Chapter 38 of The Crystal Cup is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of The Crystal Cup is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Gita scowled. Geoffrey ran his hand through his hair until it stood up like a rooster’s comb. Polly’s eyes glittered. Elsie set her lips. Gita turned on her heel.
Chapter 38 of The Crystal Cup is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
straighten with a comb
From this reading “Geoffrey ran his hand through his hair until it stood up like a rooster’s comb.”
past form of “glitter” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading “Polly’s eyes glittered.”
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “Geoffrey ran his hand through his hair until it stood up like a rooster’s comb.”
the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading “Gita turned on her heel.”
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading “Elsie set her lips.”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Geoffrey ran his hand through his hair until it stood up like a rooster’s comb.”
past form of “scowl” — frown with displeasure
From this reading “Gita scowled.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Elsie set her lips.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Polly’s eyes glittered.”
In this reading “Geoffrey ran his hand through his hair until it stood up like a rooster’s comb.”
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 Geoffrey ran his hand through his hair until it stood up like a rooster’s comb.
straighten with a comb
From this reading Geoffrey ran his hand through his hair until it stood up like a rooster’s comb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elsie set her lips.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Polly’s eyes glittered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Geoffrey ran his hand through his hair until it stood up like a rooster’s comb.
(Hinduism) the sacred “song of God” composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic); contains a discussion between Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of life
From this reading Gita scowled.
past form of “glitter” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Polly’s eyes glittered.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Geoffrey ran his hand through his hair until it stood up like a rooster’s comb.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Geoffrey ran his hand through his hair until it stood up like a rooster’s comb.
the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading Gita turned on her heel.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Elsie set her lips.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Geoffrey ran his hand through his hair until it stood up like a rooster’s comb.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Geoffrey ran his hand through his hair until it stood up like a rooster’s comb.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Geoffrey ran his hand through his hair until it stood up like a rooster’s comb.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Elsie set her lips.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gita turned on her heel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Polly’s eyes glittered.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Geoffrey ran his hand through his hair until it stood up like a rooster’s comb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Geoffrey ran his hand through his hair until it stood up like a rooster’s comb.
past form of “scowl” — frown with displeasure
From this reading Gita scowled.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Elsie set her lips.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Geoffrey ran his hand through his hair until it stood up like a rooster’s comb.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Geoffrey ran his hand through his hair until it stood up like a rooster’s comb.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Gita turned on her heel.
up to a particular time
From this reading Geoffrey ran his hand through his hair until it stood up like a rooster’s comb.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Geoffrey ran his hand through his hair until it stood up like a rooster’s comb.
Chapter 38 of The Crystal Cup by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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 38 holds 152 sentences of The Crystal Cup, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 38 of The Crystal Cup by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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 31 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 38 can be played aloud in United States English.
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