Chapter 4 of The Golden Bowl — Complete is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Golden Bowl — Complete is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, it’s all right,” said Bob Assingham. “Go to the British Museum,” his companion continued with spirit. “And what am I to do there?” “There’s a whole immense room, or recess, or department, or whatever, filled with books written about his family alone. You can see for yourself.”
Chapter 4 of The Golden Bowl — Complete is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading ““Oh, it’s all right,” said Bob Assingham.”
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading ““There’s a whole immense room, or recess, or department, or whatever, filled with books written about his family alone.”
the people of Great Britain
From this reading ““Go to the British Museum,” his companion continued with spirit.”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading ““Go to the British Museum,” his companion continued with spirit.”
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading ““There’s a whole immense room, or recess, or department, or whatever, filled with books written about his family alone.”
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading ““There’s a whole immense room, or recess, or department, or whatever, filled with books written about his family alone.”
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading ““Go to the British Museum,” his companion continued with spirit.”
put into a recess
From this reading ““There’s a whole immense room, or recess, or department, or whatever, filled with books written about his family alone.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “There’s a whole immense room, or recess, or department, or whatever, filled with books written about his family alone.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “There’s a whole immense room, or recess, or department, or whatever, filled with books written about his family alone.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Oh, it’s all right,” said Bob Assingham.
Having no one else present.
From this reading “There’s a whole immense room, or recess, or department, or whatever, filled with books written about his family alone.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “And what am I to do there?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And what am I to do there?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, it’s all right,” said Bob Assingham.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Oh, it’s all right,” said Bob Assingham.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “There’s a whole immense room, or recess, or department, or whatever, filled with books written about his family alone.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading “Go to the British Museum,” his companion continued with spirit.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can see for yourself.”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “Go to the British Museum,” his companion continued with spirit.
without stop or interruption
From this reading “Go to the British Museum,” his companion continued with spirit.
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading “There’s a whole immense room, or recess, or department, or whatever, filled with books written about his family alone.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “And what am I to do there?”
a social unit living together
From this reading “There’s a whole immense room, or recess, or department, or whatever, filled with books written about his family alone.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading “There’s a whole immense room, or recess, or department, or whatever, filled with books written about his family alone.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You can see for yourself.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Go to the British Museum,” his companion continued with spirit.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Go to the British Museum,” his companion continued with spirit.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And what am I to do there?”
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading “There’s a whole immense room, or recess, or department, or whatever, filled with books written about his family alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, it’s all right,” said Bob Assingham.
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading “Go to the British Museum,” his companion continued with spirit.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, it’s all right,” said Bob Assingham.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “There’s a whole immense room, or recess, or department, or whatever, filled with books written about his family alone.
put into a recess
From this reading “There’s a whole immense room, or recess, or department, or whatever, filled with books written about his family alone.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Oh, it’s all right,” said Bob Assingham.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “There’s a whole immense room, or recess, or department, or whatever, filled with books written about his family alone.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Oh, it’s all right,” said Bob Assingham.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You can see for yourself.”
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading “Go to the British Museum,” his companion continued with spirit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Go to the British Museum,” his companion continued with spirit.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “And what am I to do there?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s a whole immense room, or recess, or department, or whatever, filled with books written about his family alone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Go to the British Museum,” his companion continued with spirit.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And what am I to do there?”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “There’s a whole immense room, or recess, or department, or whatever, filled with books written about his family alone.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “There’s a whole immense room, or recess, or department, or whatever, filled with books written about his family alone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Go to the British Museum,” his companion continued with spirit.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading “There’s a whole immense room, or recess, or department, or whatever, filled with books written about his family alone.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can see for yourself.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You can see for yourself.”
Chapter 4 of The Golden Bowl — Complete by Henry James holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 4 holds 416 sentences of The Golden Bowl — Complete, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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