Chapter 14 of Spoon River Anthology is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Spoon River Anthology is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
(_He waves his trumpet._) To yonder green rooms go. (_The figures disappear._) YOGARINDRA Oh, yes, a play! That’s very well, I think, But who will be the audience? I must throw Illusion over all. LOKI And I must shift The scenery, and tangle up the plot.
Chapter 14 of Spoon River Anthology is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/25 · 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.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading “That’s very well, I think, But who will be the audience?”
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “(_The figures disappear._) YOGARINDRA Oh, yes, a play!”
an erroneous mental representation
From this reading “I must throw Illusion over all.”
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading “LOKI And I must shift The scenery, and tangle up the plot.”
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
From this reading “LOKI And I must shift The scenery, and tangle up the plot.”
make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading “LOKI And I must shift The scenery, and tangle up the plot.”
a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
From this reading “LOKI And I must shift The scenery, and tangle up the plot.”
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
From this reading “(_He waves his trumpet._) To yonder green rooms go.”
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 (_The figures disappear._) YOGARINDRA Oh, yes, a play!
(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 must throw Illusion over all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOKI And I must shift The scenery, and tangle up the plot.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading That’s very well, I think, But who will be the audience?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That’s very well, I think, But who will be the audience?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That’s very well, I think, But who will be the audience?
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading (_The figures disappear._) YOGARINDRA Oh, yes, a play!
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading (_The figures disappear._) YOGARINDRA Oh, yes, a play!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading (_He waves his trumpet._) To yonder green rooms go.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading (_He waves his trumpet._) To yonder green rooms go.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (_He waves his trumpet._) To yonder green rooms go.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading (_He waves his trumpet._) To yonder green rooms go.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That’s very well, I think, But who will be the audience?
an erroneous mental representation
From this reading I must throw Illusion over all.
(Norse mythology) trickster; god of discord and mischief; contrived death of Balder and was overcome by Thor
From this reading LOKI And I must shift The scenery, and tangle up the plot.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must throw Illusion over all.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading (_The figures disappear._) YOGARINDRA Oh, yes, a play!
above and across; more than
From this reading I must throw Illusion over all.
participate in games or sport
From this reading (_The figures disappear._) YOGARINDRA Oh, yes, a play!
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading LOKI And I must shift The scenery, and tangle up the plot.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading (_He waves his trumpet._) To yonder green rooms go.
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
From this reading LOKI And I must shift The scenery, and tangle up the plot.
make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading LOKI And I must shift The scenery, and tangle up the plot.
a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
From this reading LOKI And I must shift The scenery, and tangle up the plot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s very well, I think, But who will be the audience?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (_The figures disappear._) YOGARINDRA Oh, yes, a play!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading That’s very well, I think, But who will be the audience?
propel through the air
From this reading I must throw Illusion over all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (_He waves his trumpet._) To yonder green rooms go.
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
From this reading (_He waves his trumpet._) To yonder green rooms go.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading LOKI And I must shift The scenery, and tangle up the plot.
precisely as stated
From this reading That’s very well, I think, But who will be the audience?
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading (_He waves his trumpet._) To yonder green rooms go.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading That’s very well, I think, But who will be the audience?
which person or people
From this reading That’s very well, I think, But who will be the audience?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading That’s very well, I think, But who will be the audience?
an affirmative
From this reading (_The figures disappear._) YOGARINDRA Oh, yes, a play!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_The figures disappear._) YOGARINDRA Oh, yes, a play!
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading (_He waves his trumpet._) To yonder green rooms go.
Chapter 14 of Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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 14 holds 128 sentences of Spoon River Anthology, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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