Chapter 9 of The Garden Party, and Other Stories is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Garden Party, and Other Stories is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Even _so_,” said Josephine. And Auntie Con looked. Cyril put down his teacup. “Wait a bit,” he cried. “Wait a bit, Aunt Josephine.
Chapter 9 of The Garden Party, and Other Stories is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/47 · 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.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading ““Wait a bit, Aunt Josephine.”
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “And Auntie Con looked.”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading ““Wait a bit,” he cried.”
an argument opposed to a proposal
From this reading “And Auntie Con looked.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading ““Wait a bit,” he cried.”
Greek missionary; the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet is attributed to him (826-869)
From this reading “Cyril put down his teacup.”
as much as a teacup will hold
From this reading “Cyril put down his teacup.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading ““Wait a bit,” he cried.”
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 “Wait a bit,” he cried.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Auntie Con looked.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “Wait a bit, Aunt Josephine.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading And Auntie Con looked.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “Wait a bit,” he cried.
an argument opposed to a proposal
From this reading And Auntie Con looked.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Wait a bit,” he cried.
Greek missionary; the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet is attributed to him (826-869)
From this reading Cyril put down his teacup.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Cyril put down his teacup.
divisible by two
From this reading “Even _so_,” said Josephine.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Wait a bit,” he cried.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cyril put down his teacup.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Even _so_,” said Josephine.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading And Auntie Con looked.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Cyril put down his teacup.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Even _so_,” said Josephine.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Even _so_,” said Josephine.
as much as a teacup will hold
From this reading Cyril put down his teacup.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Wait a bit,” he cried.
Chapter 9 of The Garden Party, and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield holds 235 sentences, grouped into 47 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 9 holds 235 sentences of The Garden Party, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Garden Party, and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 235 sentences, grouped into 47 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 47 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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