Chapter XXIII
Chapter 23
Chapter 23 of Somehow Good is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ST. SENNANS-ON-SEA. MISS GWENDOLEN ARKWRIGHT. WOULD ANY OTHER CHILD HAVE BEEN SALLY? HOW MRS.
Somehow Good
Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23
Chapter 23 of Somehow Good is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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ST.
SENNANS-ON-SEA.
MISS
GWENDOLEN
ARKWRIGHT.
WOULD
ANY
OTHER
CHILD
HAVE
BEEN
SALLY?
HOW
MRS.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Somehow Good
Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23
Chapter 23 of Somehow Good is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
ST.
Line 2
SENNANS-ON-SEA.
Line 3
MISS
GWENDOLEN
ARKWRIGHT.
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WOULD
ANY
OTHER
CHILD
HAVE
BEEN
SALLY?
/wʊd ˈeni ˈʌðər tʃaɪld hæv bɪn ˈsæli/
Line 5
HOW
MRS.
Learner Dictionary
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.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “WOULD ANY OTHER CHILD HAVE BEEN SALLY?”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “WOULD ANY OTHER CHILD HAVE BEEN SALLY?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “WOULD ANY OTHER CHILD HAVE BEEN SALLY?”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “MISS GWENDOLEN ARKWRIGHT.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “HOW MRS.”
sally
noun
US /ˈsæli/
witty remark
From this reading “WOULD ANY OTHER CHILD HAVE BEEN SALLY?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “WOULD ANY OTHER CHILD HAVE BEEN SALLY?”
All words in this reading · 14
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.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading WOULD ANY OTHER CHILD HAVE BEEN SALLY?
ARKWRIGHT
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS GWENDOLEN ARKWRIGHT.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading WOULD ANY OTHER CHILD HAVE BEEN SALLY?
a young person of either sex
From this reading WOULD ANY OTHER CHILD HAVE BEEN SALLY?
GWENDOLEN
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS GWENDOLEN ARKWRIGHT.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WOULD ANY OTHER CHILD HAVE BEEN SALLY?
HOW
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW MRS.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MISS GWENDOLEN ARKWRIGHT.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading HOW MRS.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading WOULD ANY OTHER CHILD HAVE BEEN SALLY?
SALLYnounUS /ˈsæli/
witty remark
From this reading WOULD ANY OTHER CHILD HAVE BEEN SALLY?
SENNANS-ON-SEA
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SENNANS-ON-SEA.
ST
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ST.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading WOULD ANY OTHER CHILD HAVE BEEN SALLY?
Chapter 23 of Somehow Good by William De Morgan holds 257 sentences, grouped into 52 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.
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Chapter 23 holds 257 sentences of Somehow Good, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 23 of Somehow Good by William De Morgan exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 257 sentences, grouped into 52 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.
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Work through the 52 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 52 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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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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Vocabulary met early in Somehow Good
Words and structures a reader meets early in Somehow Good, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Exceptionally
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Somehow Good; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Well-built
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- Serge
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- Walked
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