Chapter 35 of The Ambassadors is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 35 of The Ambassadors is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Miss Gostrey, already knowing, instantly made the connexion. “He has seen Marie de Vionnet again?” “He went, all by himself, the day after Chad’s party—didn’t I tell you?—to tea with her. By her invitation—all alone.” “Quite like yourself!”
Chapter 35 of The Ambassadors is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
possessive form of “chad” — a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape
a connecting shape
From this reading “Miss Gostrey, already knowing, instantly made the connexion.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “Miss Gostrey, already knowing, instantly made the connexion.”
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading “By her invitation—all alone.””
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading “Miss Gostrey, already knowing, instantly made the connexion.”
an organization to gain political power
From this reading ““He went, all by himself, the day after Chad’s party—didn’t I tell you?—to tea with her.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading ““He went, all by himself, the day after Chad’s party—didn’t I tell you?—to tea with her.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ““Quite like yourself!””
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.
later than; following
From this reading “He went, all by himself, the day after Chad’s party—didn’t I tell you?—to tea with her.
anew
From this reading “He has seen Marie de Vionnet again?”
(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 “He went, all by himself, the day after Chad’s party—didn’t I tell you?—to tea with her.
Having no one else present.
From this reading By her invitation—all alone.”
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Miss Gostrey, already knowing, instantly made the connexion.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “He went, all by himself, the day after Chad’s party—didn’t I tell you?—to tea with her.
possessive form of “chad” — a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape
From this reading “He went, all by himself, the day after Chad’s party—didn’t I tell you?—to tea with her.
a connecting shape
From this reading Miss Gostrey, already knowing, instantly made the connexion.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “He went, all by himself, the day after Chad’s party—didn’t I tell you?—to tea with her.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “He has seen Marie de Vionnet again?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He went, all by himself, the day after Chad’s party—didn’t I tell you?—to tea with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Gostrey, already knowing, instantly made the connexion.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He has seen Marie de Vionnet again?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He has seen Marie de Vionnet again?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “He went, all by himself, the day after Chad’s party—didn’t I tell you?—to tea with her.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He went, all by himself, the day after Chad’s party—didn’t I tell you?—to tea with her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “He went, all by himself, the day after Chad’s party—didn’t I tell you?—to tea with her.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Miss Gostrey, already knowing, instantly made the connexion.
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading By her invitation—all alone.”
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading Miss Gostrey, already knowing, instantly made the connexion.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Quite like yourself!”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Miss Gostrey, already knowing, instantly made the connexion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He has seen Marie de Vionnet again?”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Gostrey, already knowing, instantly made the connexion.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading “He went, all by himself, the day after Chad’s party—didn’t I tell you?—to tea with her.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “Quite like yourself!”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “He has seen Marie de Vionnet again?”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “He went, all by himself, the day after Chad’s party—didn’t I tell you?—to tea with her.
express in words
From this reading “He went, all by himself, the day after Chad’s party—didn’t I tell you?—to tea with her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Gostrey, already knowing, instantly made the connexion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He went, all by himself, the day after Chad’s party—didn’t I tell you?—to tea with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He has seen Marie de Vionnet again?”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “He went, all by himself, the day after Chad’s party—didn’t I tell you?—to tea with her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “He went, all by himself, the day after Chad’s party—didn’t I tell you?—to tea with her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “He went, all by himself, the day after Chad’s party—didn’t I tell you?—to tea with her.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Quite like yourself!”
Chapter 35 of The Ambassadors by Henry James holds 226 sentences, grouped into 46 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 35 holds 226 sentences of The Ambassadors, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 35 of The Ambassadors by Henry James exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 226 sentences, grouped into 46 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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