Chapter 28 of The Emancipated is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Emancipated is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard. Cecily alighted and paid the driver. "Be good enough to wait a minute or two," she said. "I may need you again at once. But if I am longer, I shall not be coming."
Chapter 28 of The Emancipated is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading “ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.”
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading “Cecily alighted and paid the driver.”
an entrance that can be closed by a gate
From this reading “ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.”
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading “ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.”
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading “ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.”
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading “Cecily alighted and paid the driver.”
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading “ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.”
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
anew
From this reading "I may need you again at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cecily alighted and paid the driver.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But if I am longer, I shall not be coming."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cecily alighted and paid the driver.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I may need you again at once.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Be good enough to wait a minute or two," she said.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if I am longer, I shall not be coming."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cecily alighted and paid the driver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading But if I am longer, I shall not be coming."
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading Cecily alighted and paid the driver.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Be good enough to wait a minute or two," she said.
an entrance that can be closed by a gate
From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Be good enough to wait a minute or two," she said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I may need you again at once.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if I am longer, I shall not be coming."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
for more time
From this reading But if I am longer, I shall not be coming."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "I may need you again at once.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Be good enough to wait a minute or two," she said.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "I may need you again at once.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But if I am longer, I shall not be coming."
on one occasion
From this reading "I may need you again at once.
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Be good enough to wait a minute or two," she said.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading Cecily alighted and paid the driver.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Be good enough to wait a minute or two," she said.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But if I am longer, I shall not be coming."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Be good enough to wait a minute or two," she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Be good enough to wait a minute or two," she said.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Be good enough to wait a minute or two," she said.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading ONWARD TO THE VAGUE The cab drew up in a quiet road in Chelsea, by a gateway opening into a yard.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I may need you again at once.
Chapter 28 of The Emancipated by George Gissing holds 366 sentences, grouped into 74 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.
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