Chapter 15 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 15 of The Garden Party, and Other Stories is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“And be careful the umbrellas aren’t caught in the stair rail. I saw a beautiful umbrella broken in half like that on my way over.” “Yes, grandma.” Dark figures of men lounged against the rails. In the glow of their pipes a nose shone out, or the peak of a cap, or a pair of surprised-looking eyebrows.
Chapter 15 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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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading ““Yes, grandma.””
the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading “In the glow of their pipes a nose shone out, or the peak of a cap, or a pair of surprised-looking eyebrows.”
plural of “pipe” — a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading “In the glow of their pipes a nose shone out, or the peak of a cap, or a pair of surprised-looking eyebrows.”
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading ““And be careful the umbrellas aren’t caught in the stair rail.”
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
From this reading “Dark figures of men lounged against the rails.”
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
From this reading ““And be careful the umbrellas aren’t caught in the stair rail.”
a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
From this reading “I saw a beautiful umbrella broken in half like that on my way over.””
plural of “umbrella” — a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
From this reading ““And be careful the umbrellas aren’t caught in the stair rail.”
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 I saw a beautiful umbrella broken in half like that on my way over.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Dark figures of men lounged against the rails.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And be careful the umbrellas aren’t caught in the stair rail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And be careful the umbrellas aren’t caught in the stair rail.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “And be careful the umbrellas aren’t caught in the stair rail.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading I saw a beautiful umbrella broken in half like that on my way over.”
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading I saw a beautiful umbrella broken in half like that on my way over.”
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading In the glow of their pipes a nose shone out, or the peak of a cap, or a pair of surprised-looking eyebrows.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading “And be careful the umbrellas aren’t caught in the stair rail.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “And be careful the umbrellas aren’t caught in the stair rail.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Dark figures of men lounged against the rails.
plural of “eyebrow” — the arch of hair above each eye
From this reading In the glow of their pipes a nose shone out, or the peak of a cap, or a pair of surprised-looking eyebrows.
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Dark figures of men lounged against the rails.
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading In the glow of their pipes a nose shone out, or the peak of a cap, or a pair of surprised-looking eyebrows.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “Yes, grandma.”
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I saw a beautiful umbrella broken in half like that on my way over.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw a beautiful umbrella broken in half like that on my way over.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “And be careful the umbrellas aren’t caught in the stair rail.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I saw a beautiful umbrella broken in half like that on my way over.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dark figures of men lounged against the rails.
the force of workers available
From this reading Dark figures of men lounged against the rails.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I saw a beautiful umbrella broken in half like that on my way over.”
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading In the glow of their pipes a nose shone out, or the peak of a cap, or a pair of surprised-looking eyebrows.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dark figures of men lounged against the rails.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I saw a beautiful umbrella broken in half like that on my way over.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the glow of their pipes a nose shone out, or the peak of a cap, or a pair of surprised-looking eyebrows.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In the glow of their pipes a nose shone out, or the peak of a cap, or a pair of surprised-looking eyebrows.
above and across; more than
From this reading I saw a beautiful umbrella broken in half like that on my way over.”
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading In the glow of their pipes a nose shone out, or the peak of a cap, or a pair of surprised-looking eyebrows.
the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading In the glow of their pipes a nose shone out, or the peak of a cap, or a pair of surprised-looking eyebrows.
plural of “pipe” — a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading In the glow of their pipes a nose shone out, or the peak of a cap, or a pair of surprised-looking eyebrows.
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading “And be careful the umbrellas aren’t caught in the stair rail.
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
From this reading Dark figures of men lounged against the rails.
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw a beautiful umbrella broken in half like that on my way over.”
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading In the glow of their pipes a nose shone out, or the peak of a cap, or a pair of surprised-looking eyebrows.
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
From this reading “And be careful the umbrellas aren’t caught in the stair rail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the glow of their pipes a nose shone out, or the peak of a cap, or a pair of surprised-looking eyebrows.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I saw a beautiful umbrella broken in half like that on my way over.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And be careful the umbrellas aren’t caught in the stair rail.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the glow of their pipes a nose shone out, or the peak of a cap, or a pair of surprised-looking eyebrows.
a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
From this reading I saw a beautiful umbrella broken in half like that on my way over.”
plural of “umbrella” — a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
From this reading “And be careful the umbrellas aren’t caught in the stair rail.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I saw a beautiful umbrella broken in half like that on my way over.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, grandma.”
Chapter 15 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 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 15 holds 237 sentences of The Garden Party, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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