Chapter 8 of Somehow Good is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Somehow Good is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW THOSE GIRLS DO CHATTER OVER THEIR MUSIC! MRS. NIGHTINGALE'S RESOLUTION. BUT, THE RISK! A HARD PART TO PLAY.
Chapter 8 of Somehow Good is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
click repeatedly or uncontrollably
From this reading “HOW THOSE GIRLS DO CHATTER OVER THEIR MUSIC!”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “HOW THOSE GIRLS DO CHATTER OVER THEIR MUSIC!”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “A HARD PART TO PLAY.”
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading “HOW THOSE GIRLS DO CHATTER OVER THEIR MUSIC!”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “A HARD PART TO PLAY.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “A HARD PART TO PLAY.”
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading “NIGHTINGALE'S RESOLUTION.”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “BUT, THE RISK!”
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 A HARD PART TO PLAY.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BUT, THE RISK!
click repeatedly or uncontrollably
From this reading HOW THOSE GIRLS DO CHATTER OVER THEIR MUSIC!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading HOW THOSE GIRLS DO CHATTER OVER THEIR MUSIC!
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading HOW THOSE GIRLS DO CHATTER OVER THEIR MUSIC!
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading A HARD PART TO PLAY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW THOSE GIRLS DO CHATTER OVER THEIR MUSIC!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading HOW THOSE GIRLS DO CHATTER OVER THEIR MUSIC!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NIGHTINGALE'S RESOLUTION.
above and across; more than
From this reading HOW THOSE GIRLS DO CHATTER OVER THEIR MUSIC!
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading A HARD PART TO PLAY.
participate in games or sport
From this reading A HARD PART TO PLAY.
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading NIGHTINGALE'S RESOLUTION.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading BUT, THE RISK!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BUT, THE RISK!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading HOW THOSE GIRLS DO CHATTER OVER THEIR MUSIC!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading HOW THOSE GIRLS DO CHATTER OVER THEIR MUSIC!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A HARD PART TO PLAY.
Chapter 8 of Somehow Good by William De Morgan holds 319 sentences, grouped into 64 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 8 holds 319 sentences of Somehow Good, unabridged, divided into 64 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Somehow Good by William De Morgan exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 319 sentences, grouped into 64 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 64 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 64 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.
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