Chapter 13 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 XIII
Chapter 13 of The Golden Bowl — Volume 1 is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, I see." "I needn't torment myself. She has taken them over." The Colonel declared that he "saw"; yet it was as if, at this, he a little sightlessly stared. "But what then has happened, from one day to the other, to HER?
Chapter 13 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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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “The Colonel declared that he "saw"; yet it was as if, at this, he a little sightlessly stared.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “The Colonel declared that he "saw"; yet it was as if, at this, he a little sightlessly stared.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “"But what then has happened, from one day to the other, to HER?”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “"I needn't torment myself.”
cut with a saw
From this reading “The Colonel declared that he "saw"; yet it was as if, at this, he a little sightlessly stared.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “The Colonel declared that he "saw"; yet it was as if, at this, he a little sightlessly stared.”
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “She has taken them over."”
unbearable physical pain
From this reading “"I needn't torment myself.”
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 Colonel declared that he "saw"; yet it was as if, at this, he a little sightlessly stared.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Colonel declared that he "saw"; yet it was as if, at this, he a little sightlessly stared.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Colonel declared that he "saw"; yet it was as if, at this, he a little sightlessly stared.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But what then has happened, from one day to the other, to HER?
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading The Colonel declared that he "saw"; yet it was as if, at this, he a little sightlessly stared.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "But what then has happened, from one day to the other, to HER?
made known or openly avowed
From this reading The Colonel declared that he "saw"; yet it was as if, at this, he a little sightlessly stared.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "But what then has happened, from one day to the other, to HER?
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "But what then has happened, from one day to the other, to HER?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has taken them over."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Colonel declared that he "saw"; yet it was as if, at this, he a little sightlessly stared.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "But what then has happened, from one day to the other, to HER?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I see."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The Colonel declared that he "saw"; yet it was as if, at this, he a little sightlessly stared.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Colonel declared that he "saw"; yet it was as if, at this, he a little sightlessly stared.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Colonel declared that he "saw"; yet it was as if, at this, he a little sightlessly stared.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I needn't torment myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I needn't torment myself.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I see."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "But what then has happened, from one day to the other, to HER?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "But what then has happened, from one day to the other, to HER?
above and across; more than
From this reading She has taken them over."
cut with a saw
From this reading The Colonel declared that he "saw"; yet it was as if, at this, he a little sightlessly stared.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Oh, I see."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has taken them over."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Colonel declared that he "saw"; yet it was as if, at this, he a little sightlessly stared.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The Colonel declared that he "saw"; yet it was as if, at this, he a little sightlessly stared.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She has taken them over."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Colonel declared that he "saw"; yet it was as if, at this, he a little sightlessly stared.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Colonel declared that he "saw"; yet it was as if, at this, he a little sightlessly stared.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She has taken them over."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "But what then has happened, from one day to the other, to HER?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Colonel declared that he "saw"; yet it was as if, at this, he a little sightlessly stared.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But what then has happened, from one day to the other, to HER?
unbearable physical pain
From this reading "I needn't torment myself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Colonel declared that he "saw"; yet it was as if, at this, he a little sightlessly stared.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But what then has happened, from one day to the other, to HER?
but in spite of that
From this reading The Colonel declared that he "saw"; yet it was as if, at this, he a little sightlessly stared.
Chapter 13 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.
Chapter 13 holds 420 sentences of The Golden Bowl — Volume 1, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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