Chapter 10 of The Old Maids' Club is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter X
Chapter 10 of The Old Maids' Club is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GOOD YOUNG MEN WHO LIVED. "It is, indeed, a happy solution," said Lord Silverdale enviously. "To spend your life in the service of other men, yet to save it for yourself! It reconciles all ideals." "Well, you can very easily try it," said Lillie.
Chapter 10 of The Old Maids' Club is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/55 · 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.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading “"Well, you can very easily try it," said Lillie.”
with jealousy; in an envious manner
From this reading “"It is, indeed, a happy solution," said Lord Silverdale enviously.”
plural of “ideal” — the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
From this reading “It reconciles all ideals."”
British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989)
From this reading “"Well, you can very easily try it," said Lillie.”
third-person singular of “reconcile” — make (one thing) compatible with
From this reading “It reconciles all ideals."”
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading “"To spend your life in the service of other men, yet to save it for yourself!”
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading “"It is, indeed, a happy solution," said Lord Silverdale enviously.”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “"To spend your life in the service of other men, yet to save it for yourself!”
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.
In this reading “THE GOOD YOUNG MEN WHO LIVED.”
In this reading “"To spend your life in the service of other men, yet to save it for yourself!”
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 "It is, indeed, a happy solution," said Lord Silverdale enviously.
(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 It reconciles all ideals."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Well, you can very easily try it," said Lillie.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading "Well, you can very easily try it," said Lillie.
with jealousy; in an envious manner
From this reading "It is, indeed, a happy solution," said Lord Silverdale enviously.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "To spend your life in the service of other men, yet to save it for yourself!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading THE GOOD YOUNG MEN WHO LIVED.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "It is, indeed, a happy solution," said Lord Silverdale enviously.
plural of “ideal” — the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
From this reading It reconciles all ideals."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "To spend your life in the service of other men, yet to save it for yourself!
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "It is, indeed, a happy solution," said Lord Silverdale enviously.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is, indeed, a happy solution," said Lord Silverdale enviously.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is, indeed, a happy solution," said Lord Silverdale enviously.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "To spend your life in the service of other men, yet to save it for yourself!
British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989)
From this reading "Well, you can very easily try it," said Lillie.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading THE GOOD YOUNG MEN WHO LIVED.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "It is, indeed, a happy solution," said Lord Silverdale enviously.
the force of workers available
From this reading THE GOOD YOUNG MEN WHO LIVED.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "To spend your life in the service of other men, yet to save it for yourself!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "To spend your life in the service of other men, yet to save it for yourself!
third-person singular of “reconcile” — make (one thing) compatible with
From this reading It reconciles all ideals."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It is, indeed, a happy solution," said Lord Silverdale enviously.
except for; apart from
From this reading "To spend your life in the service of other men, yet to save it for yourself!
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading "To spend your life in the service of other men, yet to save it for yourself!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is, indeed, a happy solution," said Lord Silverdale enviously.
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading "It is, indeed, a happy solution," said Lord Silverdale enviously.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading "To spend your life in the service of other men, yet to save it for yourself!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GOOD YOUNG MEN WHO LIVED.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To spend your life in the service of other men, yet to save it for yourself!
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "Well, you can very easily try it," said Lillie.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Well, you can very easily try it," said Lillie.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, you can very easily try it," said Lillie.
which person or people
From this reading THE GOOD YOUNG MEN WHO LIVED.
but in spite of that
From this reading "To spend your life in the service of other men, yet to save it for yourself!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, you can very easily try it," said Lillie.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading THE GOOD YOUNG MEN WHO LIVED.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "To spend your life in the service of other men, yet to save it for yourself!
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "To spend your life in the service of other men, yet to save it for yourself!
Chapter 10 of The Old Maids' Club by Israel Zangwill holds 279 sentences, grouped into 56 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 279 sentences of The Old Maids' Club, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Old Maids' Club by Israel Zangwill exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 279 sentences, grouped into 56 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 56 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 56 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 10 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 Old Maids' Club by Israel Zangwill on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 6063 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #45623 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #45623, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 505 minutes of reading across 1213 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Old Maids' Club section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 20 chapters of The Old Maids' Club 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 Old Maids' Club, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
