Chapter 10 of The Longest Journey is here in full — 524 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Longest Journey is here in full — 524 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
His aunt gave him one of her disquieting smiles, but said pleasantly enough, “Aren’t the Rings a little immense? Agnes and I came here because we wanted an antidote to the morning service.” “Pang!” said the church bell suddenly; “pang! pang!” It sounded petty and ludicrous. They all laughed.
Chapter 10 of The Longest Journey is here in full — 524 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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 remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
From this reading “Agnes and I came here because we wanted an antidote to the morning service.””
causing mental discomfort
From this reading “His aunt gave him one of her disquieting smiles, but said pleasantly enough, “Aren’t the Rings a little immense?”
broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
From this reading “It sounded petty and ludicrous.”
a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading ““Pang!” said the church bell suddenly; “pang! pang!””
inferior in rank or status
From this reading “It sounded petty and ludicrous.”
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “His aunt gave him one of her disquieting smiles, but said pleasantly enough, “Aren’t the Rings a little immense?”
gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
From this reading “His aunt gave him one of her disquieting smiles, but said pleasantly enough, “Aren’t the Rings a little immense?”
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “His aunt gave him one of her disquieting smiles, but said pleasantly enough, “Aren’t the Rings a little immense?”
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.
a bell in a church tower (usually sounded to summon people to church)
In this reading ““Pang!” said the church bell suddenly; “pang! pang!””
In this reading “Agnes and I came here because we wanted an antidote to the morning service.””
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 His aunt gave him one of her disquieting smiles, but said pleasantly enough, “Aren’t the Rings a little immense?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Agnes and I came here because we wanted an antidote to the morning service.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading They all laughed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Agnes and I came here because we wanted an antidote to the morning service.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Agnes and I came here because we wanted an antidote to the morning service.”
a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
From this reading Agnes and I came here because we wanted an antidote to the morning service.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His aunt gave him one of her disquieting smiles, but said pleasantly enough, “Aren’t the Rings a little immense?
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading His aunt gave him one of her disquieting smiles, but said pleasantly enough, “Aren’t the Rings a little immense?
for the reason that
From this reading Agnes and I came here because we wanted an antidote to the morning service.”
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “Pang!” said the church bell suddenly; “pang! pang!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His aunt gave him one of her disquieting smiles, but said pleasantly enough, “Aren’t the Rings a little immense?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Agnes and I came here because we wanted an antidote to the morning service.”
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “Pang!” said the church bell suddenly; “pang! pang!”
causing mental discomfort
From this reading His aunt gave him one of her disquieting smiles, but said pleasantly enough, “Aren’t the Rings a little immense?
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading His aunt gave him one of her disquieting smiles, but said pleasantly enough, “Aren’t the Rings a little immense?
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading His aunt gave him one of her disquieting smiles, but said pleasantly enough, “Aren’t the Rings a little immense?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His aunt gave him one of her disquieting smiles, but said pleasantly enough, “Aren’t the Rings a little immense?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Agnes and I came here because we wanted an antidote to the morning service.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His aunt gave him one of her disquieting smiles, but said pleasantly enough, “Aren’t the Rings a little immense?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His aunt gave him one of her disquieting smiles, but said pleasantly enough, “Aren’t the Rings a little immense?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Agnes and I came here because we wanted an antidote to the morning service.”
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading His aunt gave him one of her disquieting smiles, but said pleasantly enough, “Aren’t the Rings a little immense?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It sounded petty and ludicrous.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading They all laughed.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading His aunt gave him one of her disquieting smiles, but said pleasantly enough, “Aren’t the Rings a little immense?
broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
From this reading It sounded petty and ludicrous.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Agnes and I came here because we wanted an antidote to the morning service.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His aunt gave him one of her disquieting smiles, but said pleasantly enough, “Aren’t the Rings a little immense?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His aunt gave him one of her disquieting smiles, but said pleasantly enough, “Aren’t the Rings a little immense?
a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading “Pang!” said the church bell suddenly; “pang! pang!”
inferior in rank or status
From this reading It sounded petty and ludicrous.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading His aunt gave him one of her disquieting smiles, but said pleasantly enough, “Aren’t the Rings a little immense?
gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
From this reading His aunt gave him one of her disquieting smiles, but said pleasantly enough, “Aren’t the Rings a little immense?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading His aunt gave him one of her disquieting smiles, but said pleasantly enough, “Aren’t the Rings a little immense?
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading Agnes and I came here because we wanted an antidote to the morning service.”
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading His aunt gave him one of her disquieting smiles, but said pleasantly enough, “Aren’t the Rings a little immense?
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading It sounded petty and ludicrous.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “Pang!” said the church bell suddenly; “pang! pang!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His aunt gave him one of her disquieting smiles, but said pleasantly enough, “Aren’t the Rings a little immense?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all laughed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Agnes and I came here because we wanted an antidote to the morning service.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Agnes and I came here because we wanted an antidote to the morning service.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Agnes and I came here because we wanted an antidote to the morning service.”
Chapter 10 of The Longest Journey by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster holds 524 sentences, grouped into 105 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 10 holds 524 sentences of The Longest Journey, unabridged, divided into 105 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Longest Journey by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 524 sentences, grouped into 105 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.
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