Chapter 25 of The Island Pharisees is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Island Pharisees is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RIDE “Where now?” Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City. “I won't go back the same way, Dick!” “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.” Antonia shook her head.
Chapter 25 of The Island Pharisees is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
From this reading “Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.”
ride at a galloping pace
From this reading ““We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.””
female equine animal
From this reading “Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.”
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading ““We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.””
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading “Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.”
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading ““We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.””
the topmost one of two
From this reading ““We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.””
a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river
From this reading “Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.”
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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 “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “I won't go back the same way, Dick!”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
From this reading Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “I won't go back the same way, Dick!”
ride at a galloping pace
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I won't go back the same way, Dick!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Antonia shook her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I won't go back the same way, Dick!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
female equine animal
From this reading Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE RIDE “Where now?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading THE RIDE “Where now?”
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading “I won't go back the same way, Dick!”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Antonia shook her head.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RIDE “Where now?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.
two times
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.
the topmost one of two
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “I won't go back the same way, Dick!”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river
From this reading Antonia asked, wheeling her chestnut mare, as they turned up High Street, Oxford City.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE RIDE “Where now?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I won't go back the same way, Dick!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “We could have a gallop on Port Meadow, cross the Upper River twice, and get home that way; but you 'll be tired.”
Chapter 25 of The Island Pharisees by John Galsworthy holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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 25 holds 112 sentences of The Island Pharisees, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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