Chapter 5 of The Forbidden Way is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Forbidden Way is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Partly. Love is so silly. You know, daddy, I’ve given Cort his _congé_." Janney turned testily. "What nonsense you children talk!"
Chapter 5 of The Forbidden Way is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “"What nonsense you children talk!"”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “You know, daddy, I’ve given Cort his _congé_."”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “You know, daddy, I’ve given Cort his _congé_."”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “"What nonsense you children talk!"”
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading “"Partly.”
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “Love is so silly.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “"What nonsense you children talk!"”
in a petulant manner
From this reading “Janney turned testily.”
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plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "What nonsense you children talk!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know, daddy, I’ve given Cort his _congé_."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know, daddy, I’ve given Cort his _congé_."
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading You know, daddy, I’ve given Cort his _congé_."
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading You know, daddy, I’ve given Cort his _congé_."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You know, daddy, I’ve given Cort his _congé_."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know, daddy, I’ve given Cort his _congé_."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Love is so silly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Janney turned testily.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know, daddy, I’ve given Cort his _congé_."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Love is so silly.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading "What nonsense you children talk!"
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading "Partly.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading Love is so silly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Love is so silly.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "What nonsense you children talk!"
in a petulant manner
From this reading Janney turned testily.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Janney turned testily.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What nonsense you children talk!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know, daddy, I’ve given Cort his _congé_."
Chapter 5 of The Forbidden Way by George Gibbs holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 428 sentences of The Forbidden Way, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Forbidden Way by George Gibbs exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 86 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 86 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.
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