Chapter 16 of Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I turned indignantly to see who was speaking. The opinions sounded like those of a theatrical manager. No one was in the room but I and the cat. No doubt I had been talking to myself, but the voice was strange to me. "'Be reformed by her love for the hero!'
Chapter 16 of Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “No one was in the room but I and the cat.”
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading “"'Be reformed by her love for the hero!'”
in an indignant manner
From this reading “"I turned indignantly to see who was speaking.”
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “The opinions sounded like those of a theatrical manager.”
plural of “opinion” — a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading “The opinions sounded like those of a theatrical manager.”
of or relating to the body of Protestant Christianity arising during the Reformation; used of some Protestant churches especially Calvinist as distinct from Lutheran
From this reading “"'Be reformed by her love for the hero!'”
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading “The opinions sounded like those of a theatrical manager.”
of or relating to the theater
From this reading “The opinions sounded like those of a theatrical manager.”
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 The opinions sounded like those of a theatrical manager.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No one was in the room but I and the cat.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "'Be reformed by her love for the hero!'
the past participle of “be”
From this reading No doubt I had been talking to myself, but the voice was strange to me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No one was in the room but I and the cat.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "'Be reformed by her love for the hero!'
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading No one was in the room but I and the cat.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading No doubt I had been talking to myself, but the voice was strange to me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "'Be reformed by her love for the hero!'
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No doubt I had been talking to myself, but the voice was strange to me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "'Be reformed by her love for the hero!'
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading "'Be reformed by her love for the hero!'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I turned indignantly to see who was speaking.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No one was in the room but I and the cat.
in an indignant manner
From this reading "I turned indignantly to see who was speaking.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The opinions sounded like those of a theatrical manager.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "'Be reformed by her love for the hero!'
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading The opinions sounded like those of a theatrical manager.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No doubt I had been talking to myself, but the voice was strange to me.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading No doubt I had been talking to myself, but the voice was strange to me.
not any; not one
From this reading No one was in the room but I and the cat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The opinions sounded like those of a theatrical manager.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one was in the room but I and the cat.
plural of “opinion” — a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading The opinions sounded like those of a theatrical manager.
of or relating to the body of Protestant Christianity arising during the Reformation; used of some Protestant churches especially Calvinist as distinct from Lutheran
From this reading "'Be reformed by her love for the hero!'
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading No one was in the room but I and the cat.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I turned indignantly to see who was speaking.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading The opinions sounded like those of a theatrical manager.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading "I turned indignantly to see who was speaking.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading No doubt I had been talking to myself, but the voice was strange to me.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading No doubt I had been talking to myself, but the voice was strange to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The opinions sounded like those of a theatrical manager.
of or relating to the theater
From this reading The opinions sounded like those of a theatrical manager.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The opinions sounded like those of a theatrical manager.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I turned indignantly to see who was speaking.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "I turned indignantly to see who was speaking.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading No doubt I had been talking to myself, but the voice was strange to me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I turned indignantly to see who was speaking.
which person or people
From this reading "I turned indignantly to see who was speaking.
Chapter 16 of Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome holds 204 sentences, grouped into 41 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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