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The Golden Age
The Golden Age

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of The Golden Age is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 4 of The Golden Age by Kenneth Grahame holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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.

What does chapter 4 of The Golden Age contain?

Chapter 4 holds 172 sentences of The Golden Age, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 4 of The Golden Age by Kenneth Grahame exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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.

How do I study chapter 4 of The Golden Age?

Work through the 35 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 35 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 4 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Is this the complete text of The Golden Age?

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Which edition of The Golden Age is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #291, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Golden Age take to read?

About 149 minutes of reading across 359 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Golden Age

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Golden Age, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Produced
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Lough
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Golden
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Golden Age; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Kenneth
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Golden Age; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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It's surprising to me,” I heard my aunt remark presently, how my eldest nephew, Edward, despises little girls.
I heard him tell Charlotte the other day that he wished he could exchange her for a pair of Japanese guinea-pigs.
It made the poor child cry.
Boys are so heartless!”
(I saw Sabina stiffen as she sat, and her tip-tilted nose twitched scornfully.) Now this boy here--” (my soul descended into my very boots.
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The Golden Age

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of The Golden Age is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
It's surprising to me,” I heard my aunt remark presently, “how my eldest nephew, Edward, despises little girls.
Line 2
I heard him tell Charlotte the other day that he wished he could exchange her for a pair of Japanese guinea-pigs.
Line 3
It made the poor child cry.
Line 4
Boys are so heartless!”
Line 5
(I saw Sabina stiffen as she sat, and her tip-tilted nose twitched scornfully.) “Now this boy here--” (my soul descended into my very boots.
All words in this reading · 64

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a

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From this reading I heard him tell Charlotte the other day that he wished he could exchange her for a pair of Japanese guinea-pigs.

and

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From this reading (I saw Sabina stiffen as she sat, and her tip-tilted nose twitched scornfully.) “Now this boy here--” (my soul descended into my very boots.

are

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From this reading Boys are so heartless!”

as

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aunt

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From this reading “It's surprising to me,” I heard my aunt remark presently, “how my eldest nephew, Edward, despises little girls.

boots

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boy

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Boys

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From this reading Boys are so heartless!”

Charlotte

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From this reading I heard him tell Charlotte the other day that he wished he could exchange her for a pair of Japanese guinea-pigs.

child

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From this reading It made the poor child cry.

could

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From this reading I heard him tell Charlotte the other day that he wished he could exchange her for a pair of Japanese guinea-pigs.

cry

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From this reading It made the poor child cry.

day

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From this reading I heard him tell Charlotte the other day that he wished he could exchange her for a pair of Japanese guinea-pigs.

descended

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From this reading (I saw Sabina stiffen as she sat, and her tip-tilted nose twitched scornfully.) “Now this boy here--” (my soul descended into my very boots.

despises

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From this reading “It's surprising to me,” I heard my aunt remark presently, “how my eldest nephew, Edward, despises little girls.

Edward

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eldest

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From this reading “It's surprising to me,” I heard my aunt remark presently, “how my eldest nephew, Edward, despises little girls.

exchange

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From this reading I heard him tell Charlotte the other day that he wished he could exchange her for a pair of Japanese guinea-pigs.

for

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From this reading I heard him tell Charlotte the other day that he wished he could exchange her for a pair of Japanese guinea-pigs.

girls

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From this reading “It's surprising to me,” I heard my aunt remark presently, “how my eldest nephew, Edward, despises little girls.

guinea-pigs

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From this reading I heard him tell Charlotte the other day that he wished he could exchange her for a pair of Japanese guinea-pigs.

he

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From this reading I heard him tell Charlotte the other day that he wished he could exchange her for a pair of Japanese guinea-pigs.

heard

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From this reading “It's surprising to me,” I heard my aunt remark presently, “how my eldest nephew, Edward, despises little girls.

heartless

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From this reading Boys are so heartless!”

her

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From this reading I heard him tell Charlotte the other day that he wished he could exchange her for a pair of Japanese guinea-pigs.

here

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From this reading (I saw Sabina stiffen as she sat, and her tip-tilted nose twitched scornfully.) “Now this boy here--” (my soul descended into my very boots.

him

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From this reading I heard him tell Charlotte the other day that he wished he could exchange her for a pair of Japanese guinea-pigs.

how

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From this reading “It's surprising to me,” I heard my aunt remark presently, “how my eldest nephew, Edward, despises little girls.

I

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From this reading “It's surprising to me,” I heard my aunt remark presently, “how my eldest nephew, Edward, despises little girls.

into

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From this reading (I saw Sabina stiffen as she sat, and her tip-tilted nose twitched scornfully.) “Now this boy here--” (my soul descended into my very boots.

