Chapter 5 of The Landlord at Lion's Head — Complete is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
Chapter 5 of The Landlord at Lion's Head — Complete is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No. But it was very odd, his not mentioning it. And his going out on a cattle-steamer?” the mother observed. “Oh, but that's very chic, I've heard,” the daughter replied. “I've heard that the young men like it and think it a great chance. They have great fun.
Chapter 5 of The Landlord at Lion's Head — Complete is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 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 possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading ““I've heard that the young men like it and think it a great chance.”
elegant and stylish
From this reading ““Oh, but that's very chic, I've heard,” the daughter replied.”
a female human offspring
From this reading ““Oh, but that's very chic, I've heard,” the daughter replied.”
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “They have great fun.”
-ing form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading ““No. But it was very odd, his not mentioning it.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “And his going out on a cattle-steamer?” the mother observed.”
not divisible by two
From this reading ““No. But it was very odd, his not mentioning it.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading ““Oh, but that's very chic, I've heard,” the daughter replied.”
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 And his going out on a cattle-steamer?” the mother observed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And his going out on a cattle-steamer?” the mother observed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “No. But it was very odd, his not mentioning it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And his going out on a cattle-steamer?” the mother observed.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “I've heard that the young men like it and think it a great chance.
elegant and stylish
From this reading “Oh, but that's very chic, I've heard,” the daughter replied.
a female human offspring
From this reading “Oh, but that's very chic, I've heard,” the daughter replied.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading They have great fun.
the act of departing
From this reading And his going out on a cattle-steamer?” the mother observed.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “I've heard that the young men like it and think it a great chance.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have great fun.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Oh, but that's very chic, I've heard,” the daughter replied.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “No. But it was very odd, his not mentioning it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, but that's very chic, I've heard,” the daughter replied.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “No. But it was very odd, his not mentioning it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I've heard that the young men like it and think it a great chance.
the force of workers available
From this reading “I've heard that the young men like it and think it a great chance.
-ing form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading “No. But it was very odd, his not mentioning it.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading And his going out on a cattle-steamer?” the mother observed.
not any; not one
From this reading “No. But it was very odd, his not mentioning it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No. But it was very odd, his not mentioning it.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading And his going out on a cattle-steamer?” the mother observed.
not divisible by two
From this reading “No. But it was very odd, his not mentioning it.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, but that's very chic, I've heard,” the daughter replied.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And his going out on a cattle-steamer?” the mother observed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And his going out on a cattle-steamer?” the mother observed.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Oh, but that's very chic, I've heard,” the daughter replied.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I've heard that the young men like it and think it a great chance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, but that's very chic, I've heard,” the daughter replied.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And his going out on a cattle-steamer?” the mother observed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have great fun.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I've heard that the young men like it and think it a great chance.
precisely as stated
From this reading “No. But it was very odd, his not mentioning it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No. But it was very odd, his not mentioning it.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “I've heard that the young men like it and think it a great chance.
Chapter 5 of The Landlord at Lion's Head — Complete by William Dean Howells holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 5 holds 401 sentences of The Landlord at Lion's Head — Complete, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Landlord at Lion's Head — Complete by William Dean Howells exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 81 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 5 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Landlord at Lion's Head — Complete by William Dean Howells on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 6766 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #4645 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #4645, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 563 minutes of reading across 1354 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Landlord at Lion's Head — Complete section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 17 chapters of The Landlord at Lion's Head — Complete to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Landlord at Lion's Head — Complete, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
