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The Forsyte saga, Volume 1

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

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James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.
It was not, he said, a bad house.
He could see that a good deal could be made of it.
The fellow was clever in his way, though what it was going to cost Soames before it was done with he didn’t know.
Euphemia Forsyte, who happened to be in the roomshe had come round to borrow the Rev. Mr. Scoles last novel, Passion and Paregoric”, which was having such a voguechimed in.
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The Forsyte saga, Volume 1

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of The Forsyte saga, Volume 1 is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/53 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.
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It was not, he said, a bad house.
/ɪt wɑːz nɑːt hiː sed ə bæd haʊs/
Line 3
He could see that a good deal could be made of it.
/hiː kʊd siː ðæt ə ɡʊd diːl kʊd biː meɪd ʌv ɪt/
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The fellow was clever in his way, though what it was going to cost Soames before it was done with he didn’t know.
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Euphemia Forsyte, who happened to be in the roomshe had come round to borrow the Rev. Mr. Scoleslast novel, “Passion and Paregoric”, which was having such a voguechimed in.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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authorities noun US /əˈθɔːrətiz/

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

From this reading “James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.”

borrow verb US /ˈbɑːroʊ/

get temporarily

From this reading “Euphemia Forsyte, who happened to be in the room—she had come round to borrow the Rev. Mr. Scoles’ last novel, “Passion and Paregoric”, which was having such a vogue—chimed in.”

chimed verb US /tʃaɪmd/

past form of “chime” — emit a sound

From this reading “Euphemia Forsyte, who happened to be in the room—she had come round to borrow the Rev. Mr. Scoles’ last novel, “Passion and Paregoric”, which was having such a vogue—chimed in.”

drainage noun US /ˈdreɪnədʒ/

emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it

From this reading “James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.”

novel noun US /ˈnɑːvəl/

an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

From this reading “Euphemia Forsyte, who happened to be in the room—she had come round to borrow the Rev. Mr. Scoles’ last novel, “Passion and Paregoric”, which was having such a vogue—chimed in.”

Rev verb US /rev/

increase the number of rotations per minute

From this reading “Euphemia Forsyte, who happened to be in the room—she had come round to borrow the Rev. Mr. Scoles’ last novel, “Passion and Paregoric”, which was having such a vogue—chimed in.”

sanitary adjective US /ˈsænɪteri/

free from filth and pathogens

From this reading “James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.”

vogue noun US /voʊɡ/

the popular taste at a given time

From this reading “Euphemia Forsyte, who happened to be in the room—she had come round to borrow the Rev. Mr. Scoles’ last novel, “Passion and Paregoric”, which was having such a vogue—chimed in.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Euphemia Forsyte, who happened to be in the room—she had come round to borrow the Rev. Mr. Scoles’ last novel, “Passion and Paregoric”, which was having such a vogue—chimed in.

authoritiesnounUS /əˈθɔːrətiz/

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

badadjectiveUS /bæd/

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading It was not, he said, a bad house.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading He could see that a good deal could be made of it.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The fellow was clever in his way, though what it was going to cost Soames before it was done with he didn’t know.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

borrowverbUS /ˈbɑːroʊ/

get temporarily

From this reading Euphemia Forsyte, who happened to be in the room—she had come round to borrow the Rev. Mr. Scoles’ last novel, “Passion and Paregoric”, which was having such a vogue—chimed in.

brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

chimedverbUS /tʃaɪmd/

past form of “chime” — emit a sound

From this reading Euphemia Forsyte, who happened to be in the room—she had come round to borrow the Rev. Mr. Scoles’ last novel, “Passion and Paregoric”, which was having such a vogue—chimed in.

cleveradjectiveUS /ˈklevər/

showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

From this reading The fellow was clever in his way, though what it was going to cost Soames before it was done with he didn’t know.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Euphemia Forsyte, who happened to be in the room—she had come round to borrow the Rev. Mr. Scoles’ last novel, “Passion and Paregoric”, which was having such a vogue—chimed in.

connectedadjectiveUS /kəˈnektɪd/

being joined in close association

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

costnounUS /kɑːst/

the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

From this reading The fellow was clever in his way, though what it was going to cost Soames before it was done with he didn’t know.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading He could see that a good deal could be made of it.

dealverbUS /diːl/

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading He could see that a good deal could be made of it.

didn't

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From this reading The fellow was clever in his way, though what it was going to cost Soames before it was done with he didn’t know.

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading The fellow was clever in his way, though what it was going to cost Soames before it was done with he didn’t know.

drainagenounUS /ˈdreɪnədʒ/

emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

Euphemia

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Euphemia Forsyte, who happened to be in the room—she had come round to borrow the Rev. Mr. Scoles’ last novel, “Passion and Paregoric”, which was having such a vogue—chimed in.

fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/

a boy or man

From this reading The fellow was clever in his way, though what it was going to cost Soames before it was done with he didn’t know.

forcedadjectiveUS /fɔːrst/

produced by or subjected to forcing

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

Forsyte

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Euphemia Forsyte, who happened to be in the room—she had come round to borrow the Rev. Mr. Scoles’ last novel, “Passion and Paregoric”, which was having such a vogue—chimed in.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading The fellow was clever in his way, though what it was going to cost Soames before it was done with he didn’t know.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading He could see that a good deal could be made of it.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Euphemia Forsyte, who happened to be in the room—she had come round to borrow the Rev. Mr. Scoles’ last novel, “Passion and Paregoric”, which was having such a vogue—chimed in.

happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading Euphemia Forsyte, who happened to be in the room—she had come round to borrow the Rev. Mr. Scoles’ last novel, “Passion and Paregoric”, which was having such a vogue—chimed in.

