Chapter 8 of The Golden Bowl — Volume 2 is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Golden Bowl — Volume 2 is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That's it--that's all I want. I should be too base--! Besides," Fanny went on, "you're too splendid." "Splendid?" "Splendid.
Chapter 8 of The Golden Bowl — Volume 2 is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 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.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading “I should be too base--!”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides," Fanny went on, "you're too splendid."”
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading “Besides," Fanny went on, "you're too splendid."”
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading “Besides," Fanny went on, "you're too splendid."”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “"That's it--that's all I want.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Besides," Fanny went on, "you're too splendid."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 "That's it--that's all I want.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading I should be too base--!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I should be too base--!
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides," Fanny went on, "you're too splendid."
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading Besides," Fanny went on, "you're too splendid."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That's it--that's all I want.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That's it--that's all I want.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Besides," Fanny went on, "you're too splendid."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should be too base--!
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading Besides," Fanny went on, "you're too splendid."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's it--that's all I want.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I should be too base--!
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "That's it--that's all I want.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Besides," Fanny went on, "you're too splendid."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Besides," Fanny went on, "you're too splendid."
Chapter 8 of The Golden Bowl — Volume 2 by Henry James holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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 8 holds 438 sentences of The Golden Bowl — Volume 2, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Golden Bowl — Volume 2 by Henry James exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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.
Work through the 88 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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