Chapter 18 of The Garden Party, and Other Stories is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Garden Party, and Other Stories is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Curious thing, Mr. Scott, that none of us thought of glasses. We might have been able to stir ’em up a bit. We might have managed a little signalling. _Don’t hesitate to land. Natives harmless._ Or: _A welcome awaits you.
Chapter 18 of The Garden Party, and Other Stories is here in full — 240 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.
third-person singular of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading “Natives harmless._ Or: _A welcome awaits you.”
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading ““Curious thing, Mr. Scott, that none of us thought of glasses.”
not causing or capable of causing harm
From this reading “Natives harmless._ Or: _A welcome awaits you.”
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “_Don’t hesitate to land.”
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading “Natives harmless._ Or: _A welcome awaits you.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading ““Curious thing, Mr. Scott, that none of us thought of glasses.”
inflected form of “signal” — communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
From this reading “We might have managed a little signalling.”
move an implement through
From this reading “We might have been able to stir ’em up a bit.”
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 We might have been able to stir ’em up a bit.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading We might have been able to stir ’em up a bit.
third-person singular of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading Natives harmless._ Or: _A welcome awaits you.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We might have been able to stir ’em up a bit.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading We might have been able to stir ’em up a bit.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “Curious thing, Mr. Scott, that none of us thought of glasses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Don’t hesitate to land.
a quad with a square body
From this reading We might have been able to stir ’em up a bit.
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading “Curious thing, Mr. Scott, that none of us thought of glasses.
not causing or capable of causing harm
From this reading Natives harmless._ Or: _A welcome awaits you.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We might have been able to stir ’em up a bit.
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading _Don’t hesitate to land.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading _Don’t hesitate to land.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We might have managed a little signalling.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading We might have managed a little signalling.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading We might have been able to stir ’em up a bit.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Curious thing, Mr. Scott, that none of us thought of glasses.
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading Natives harmless._ Or: _A welcome awaits you.
not one, and not any
From this reading “Curious thing, Mr. Scott, that none of us thought of glasses.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Curious thing, Mr. Scott, that none of us thought of glasses.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Natives harmless._ Or: _A welcome awaits you.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “Curious thing, Mr. Scott, that none of us thought of glasses.
inflected form of “signal” — communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
From this reading We might have managed a little signalling.
move an implement through
From this reading We might have been able to stir ’em up a bit.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Curious thing, Mr. Scott, that none of us thought of glasses.
a special situation
From this reading “Curious thing, Mr. Scott, that none of us thought of glasses.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Curious thing, Mr. Scott, that none of us thought of glasses.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We might have been able to stir ’em up a bit.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We might have been able to stir ’em up a bit.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Curious thing, Mr. Scott, that none of us thought of glasses.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We might have been able to stir ’em up a bit.
accept gladly
From this reading Natives harmless._ Or: _A welcome awaits you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Natives harmless._ Or: _A welcome awaits you.
Chapter 18 of The Garden Party, and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield holds 240 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 18 holds 240 sentences of The Garden Party, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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