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The fellow was clever in his way, though what it was going to cost Soames before it was done with he didn’t know.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

JamesnounUS /dʒeɪmz/

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading The fellow was clever in his way, though what it was going to cost Soames before it was done with he didn’t know.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading Euphemia Forsyte, who happened to be in the room—she had come round to borrow the Rev. Mr. Scoles’ last novel, “Passion and Paregoric”, which was having such a vogue—chimed in.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading He could see that a good deal could be made of it.

matternounUS /ˈmætər/

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

mentionedverbUS /ˈmenʃənd/

past form of “mention” — make reference to

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading Euphemia Forsyte, who happened to be in the room—she had come round to borrow the Rev. Mr. Scoles’ last novel, “Passion and Paregoric”, which was having such a vogue—chimed in.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was not, he said, a bad house.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

novelnounUS /ˈnɑːvəl/

an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

From this reading Euphemia Forsyte, who happened to be in the room—she had come round to borrow the Rev. Mr. Scoles’ last novel, “Passion and Paregoric”, which was having such a vogue—chimed in.

occasionnounUS /əˈkeɪʒən/

an event that occurs at a critical time

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

Paregoricnoun

medicine used to treat diarrhea

From this reading Euphemia Forsyte, who happened to be in the room—she had come round to borrow the Rev. Mr. Scoles’ last novel, “Passion and Paregoric”, which was having such a vogue—chimed in.

PassionnounUS /ˈpæʃən/

a strong feeling or emotion

From this reading Euphemia Forsyte, who happened to be in the room—she had come round to borrow the Rev. Mr. Scoles’ last novel, “Passion and Paregoric”, which was having such a vogue—chimed in.

RevverbUS /rev/

increase the number of rotations per minute

From this reading Euphemia Forsyte, who happened to be in the room—she had come round to borrow the Rev. Mr. Scoles’ last novel, “Passion and Paregoric”, which was having such a vogue—chimed in.

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Euphemia Forsyte, who happened to be in the room—she had come round to borrow the Rev. Mr. Scoles’ last novel, “Passion and Paregoric”, which was having such a vogue—chimed in.

roundnounUS /raʊnd/

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Euphemia Forsyte, who happened to be in the room—she had come round to borrow the Rev. Mr. Scoles’ last novel, “Passion and Paregoric”, which was having such a vogue—chimed in.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

sanitaryadjectiveUS /ˈsænɪteri/

free from filth and pathogens

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

schemenounUS /skiːm/

an elaborate and systematic plan of action

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

Scoles

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Euphemia Forsyte, who happened to be in the room—she had come round to borrow the Rev. Mr. Scoles’ last novel, “Passion and Paregoric”, which was having such a vogue—chimed in.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading He could see that a good deal could be made of it.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Euphemia Forsyte, who happened to be in the room—she had come round to borrow the Rev. Mr. Scoles’ last novel, “Passion and Paregoric”, which was having such a vogue—chimed in.

Soames

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The fellow was clever in his way, though what it was going to cost Soames before it was done with he didn’t know.

sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Euphemia Forsyte, who happened to be in the room—she had come round to borrow the Rev. Mr. Scoles’ last novel, “Passion and Paregoric”, which was having such a vogue—chimed in.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He could see that a good deal could be made of it.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading The fellow was clever in his way, though what it was going to cost Soames before it was done with he didn’t know.

Timothy's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

voguenounUS /voʊɡ/

the popular taste at a given time

From this reading Euphemia Forsyte, who happened to be in the room—she had come round to borrow the Rev. Mr. Scoles’ last novel, “Passion and Paregoric”, which was having such a vogue—chimed in.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The fellow was clever in his way, though what it was going to cost Soames before it was done with he didn’t know.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading The fellow was clever in his way, though what it was going to cost Soames before it was done with he didn’t know.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Euphemia Forsyte, who happened to be in the room—she had come round to borrow the Rev. Mr. Scoles’ last novel, “Passion and Paregoric”, which was having such a vogue—chimed in.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading James said nothing to his son of this visit to the house; but, having occasion to go to Timothy’s one morning on a matter connected with a drainage scheme which was being forced by the sanitary authorities on his brother, he mentioned it there.

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How to work through The Forsyte saga, Volume 1 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 33 chapters of The Forsyte saga, Volume 1 to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Forsyte saga, Volume 1

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Forsyte saga, Volume 1, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Forsyte
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Forsyte saga, Volume 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Title
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Forsyte saga, Volume 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Originally
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Forsyte saga, Volume 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Destined
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Forsyte saga, Volume 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.