Chapter 3 of The Arena, Volume 4, No. 23, October, 1891 is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Arena, Volume 4, No. 23, October, 1891 is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Philip._ Is it degrading to forgive? _Marg._ No; but it is to condone. Suppose _I_ had broken faith with you? _Philip._ Ah, Margaret! _Marg._ I know!
Chapter 3 of The Arena, Volume 4, No. 23, October, 1891 is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 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.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “Suppose _I_ had broken faith with you?”
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
From this reading “_Marg._ No; but it is to condone.”
harmful to the mind or morals
From this reading “_Philip._ Is it degrading to forgive?”
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “Suppose _I_ had broken faith with you?”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “_Philip._ Is it degrading to forgive?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “_Marg._ I know!”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
express a supposition
From this reading “Suppose _I_ had broken faith with you?”
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Philip._ Ah, Margaret!
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Suppose _I_ had broken faith with you?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Marg._ No; but it is to condone.
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
From this reading _Marg._ No; but it is to condone.
harmful to the mind or morals
From this reading _Philip._ Is it degrading to forgive?
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Suppose _I_ had broken faith with you?
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading _Philip._ Is it degrading to forgive?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Suppose _I_ had broken faith with you?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Suppose _I_ had broken faith with you?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Philip._ Is it degrading to forgive?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Philip._ Is it degrading to forgive?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading _Marg._ I know!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Marg._ No; but it is to condone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Philip._ Ah, Margaret!
not any; not one
From this reading _Marg._ No; but it is to condone.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading _Philip._ Is it degrading to forgive?
express a supposition
From this reading Suppose _I_ had broken faith with you?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Philip._ Is it degrading to forgive?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Suppose _I_ had broken faith with you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Suppose _I_ had broken faith with you?
Chapter 3 of The Arena, Volume 4, No. 23, October, 1891 by Various holds 462 sentences, grouped into 93 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 3 holds 462 sentences of The Arena, Volume 4, No. 23, October, 1891, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Arena, Volume 4, No. 23, October, 1891 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 462 sentences, grouped into 93 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.
Work through the 93 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 93 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.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 3 can be played aloud in United States English.
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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Words and structures a reader meets early in The Arena, Volume 4, No. 23, October, 1891, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
