"So do I," cried Beecroft. "I like 'em all. The man can't draw, but he can feel colour and big distances and lots and lots of air." Frederic began to feel better. The old men gathered round the drawings and gave grunts of satisfaction.
Chapter 4 of Round the Corner is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having or capable of producing colors
From this reading “The man can't draw, but he can feel colour and big distances and lots and lots of air."”
plural of “distance” — the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading “The man can't draw, but he can feel colour and big distances and lots and lots of air."”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “The man can't draw, but he can feel colour and big distances and lots and lots of air."”
plural of “drawing” — an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading “The old men gathered round the drawings and gave grunts of satisfaction.”
brought together in one place
From this reading “The old men gathered round the drawings and gave grunts of satisfaction.”
plural of “grunt” — the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
From this reading “The old men gathered round the drawings and gave grunts of satisfaction.”
a large number or amount
From this reading “The man can't draw, but he can feel colour and big distances and lots and lots of air."”
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading “The old men gathered round the drawings and gave grunts of satisfaction.”
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 old men gathered round the drawings and gave grunts of satisfaction.”
In this reading “Frederic began to feel better.”
In this reading “The old men gathered round the drawings and gave grunts of satisfaction.”
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.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The man can't draw, but he can feel colour and big distances and lots and lots of air."
(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 "I like 'em all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man can't draw, but he can feel colour and big distances and lots and lots of air."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So do I," cried Beecroft.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Frederic began to feel better.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Frederic began to feel better.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The man can't draw, but he can feel colour and big distances and lots and lots of air."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The man can't draw, but he can feel colour and big distances and lots and lots of air."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The man can't draw, but he can feel colour and big distances and lots and lots of air."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man can't draw, but he can feel colour and big distances and lots and lots of air."
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading The man can't draw, but he can feel colour and big distances and lots and lots of air."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "So do I," cried Beecroft.
plural of “distance” — the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The man can't draw, but he can feel colour and big distances and lots and lots of air."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "So do I," cried Beecroft.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading The man can't draw, but he can feel colour and big distances and lots and lots of air."
plural of “drawing” — an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading The old men gathered round the drawings and gave grunts of satisfaction.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "I like 'em all.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading The man can't draw, but he can feel colour and big distances and lots and lots of air."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frederic began to feel better.
brought together in one place
From this reading The old men gathered round the drawings and gave grunts of satisfaction.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The old men gathered round the drawings and gave grunts of satisfaction.
plural of “grunt” — the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
From this reading The old men gathered round the drawings and gave grunts of satisfaction.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The man can't draw, but he can feel colour and big distances and lots and lots of air."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "So do I," cried Beecroft.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I like 'em all.
a large number or amount
From this reading The man can't draw, but he can feel colour and big distances and lots and lots of air."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man can't draw, but he can feel colour and big distances and lots and lots of air."
the force of workers available
From this reading The old men gathered round the drawings and gave grunts of satisfaction.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The man can't draw, but he can feel colour and big distances and lots and lots of air."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old men gathered round the drawings and gave grunts of satisfaction.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The old men gathered round the drawings and gave grunts of satisfaction.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading The old men gathered round the drawings and gave grunts of satisfaction.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So do I," cried Beecroft.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man can't draw, but he can feel colour and big distances and lots and lots of air."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Frederic began to feel better.
Chapter 4 of Round the Corner by Gilbert Cannan holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 396 sentences of Round the Corner, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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