Chapter 8 of The Longest Journey is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Longest Journey is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Why, you say she likes me.” “Yes, but that wouldn’t prevent—you see she doesn’t mind what she says or what she repeats if it amuses her. If she thought it really funny, for instance, to break off our engagement, she’d try.” “Dear boy, what a frightful remark! But it would be funnier for us to see her trying.
Chapter 8 of The Longest Journey is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 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.
third-person singular of “amuse” — occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading ““Yes, but that wouldn’t prevent—you see she doesn’t mind what she says or what she repeats if it amuses her.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “If she thought it really funny, for instance, to break off our engagement, she’d try.””
provoking horror
From this reading ““Dear boy, what a frightful remark!”
comparative of “funny” — arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “But it would be funnier for us to see her trying.”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “If she thought it really funny, for instance, to break off our engagement, she’d try.””
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading ““Why, you say she likes me.””
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading ““Dear boy, what a frightful remark!”
plural of “repeat” — an event that repeats
From this reading ““Yes, but that wouldn’t prevent—you see she doesn’t mind what she says or what she repeats if it amuses her.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
as an example
In this reading “If she thought it really funny, for instance, to break off our engagement, she’d try.””
interrupt before its natural or planned end
In this reading “If she thought it really funny, for instance, to break off our engagement, she’d try.””
In this reading ““Dear boy, what a frightful remark!”
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 “Dear boy, what a frightful remark!
third-person singular of “amuse” — occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading “Yes, but that wouldn’t prevent—you see she doesn’t mind what she says or what she repeats if it amuses her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But it would be funnier for us to see her trying.
a youthful male person
From this reading “Dear boy, what a frightful remark!
terminate
From this reading If she thought it really funny, for instance, to break off our engagement, she’d try.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Yes, but that wouldn’t prevent—you see she doesn’t mind what she says or what she repeats if it amuses her.
dearly loved
From this reading “Dear boy, what a frightful remark!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, but that wouldn’t prevent—you see she doesn’t mind what she says or what she repeats if it amuses her.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading If she thought it really funny, for instance, to break off our engagement, she’d try.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If she thought it really funny, for instance, to break off our engagement, she’d try.”
provoking horror
From this reading “Dear boy, what a frightful remark!
comparative of “funny” — arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading But it would be funnier for us to see her trying.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading If she thought it really funny, for instance, to break off our engagement, she’d try.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, but that wouldn’t prevent—you see she doesn’t mind what she says or what she repeats if it amuses her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Yes, but that wouldn’t prevent—you see she doesn’t mind what she says or what she repeats if it amuses her.
an occurrence of something
From this reading If she thought it really funny, for instance, to break off our engagement, she’d try.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, but that wouldn’t prevent—you see she doesn’t mind what she says or what she repeats if it amuses her.
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading “Why, you say she likes me.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Why, you say she likes me.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Yes, but that wouldn’t prevent—you see she doesn’t mind what she says or what she repeats if it amuses her.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading If she thought it really funny, for instance, to break off our engagement, she’d try.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Yes, but that wouldn’t prevent—you see she doesn’t mind what she says or what she repeats if it amuses her.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading If she thought it really funny, for instance, to break off our engagement, she’d try.”
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading “Yes, but that wouldn’t prevent—you see she doesn’t mind what she says or what she repeats if it amuses her.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading If she thought it really funny, for instance, to break off our engagement, she’d try.”
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading “Dear boy, what a frightful remark!
plural of “repeat” — an event that repeats
From this reading “Yes, but that wouldn’t prevent—you see she doesn’t mind what she says or what she repeats if it amuses her.
express in words
From this reading “Why, you say she likes me.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “Yes, but that wouldn’t prevent—you see she doesn’t mind what she says or what she repeats if it amuses her.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Yes, but that wouldn’t prevent—you see she doesn’t mind what she says or what she repeats if it amuses her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why, you say she likes me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If she thought it really funny, for instance, to break off our engagement, she’d try.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yes, but that wouldn’t prevent—you see she doesn’t mind what she says or what she repeats if it amuses her.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading If she thought it really funny, for instance, to break off our engagement, she’d try.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If she thought it really funny, for instance, to break off our engagement, she’d try.”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading If she thought it really funny, for instance, to break off our engagement, she’d try.”
hard to endure
From this reading But it would be funnier for us to see her trying.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But it would be funnier for us to see her trying.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Yes, but that wouldn’t prevent—you see she doesn’t mind what she says or what she repeats if it amuses her.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, you say she likes me.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But it would be funnier for us to see her trying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, but that wouldn’t prevent—you see she doesn’t mind what she says or what she repeats if it amuses her.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, but that wouldn’t prevent—you see she doesn’t mind what she says or what she repeats if it amuses her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why, you say she likes me.”
Chapter 8 of The Longest Journey by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 413 sentences of The Longest Journey, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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