Chapter 4 of Sir Harry: A Love Story is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Sir Harry: A Love Story is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You wouldn’t resent it if what I say wasn’t true. You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way. If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done. You’d no longer be a fit companion for Harry. It’s him I’m thinking about.
Chapter 4 of Sir Harry: A Love Story is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 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.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “You’d no longer be a fit companion for Harry.”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “You’d no longer be a fit companion for Harry.”
the act of giving
From this reading “You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “You’d no longer be a fit companion for Harry.”
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
From this reading “If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way.”
feel bitter or indignant about
From this reading “"You wouldn’t resent it if what I say wasn’t true.”
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 “You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way.”
In this reading “You’d no longer be a fit companion for Harry.”
move in order to make room for someone for something
In this reading “If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.”
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 You’d no longer be a fit companion for Harry.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It’s him I’m thinking about.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading You’d no longer be a fit companion for Harry.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading You’d no longer be a fit companion for Harry.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.
the act of giving
From this reading You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading You’d no longer be a fit companion for Harry.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It’s him I’m thinking about.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You wouldn’t resent it if what I say wasn’t true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s him I’m thinking about.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "You wouldn’t resent it if what I say wasn’t true.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You wouldn’t resent it if what I say wasn’t true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s him I’m thinking about.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way.
for more time
From this reading You’d no longer be a fit companion for Harry.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way.
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
From this reading If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.
not any; not one
From this reading If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way.
feel bitter or indignant about
From this reading "You wouldn’t resent it if what I say wasn’t true.
express in words
From this reading "You wouldn’t resent it if what I say wasn’t true.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading It’s him I’m thinking about.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "You wouldn’t resent it if what I say wasn’t true.
precisely as stated
From this reading If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You wouldn’t resent it if what I say wasn’t true.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "You wouldn’t resent it if what I say wasn’t true.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You wouldn’t resent it if what I say wasn’t true.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You wouldn’t resent it if what I say wasn’t true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you did give way you’d be very sorry for it afterwards, no doubt, but the mischief would have been done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You may not know it yourself, but you’re playing with the idea of giving way.
Chapter 4 of Sir Harry: A Love Story by Archibald Marshall holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 417 sentences of Sir Harry: A Love Story, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Sir Harry: A Love Story by Archibald Marshall exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 84 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.
Common questions about reading Sir Harry: A Love Story by Archibald Marshall on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 6124 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #54673 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #54673, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 510 minutes of reading across 1225 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Sir Harry: A Love Story section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 15 chapters of Sir Harry: A Love Story to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Sir Harry: A Love Story, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
