Chapter 17 of The Golden Bowl — Complete is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of The Golden Bowl — Complete is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You’re welcome to it!” Mrs. Assingham breathed. “You never HAVE entertained it?” Maggie pursued. “Never for an instant,” said Fanny with her head very high.
Chapter 17 of The Golden Bowl — Complete is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
uttered without voice
From this reading “Mrs. Assingham breathed.”
pleasantly occupied
From this reading ““You never HAVE entertained it?””
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading ““Never for an instant,” said Fanny with her head very high.”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading ““Never for an instant,” said Fanny with her head very high.”
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading ““Never for an instant,” said Fanny with her head very high.”
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading ““Never for an instant,” said Fanny with her head very high.”
a person who is being chased
From this reading “Maggie pursued.”
accept gladly
From this reading ““You’re welcome to it!””
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Never for an instant,” said Fanny with her head very high.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Assingham breathed.
uttered without voice
From this reading Mrs. Assingham breathed.
pleasantly occupied
From this reading “You never HAVE entertained it?”
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading “Never for an instant,” said Fanny with her head very high.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Never for an instant,” said Fanny with her head very high.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You never HAVE entertained it?”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Never for an instant,” said Fanny with her head very high.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Never for an instant,” said Fanny with her head very high.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “Never for an instant,” said Fanny with her head very high.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading “Never for an instant,” said Fanny with her head very high.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You’re welcome to it!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maggie pursued.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Assingham breathed.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “You never HAVE entertained it?”
a person who is being chased
From this reading Maggie pursued.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Never for an instant,” said Fanny with her head very high.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You’re welcome to it!”
precisely as stated
From this reading “Never for an instant,” said Fanny with her head very high.
accept gladly
From this reading “You’re welcome to it!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Never for an instant,” said Fanny with her head very high.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You never HAVE entertained it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re welcome to it!”
Chapter 17 of The Golden Bowl — Complete by Henry James holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 17 holds 413 sentences of The Golden Bowl — Complete, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 17 of The Golden Bowl — Complete by Henry James exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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