Chapter 5 of The Feather is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Feather is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But this was more than the Princess could stand. ‘Oh, what a—an untruth that is! Look at me. Am I a blue demon with red eyes and a tail?’ But the cook was off again.
Chapter 5 of The Feather is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading “Am I a blue demon with red eyes and a tail?’”
prepare a hot meal
From this reading “But the cook was off again.”
an evil supernatural being
From this reading “Am I a blue demon with red eyes and a tail?’”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “But this was more than the Princess could stand.”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “Am I a blue demon with red eyes and a tail?’”
be standing; be upright
From this reading “But this was more than the Princess could stand.”
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading “Am I a blue demon with red eyes and a tail?’”
a false statement
From this reading “‘Oh, what a—an untruth that is!”
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.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Look at me.”
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 ‘Oh, what a—an untruth that is!
anew
From this reading But the cook was off again.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Am I a blue demon with red eyes and a tail?’
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ‘Oh, what a—an untruth that is!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Am I a blue demon with red eyes and a tail?’
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at me.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Am I a blue demon with red eyes and a tail?’
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this was more than the Princess could stand.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading But the cook was off again.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But this was more than the Princess could stand.
an evil supernatural being
From this reading Am I a blue demon with red eyes and a tail?’
opinion or judgment
From this reading Am I a blue demon with red eyes and a tail?’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Am I a blue demon with red eyes and a tail?’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Oh, what a—an untruth that is!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look at me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Look at me.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But this was more than the Princess could stand.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But the cook was off again.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading ‘Oh, what a—an untruth that is!
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading But this was more than the Princess could stand.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Am I a blue demon with red eyes and a tail?’
be standing; be upright
From this reading But this was more than the Princess could stand.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading Am I a blue demon with red eyes and a tail?’
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But this was more than the Princess could stand.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Oh, what a—an untruth that is!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But this was more than the Princess could stand.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this was more than the Princess could stand.
a false statement
From this reading ‘Oh, what a—an untruth that is!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But this was more than the Princess could stand.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘Oh, what a—an untruth that is!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Am I a blue demon with red eyes and a tail?’
Chapter 5 of The Feather by Ford Madox Ford holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 5 holds 405 sentences of The Feather, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Feather by Ford Madox Ford exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 81 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 5 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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About 169 minutes of reading across 408 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Feather section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 5 chapters of The Feather to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Feather, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
