Chapter 4 of The Kingdom Round the Corner: A Novel is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Kingdom Round the Corner: A Novel is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"My dearest sweetheart, I love you. "Yours, in the pink, etc."_ Tabs looked up. "May I keep this for the present?--And, by the way, how many more of them have you?" "Nearly a hundred from the day he enlisted. That's one of the last--I never heard from him whether he lived to get his commission."
Chapter 4 of The Kingdom Round the Corner: A Novel is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading “That's one of the last--I never heard from him whether he lived to get his commission."”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “"My dearest sweetheart, I love you.”
past form of “enlist” — join the military
From this reading “"Nearly a hundred from the day he enlisted.”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “"Nearly a hundred from the day he enlisted.”
a light shade of red
From this reading “"Yours, in the pink, etc."_ Tabs looked up.”
a person loved by another person
From this reading “"My dearest sweetheart, I love you.”
plural of “tab” — the bill in a restaurant
From this reading “"Yours, in the pink, etc."_ Tabs looked up.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “"Yours, in the pink, etc."_ Tabs looked up.”
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 "Nearly a hundred from the day he enlisted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "May I keep this for the present?--And, by the way, how many more of them have you?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "May I keep this for the present?--And, by the way, how many more of them have you?"
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading That's one of the last--I never heard from him whether he lived to get his commission."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Nearly a hundred from the day he enlisted.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading "My dearest sweetheart, I love you.
past form of “enlist” — join the military
From this reading "Nearly a hundred from the day he enlisted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yours, in the pink, etc."_ Tabs looked up.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "May I keep this for the present?--And, by the way, how many more of them have you?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Nearly a hundred from the day he enlisted.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading That's one of the last--I never heard from him whether he lived to get his commission."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "May I keep this for the present?--And, by the way, how many more of them have you?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Nearly a hundred from the day he enlisted.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading That's one of the last--I never heard from him whether he lived to get his commission."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That's one of the last--I never heard from him whether he lived to get his commission."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That's one of the last--I never heard from him whether he lived to get his commission."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "May I keep this for the present?--And, by the way, how many more of them have you?"
ten 10s
From this reading "Nearly a hundred from the day he enlisted.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My dearest sweetheart, I love you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yours, in the pink, etc."_ Tabs looked up.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "May I keep this for the present?--And, by the way, how many more of them have you?"
immediately past
From this reading That's one of the last--I never heard from him whether he lived to get his commission."
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading That's one of the last--I never heard from him whether he lived to get his commission."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Yours, in the pink, etc."_ Tabs looked up.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "My dearest sweetheart, I love you.
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 "May I keep this for the present?--And, by the way, how many more of them have you?"
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "May I keep this for the present?--And, by the way, how many more of them have you?"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "May I keep this for the present?--And, by the way, how many more of them have you?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dearest sweetheart, I love you.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "Nearly a hundred from the day he enlisted.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading That's one of the last--I never heard from him whether he lived to get his commission."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "May I keep this for the present?--And, by the way, how many more of them have you?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That's one of the last--I never heard from him whether he lived to get his commission."
a light shade of red
From this reading "Yours, in the pink, etc."_ Tabs looked up.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "May I keep this for the present?--And, by the way, how many more of them have you?"
a person loved by another person
From this reading "My dearest sweetheart, I love you.
plural of “tab” — the bill in a restaurant
From this reading "Yours, in the pink, etc."_ Tabs looked up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's one of the last--I never heard from him whether he lived to get his commission."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yours, in the pink, etc."_ Tabs looked up.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "May I keep this for the present?--And, by the way, how many more of them have you?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "May I keep this for the present?--And, by the way, how many more of them have you?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That's one of the last--I never heard from him whether he lived to get his commission."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Yours, in the pink, etc."_ Tabs looked up.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "May I keep this for the present?--And, by the way, how many more of them have you?"
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading That's one of the last--I never heard from him whether he lived to get his commission."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dearest sweetheart, I love you.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "Yours, in the pink, etc."_ Tabs looked up.
Chapter 4 of The Kingdom Round the Corner: A Novel by Coningsby Dawson holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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