Chapter 22 of Sylvie and Bruno is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Sylvie and Bruno is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Let us lapse back again,” said Lady Muriel. “Take another cup of tea? I hope that's sound common sense?” “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel's speech! A single comma, for which grammarians tell us to 'count one'!”
Chapter 22 of Sylvie and Bruno is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading ““And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel's speech!”
a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence
From this reading ““And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel's speech!”
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading ““Take another cup of tea?”
pass into a specified state or condition
From this reading ““Let us lapse back again,” said Lady Muriel.”
held or filled or in use
From this reading ““And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel's speech!”
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading ““And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel's speech!”
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading ““And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel's speech!”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading ““Take another cup of tea?”
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 “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel's speech!
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel's speech!
anew
From this reading “Let us lapse back again,” said Lady Muriel.
(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 “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel's speech!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel's speech!
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “Take another cup of tea?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Let us lapse back again,” said Lady Muriel.
a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence
From this reading “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel's speech!
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading I hope that's sound common sense?”
determine the number or amount of
From this reading A single comma, for which grammarians tell us to 'count one'!”
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading “Take another cup of tea?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A single comma, for which grammarians tell us to 'count one'!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A single comma, for which grammarians tell us to 'count one'!”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel's speech!
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope that's sound common sense?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hope that's sound common sense?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel's speech!
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Let us lapse back again,” said Lady Muriel.
pass into a specified state or condition
From this reading “Let us lapse back again,” said Lady Muriel.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us lapse back again,” said Lady Muriel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let us lapse back again,” said Lady Muriel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel's speech!
held or filled or in use
From this reading “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel's speech!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Take another cup of tea?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A single comma, for which grammarians tell us to 'count one'!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Let us lapse back again,” said Lady Muriel.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading I hope that's sound common sense?”
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel's speech!
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading I hope that's sound common sense?”
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel's speech!
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel's speech!
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel's speech!
carry out
From this reading “Take another cup of tea?
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “Take another cup of tea?
express in words
From this reading A single comma, for which grammarians tell us to 'count one'!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel's speech!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope that's sound common sense?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel's speech!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel's speech!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A single comma, for which grammarians tell us to 'count one'!”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let us lapse back again,” said Lady Muriel.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A single comma, for which grammarians tell us to 'count one'!”
Chapter 22 of Sylvie and Bruno by Lewis Carroll holds 254 sentences, grouped into 51 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.
Chapter 22 holds 254 sentences of Sylvie and Bruno, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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