Chapter 14 of The Matador of the Five Towns and Other is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Matador of the Five Towns and Other is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"For goodness sake, keep your hands warm," Mrs Swann enjoined her son. "Oh!" said Gilbert, with scornful lightness, as though his playing had never suffered from cold hands, "it's quite warm to-night!" Which it was not. "And mind what you eat!" added his mother. "There!
Chapter 14 of The Matador of the Five Towns and Other is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “enjoin” — issue an injunction
From this reading “"For goodness sake, keep your hands warm," Mrs Swann enjoined her son.”
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading “"Oh!" said Gilbert, with scornful lightness, as though his playing had never suffered from cold hands, "it's quite warm to-night!"”
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading “"For goodness sake, keep your hands warm," Mrs Swann enjoined her son.”
a feeling of joy and pride
From this reading “"Oh!" said Gilbert, with scornful lightness, as though his playing had never suffered from cold hands, "it's quite warm to-night!"”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “"Oh!" said Gilbert, with scornful lightness, as though his playing had never suffered from cold hands, "it's quite warm to-night!"”
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading “"Oh!" said Gilbert, with scornful lightness, as though his playing had never suffered from cold hands, "it's quite warm to-night!"”
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “"Oh!" said Gilbert, with scornful lightness, as though his playing had never suffered from cold hands, "it's quite warm to-night!"”
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “"For goodness sake, keep your hands warm," Mrs Swann enjoined her son.”
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.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "And mind what you eat!" added his mother.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And mind what you eat!" added his mother.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Oh!" said Gilbert, with scornful lightness, as though his playing had never suffered from cold hands, "it's quite warm to-night!"
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "Oh!" said Gilbert, with scornful lightness, as though his playing had never suffered from cold hands, "it's quite warm to-night!"
take in solid food
From this reading "And mind what you eat!" added his mother.
past form of “enjoin” — issue an injunction
From this reading "For goodness sake, keep your hands warm," Mrs Swann enjoined her son.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For goodness sake, keep your hands warm," Mrs Swann enjoined her son.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Oh!" said Gilbert, with scornful lightness, as though his playing had never suffered from cold hands, "it's quite warm to-night!"
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading "Oh!" said Gilbert, with scornful lightness, as though his playing had never suffered from cold hands, "it's quite warm to-night!"
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading "For goodness sake, keep your hands warm," Mrs Swann enjoined her son.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Oh!" said Gilbert, with scornful lightness, as though his playing had never suffered from cold hands, "it's quite warm to-night!"
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "For goodness sake, keep your hands warm," Mrs Swann enjoined her son.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "For goodness sake, keep your hands warm," Mrs Swann enjoined her son.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh!" said Gilbert, with scornful lightness, as though his playing had never suffered from cold hands, "it's quite warm to-night!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Which it was not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh!" said Gilbert, with scornful lightness, as though his playing had never suffered from cold hands, "it's quite warm to-night!"
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "For goodness sake, keep your hands warm," Mrs Swann enjoined her son.
a feeling of joy and pride
From this reading "Oh!" said Gilbert, with scornful lightness, as though his playing had never suffered from cold hands, "it's quite warm to-night!"
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "And mind what you eat!" added his mother.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "And mind what you eat!" added his mother.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "For goodness sake, keep your hands warm," Mrs Swann enjoined her son.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Oh!" said Gilbert, with scornful lightness, as though his playing had never suffered from cold hands, "it's quite warm to-night!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Which it was not.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!" said Gilbert, with scornful lightness, as though his playing had never suffered from cold hands, "it's quite warm to-night!"
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading "Oh!" said Gilbert, with scornful lightness, as though his playing had never suffered from cold hands, "it's quite warm to-night!"
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Oh!" said Gilbert, with scornful lightness, as though his playing had never suffered from cold hands, "it's quite warm to-night!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh!" said Gilbert, with scornful lightness, as though his playing had never suffered from cold hands, "it's quite warm to-night!"
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading "For goodness sake, keep your hands warm," Mrs Swann enjoined her son.
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading "Oh!" said Gilbert, with scornful lightness, as though his playing had never suffered from cold hands, "it's quite warm to-night!"
a male human offspring
From this reading "For goodness sake, keep your hands warm," Mrs Swann enjoined her son.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading "Oh!" said Gilbert, with scornful lightness, as though his playing had never suffered from cold hands, "it's quite warm to-night!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "For goodness sake, keep your hands warm," Mrs Swann enjoined her son.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There!
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Oh!" said Gilbert, with scornful lightness, as though his playing had never suffered from cold hands, "it's quite warm to-night!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh!" said Gilbert, with scornful lightness, as though his playing had never suffered from cold hands, "it's quite warm to-night!"
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading "For goodness sake, keep your hands warm," Mrs Swann enjoined her son.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Which it was not.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And mind what you eat!" added his mother.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which it was not.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh!" said Gilbert, with scornful lightness, as though his playing had never suffered from cold hands, "it's quite warm to-night!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And mind what you eat!" added his mother.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "For goodness sake, keep your hands warm," Mrs Swann enjoined her son.
Chapter 14 of The Matador of the Five Towns and Other by Arnold Bennett holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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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