Chapter 23 of The Golden Bowl — Complete is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Golden Bowl — Complete is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“The last?” “I take it as their good-bye.” And she smiled as she could always smile. “They come in state—to take formal leave. They do everything that’s proper.
Chapter 23 of The Golden Bowl — Complete is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 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.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “They do everything that’s proper.”
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
From this reading ““They come in state—to take formal leave.”
a farewell remark
From this reading ““I take it as their good-bye.””
go away from a place
From this reading ““They come in state—to take formal leave.”
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading “They do everything that’s proper.”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “And she smiled as she could always smile.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “And she smiled as she could always smile.”
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading ““They come in state—to take formal leave.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading And she smiled as she could always smile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she smiled as she could always smile.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I take it as their good-bye.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “They come in state—to take formal leave.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And she smiled as she could always smile.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They do everything that’s proper.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading They do everything that’s proper.
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
From this reading “They come in state—to take formal leave.
a farewell remark
From this reading “I take it as their good-bye.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I take it as their good-bye.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “They come in state—to take formal leave.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I take it as their good-bye.”
immediately past
From this reading “The last?”
go away from a place
From this reading “They come in state—to take formal leave.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading They do everything that’s proper.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she smiled as she could always smile.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading And she smiled as she could always smile.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading And she smiled as she could always smile.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “They come in state—to take formal leave.
carry out
From this reading “I take it as their good-bye.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They do everything that’s proper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The last?”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “I take it as their good-bye.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They come in state—to take formal leave.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “They come in state—to take formal leave.
Chapter 23 of The Golden Bowl — Complete by Henry James holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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 23 holds 394 sentences of The Golden Bowl — Complete, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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