Chapter 10 of The Garden Party, and Other Stories is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Garden Party, and Other Stories is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She turned away from the Buddha with one of her vague gestures. She went over to where Josephine was standing. She wanted to say something to Josephine, something frightfully important, about—about the future and what.... “Don’t you think perhaps—” she began. But Josephine interrupted her.
Chapter 10 of The Garden Party, and Other Stories is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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founder of Buddhism (c 563-483 BC)
From this reading “She turned away from the Buddha with one of her vague gestures.”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “She wanted to say something to Josephine, something frightfully important, about—about the future and what....”
yet to be or coming
From this reading “She wanted to say something to Josephine, something frightfully important, about—about the future and what....”
plural of “gesture” — motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading “She turned away from the Buddha with one of her vague gestures.”
of great significance or value
From this reading “She wanted to say something to Josephine, something frightfully important, about—about the future and what....”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “But Josephine interrupted her.”
having a supporting base
From this reading “She went over to where Josephine was standing.”
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading “She turned away from the Buddha with one of her vague gestures.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She wanted to say something to Josephine, something frightfully important, about—about the future and what....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wanted to say something to Josephine, something frightfully important, about—about the future and what....
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She turned away from the Buddha with one of her vague gestures.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Don’t you think perhaps—” she began.
founder of Buddhism (c 563-483 BC)
From this reading She turned away from the Buddha with one of her vague gestures.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Josephine interrupted her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t you think perhaps—” she began.
used as intensifiers
From this reading She wanted to say something to Josephine, something frightfully important, about—about the future and what....
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She turned away from the Buddha with one of her vague gestures.
yet to be or coming
From this reading She wanted to say something to Josephine, something frightfully important, about—about the future and what....
plural of “gesture” — motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading She turned away from the Buddha with one of her vague gestures.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She turned away from the Buddha with one of her vague gestures.
of great significance or value
From this reading She wanted to say something to Josephine, something frightfully important, about—about the future and what....
discontinued temporarily
From this reading But Josephine interrupted her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went over to where Josephine was standing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She turned away from the Buddha with one of her vague gestures.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She turned away from the Buddha with one of her vague gestures.
above and across; more than
From this reading She went over to where Josephine was standing.
by chance
From this reading “Don’t you think perhaps—” she began.
express in words
From this reading She wanted to say something to Josephine, something frightfully important, about—about the future and what....
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned away from the Buddha with one of her vague gestures.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She wanted to say something to Josephine, something frightfully important, about—about the future and what....
having a supporting base
From this reading She went over to where Josephine was standing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She turned away from the Buddha with one of her vague gestures.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Don’t you think perhaps—” she began.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She went over to where Josephine was standing.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She turned away from the Buddha with one of her vague gestures.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading She turned away from the Buddha with one of her vague gestures.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading She wanted to say something to Josephine, something frightfully important, about—about the future and what....
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She went over to where Josephine was standing.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went over to where Josephine was standing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She wanted to say something to Josephine, something frightfully important, about—about the future and what....
in or at the place that
From this reading She went over to where Josephine was standing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She turned away from the Buddha with one of her vague gestures.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don’t you think perhaps—” she began.
Chapter 10 of The Garden Party, and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield holds 237 sentences, grouped into 48 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 10 holds 237 sentences of The Garden Party, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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