Chapter 11 of The Golden Bowl — Volume 1 is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Golden Bowl — Volume 1 is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Prince turned over a while the sweet simplicity of Mr. Verver. "Well, I don't know that I can choose. At night all cats are grey. I only see how, for so many reasons, we ought to stand toward them--and how, to do ourselves justice, we do. It represents for us a conscious care--" "Of every hour, literally," said Charlotte.
Chapter 11 of The Golden Bowl — Volume 1 is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “At night all cats are grey.”
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading “It represents for us a conscious care--" "Of every hour, literally," said Charlotte.”
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading “"Well, I don't know that I can choose.”
intentionally conceived
From this reading “It represents for us a conscious care--" "Of every hour, literally," said Charlotte.”
in a literal sense
From this reading “It represents for us a conscious care--" "Of every hour, literally," said Charlotte.”
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “I only see how, for so many reasons, we ought to stand toward them--and how, to do ourselves justice, we do.”
third-person singular of “represent” — take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
From this reading “It represents for us a conscious care--" "Of every hour, literally," said Charlotte.”
the quality of being simple or uncompounded
From this reading “The Prince turned over a while the sweet simplicity of Mr. Verver.”
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 The Prince turned over a while the sweet simplicity of Mr. Verver.
(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 At night all cats are grey.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I only see how, for so many reasons, we ought to stand toward them--and how, to do ourselves justice, we do.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At night all cats are grey.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At night all cats are grey.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Well, I don't know that I can choose.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading It represents for us a conscious care--" "Of every hour, literally," said Charlotte.
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading At night all cats are grey.
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading It represents for us a conscious care--" "Of every hour, literally," said Charlotte.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading "Well, I don't know that I can choose.
intentionally conceived
From this reading It represents for us a conscious care--" "Of every hour, literally," said Charlotte.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I only see how, for so many reasons, we ought to stand toward them--and how, to do ourselves justice, we do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I don't know that I can choose.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It represents for us a conscious care--" "Of every hour, literally," said Charlotte.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I only see how, for so many reasons, we ought to stand toward them--and how, to do ourselves justice, we do.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading At night all cats are grey.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading It represents for us a conscious care--" "Of every hour, literally," said Charlotte.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I only see how, for so many reasons, we ought to stand toward them--and how, to do ourselves justice, we do.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I don't know that I can choose.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It represents for us a conscious care--" "Of every hour, literally," said Charlotte.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading I only see how, for so many reasons, we ought to stand toward them--and how, to do ourselves justice, we do.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Well, I don't know that I can choose.
in a literal sense
From this reading It represents for us a conscious care--" "Of every hour, literally," said Charlotte.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading I only see how, for so many reasons, we ought to stand toward them--and how, to do ourselves justice, we do.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The Prince turned over a while the sweet simplicity of Mr. Verver.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading At night all cats are grey.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Prince turned over a while the sweet simplicity of Mr. Verver.
and nothing more
From this reading I only see how, for so many reasons, we ought to stand toward them--and how, to do ourselves justice, we do.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I only see how, for so many reasons, we ought to stand toward them--and how, to do ourselves justice, we do.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading I only see how, for so many reasons, we ought to stand toward them--and how, to do ourselves justice, we do.
above and across; more than
From this reading The Prince turned over a while the sweet simplicity of Mr. Verver.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading The Prince turned over a while the sweet simplicity of Mr. Verver.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading I only see how, for so many reasons, we ought to stand toward them--and how, to do ourselves justice, we do.
third-person singular of “represent” — take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
From this reading It represents for us a conscious care--" "Of every hour, literally," said Charlotte.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading It represents for us a conscious care--" "Of every hour, literally," said Charlotte.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I only see how, for so many reasons, we ought to stand toward them--and how, to do ourselves justice, we do.
the quality of being simple or uncompounded
From this reading The Prince turned over a while the sweet simplicity of Mr. Verver.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I only see how, for so many reasons, we ought to stand toward them--and how, to do ourselves justice, we do.
be standing; be upright
From this reading I only see how, for so many reasons, we ought to stand toward them--and how, to do ourselves justice, we do.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading The Prince turned over a while the sweet simplicity of Mr. Verver.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, I don't know that I can choose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Prince turned over a while the sweet simplicity of Mr. Verver.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I only see how, for so many reasons, we ought to stand toward them--and how, to do ourselves justice, we do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I only see how, for so many reasons, we ought to stand toward them--and how, to do ourselves justice, we do.
in the direction of
From this reading I only see how, for so many reasons, we ought to stand toward them--and how, to do ourselves justice, we do.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The Prince turned over a while the sweet simplicity of Mr. Verver.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It represents for us a conscious care--" "Of every hour, literally," said Charlotte.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Prince turned over a while the sweet simplicity of Mr. Verver.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I only see how, for so many reasons, we ought to stand toward them--and how, to do ourselves justice, we do.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I don't know that I can choose.
during the time that
From this reading The Prince turned over a while the sweet simplicity of Mr. Verver.
Chapter 11 of The Golden Bowl — Volume 1 by Henry James holds 420 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.
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