Chapter 5 of Tea-Table Talk is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Tea-Table Talk is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Won’t you come into the garden?” said the Woman of the World, rising and leading the way. V “MYSELF,” said the Minor Poet, “I read the book with the most intense enjoyment. I found it inspiring—so inspiring, I fear I did not give it sufficient attention. I must read it again.” “I understand you,” said the Philosopher.
Chapter 5 of Tea-Table Talk is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the pleasure felt when having a good time
From this reading “V “MYSELF,” said the Minor Poet, “I read the book with the most intense enjoyment.”
stimulating or exalting to the spirit
From this reading “I found it inspiring—so inspiring, I fear I did not give it sufficient attention.”
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading “V “MYSELF,” said the Minor Poet, “I read the book with the most intense enjoyment.”
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading ““Won’t you come into the garden?” said the Woman of the World, rising and leading the way.”
of lesser importance or stature or rank
From this reading “V “MYSELF,” said the Minor Poet, “I read the book with the most intense enjoyment.”
a specialist in philosophy
From this reading ““I understand you,” said the Philosopher.”
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading “V “MYSELF,” said the Minor Poet, “I read the book with the most intense enjoyment.”
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading “I found it inspiring—so inspiring, I fear I did not give it sufficient attention.”
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.
anew
From this reading I must read it again.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Won’t you come into the garden?” said the Woman of the World, rising and leading the way.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading I found it inspiring—so inspiring, I fear I did not give it sufficient attention.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading V “MYSELF,” said the Minor Poet, “I read the book with the most intense enjoyment.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Won’t you come into the garden?” said the Woman of the World, rising and leading the way.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I found it inspiring—so inspiring, I fear I did not give it sufficient attention.
the pleasure felt when having a good time
From this reading V “MYSELF,” said the Minor Poet, “I read the book with the most intense enjoyment.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading I found it inspiring—so inspiring, I fear I did not give it sufficient attention.
set up or found
From this reading I found it inspiring—so inspiring, I fear I did not give it sufficient attention.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “Won’t you come into the garden?” said the Woman of the World, rising and leading the way.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I found it inspiring—so inspiring, I fear I did not give it sufficient attention.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading V “MYSELF,” said the Minor Poet, “I read the book with the most intense enjoyment.
stimulating or exalting to the spirit
From this reading I found it inspiring—so inspiring, I fear I did not give it sufficient attention.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading V “MYSELF,” said the Minor Poet, “I read the book with the most intense enjoyment.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Won’t you come into the garden?” said the Woman of the World, rising and leading the way.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I found it inspiring—so inspiring, I fear I did not give it sufficient attention.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading “Won’t you come into the garden?” said the Woman of the World, rising and leading the way.
of lesser importance or stature or rank
From this reading V “MYSELF,” said the Minor Poet, “I read the book with the most intense enjoyment.
used to form the superlative
From this reading V “MYSELF,” said the Minor Poet, “I read the book with the most intense enjoyment.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must read it again.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading V “MYSELF,” said the Minor Poet, “I read the book with the most intense enjoyment.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I found it inspiring—so inspiring, I fear I did not give it sufficient attention.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Won’t you come into the garden?” said the Woman of the World, rising and leading the way.
a specialist in philosophy
From this reading “I understand you,” said the Philosopher.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading V “MYSELF,” said the Minor Poet, “I read the book with the most intense enjoyment.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading V “MYSELF,” said the Minor Poet, “I read the book with the most intense enjoyment.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading “Won’t you come into the garden?” said the Woman of the World, rising and leading the way.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Won’t you come into the garden?” said the Woman of the World, rising and leading the way.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I found it inspiring—so inspiring, I fear I did not give it sufficient attention.
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading I found it inspiring—so inspiring, I fear I did not give it sufficient attention.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Won’t you come into the garden?” said the Woman of the World, rising and leading the way.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “I understand you,” said the Philosopher.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading V “MYSELF,” said the Minor Poet, “I read the book with the most intense enjoyment.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Won’t you come into the garden?” said the Woman of the World, rising and leading the way.
in the company of; together with
From this reading V “MYSELF,” said the Minor Poet, “I read the book with the most intense enjoyment.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Won’t you come into the garden?” said the Woman of the World, rising and leading the way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Won’t you come into the garden?” said the Woman of the World, rising and leading the way.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “Won’t you come into the garden?” said the Woman of the World, rising and leading the way.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Won’t you come into the garden?” said the Woman of the World, rising and leading the way.
Chapter 5 of Tea-Table Talk by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome holds 214 sentences, grouped into 43 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 5 holds 214 sentences of Tea-Table Talk, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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