Chapter 16 of The Golden Silence is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of The Golden Silence is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The boy?" "Oh, I forgot. I haven't explained. The thing she told was, that Cassim had a wife living when he married me." "Saidee!--how horrible!
Chapter 16 of The Golden Silence is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 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.
a youthful male person
From this reading “"The boy?"”
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “I haven't explained.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “"Oh, I forgot.”
provoking horror
From this reading “"Saidee!--how horrible!”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “The thing she told was, that Cassim had a wife living when he married me."”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “The thing she told was, that Cassim had a wife living when he married me."”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “The thing she told was, that Cassim had a wife living when he married me."”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “The thing she told was, that Cassim had a wife living when he married me."”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The thing she told was, that Cassim had a wife living when he married me."
a youthful male person
From this reading "The boy?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The thing she told was, that Cassim had a wife living when he married me."
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading I haven't explained.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "Oh, I forgot.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The thing she told was, that Cassim had a wife living when he married me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I haven't explained.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The thing she told was, that Cassim had a wife living when he married me."
provoking horror
From this reading "Saidee!--how horrible!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Saidee!--how horrible!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I forgot.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading The thing she told was, that Cassim had a wife living when he married me."
joined in matrimony
From this reading The thing she told was, that Cassim had a wife living when he married me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The thing she told was, that Cassim had a wife living when he married me."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I forgot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Saidee!--how horrible!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The thing she told was, that Cassim had a wife living when he married me."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The thing she told was, that Cassim had a wife living when he married me."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The boy?"
a special situation
From this reading The thing she told was, that Cassim had a wife living when he married me."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The thing she told was, that Cassim had a wife living when he married me."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The thing she told was, that Cassim had a wife living when he married me."
at the time that
From this reading The thing she told was, that Cassim had a wife living when he married me."
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The thing she told was, that Cassim had a wife living when he married me."
Chapter 16 of The Golden Silence by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 16 holds 399 sentences of The Golden Silence, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of The Golden Silence by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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