It

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From this reading It made the poor child cry.

It's

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From this reading “It's surprising to me,” I heard my aunt remark presently, “how my eldest nephew, Edward, despises little girls.

Japanese

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From this reading I heard him tell Charlotte the other day that he wished he could exchange her for a pair of Japanese guinea-pigs.

little

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From this reading “It's surprising to me,” I heard my aunt remark presently, “how my eldest nephew, Edward, despises little girls.

made

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From this reading It made the poor child cry.

me

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From this reading “It's surprising to me,” I heard my aunt remark presently, “how my eldest nephew, Edward, despises little girls.

my

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From this reading “It's surprising to me,” I heard my aunt remark presently, “how my eldest nephew, Edward, despises little girls.

nephew

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From this reading “It's surprising to me,” I heard my aunt remark presently, “how my eldest nephew, Edward, despises little girls.

nose

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From this reading (I saw Sabina stiffen as she sat, and her tip-tilted nose twitched scornfully.) “Now this boy here--” (my soul descended into my very boots.

Now

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From this reading (I saw Sabina stiffen as she sat, and her tip-tilted nose twitched scornfully.) “Now this boy here--” (my soul descended into my very boots.

of

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From this reading I heard him tell Charlotte the other day that he wished he could exchange her for a pair of Japanese guinea-pigs.

other

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From this reading I heard him tell Charlotte the other day that he wished he could exchange her for a pair of Japanese guinea-pigs.

pair

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From this reading I heard him tell Charlotte the other day that he wished he could exchange her for a pair of Japanese guinea-pigs.

poor

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From this reading It made the poor child cry.

presently

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From this reading “It's surprising to me,” I heard my aunt remark presently, “how my eldest nephew, Edward, despises little girls.

remark

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From this reading “It's surprising to me,” I heard my aunt remark presently, “how my eldest nephew, Edward, despises little girls.

Sabina

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From this reading (I saw Sabina stiffen as she sat, and her tip-tilted nose twitched scornfully.) “Now this boy here--” (my soul descended into my very boots.

sat

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From this reading (I saw Sabina stiffen as she sat, and her tip-tilted nose twitched scornfully.) “Now this boy here--” (my soul descended into my very boots.

saw

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From this reading (I saw Sabina stiffen as she sat, and her tip-tilted nose twitched scornfully.) “Now this boy here--” (my soul descended into my very boots.

scornfully

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From this reading (I saw Sabina stiffen as she sat, and her tip-tilted nose twitched scornfully.) “Now this boy here--” (my soul descended into my very boots.

she

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From this reading (I saw Sabina stiffen as she sat, and her tip-tilted nose twitched scornfully.) “Now this boy here--” (my soul descended into my very boots.

so

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From this reading Boys are so heartless!”

soul

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From this reading (I saw Sabina stiffen as she sat, and her tip-tilted nose twitched scornfully.) “Now this boy here--” (my soul descended into my very boots.

stiffen

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From this reading (I saw Sabina stiffen as she sat, and her tip-tilted nose twitched scornfully.) “Now this boy here--” (my soul descended into my very boots.

surprising

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From this reading “It's surprising to me,” I heard my aunt remark presently, “how my eldest nephew, Edward, despises little girls.

tell

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From this reading I heard him tell Charlotte the other day that he wished he could exchange her for a pair of Japanese guinea-pigs.

that

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From this reading I heard him tell Charlotte the other day that he wished he could exchange her for a pair of Japanese guinea-pigs.

the

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From this reading I heard him tell Charlotte the other day that he wished he could exchange her for a pair of Japanese guinea-pigs.

this

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From this reading (I saw Sabina stiffen as she sat, and her tip-tilted nose twitched scornfully.) “Now this boy here--” (my soul descended into my very boots.

tip-tilted

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From this reading (I saw Sabina stiffen as she sat, and her tip-tilted nose twitched scornfully.) “Now this boy here--” (my soul descended into my very boots.

to

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From this reading “It's surprising to me,” I heard my aunt remark presently, “how my eldest nephew, Edward, despises little girls.

twitched

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From this reading (I saw Sabina stiffen as she sat, and her tip-tilted nose twitched scornfully.) “Now this boy here--” (my soul descended into my very boots.

very

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From this reading (I saw Sabina stiffen as she sat, and her tip-tilted nose twitched scornfully.) “Now this boy here--” (my soul descended into my very boots.

wished

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From this reading I heard him tell Charlotte the other day that he wished he could exchange her for a pair of Japanese guinea-pigs.