Chapter 4 of The Old Room is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Old Room is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Fru Adelheid stood on the balcony. She plucked the red flowers and threw them into the square below. She wore a long, white gown; her gloves and her white boa lay on the ground. She had just come from the theatre and had been bored. Now she turned towards the room.
Chapter 4 of The Old Room is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
From this reading “Fru Adelheid stood on the balcony.”
a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur
From this reading “She wore a long, white gown; her gloves and her white boa lay on the ground.”
tired of the world
From this reading “She had just come from the theatre and had been bored.”
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading “She wore a long, white gown; her gloves and her white boa lay on the ground.”
a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading “She wore a long, white gown; her gloves and her white boa lay on the ground.”
of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum
From this reading “She plucked the red flowers and threw them into the square below.”
make square
From this reading “She plucked the red flowers and threw them into the square below.”
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading “She had just come from the theatre and had been bored.”
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 “She wore a long, white gown; her gloves and her white boa lay on the ground.”
In this reading “She wore a long, white gown; her gloves and her white boa lay on the ground.”
In this reading “Fru Adelheid stood on the balcony.”
In this reading “She plucked the red flowers and threw them into the square below.”
In this reading “She wore a long, white gown; her gloves and her white boa lay on the ground.”
In this reading “She had just come from the theatre and had been bored.”
In this reading “Fru Adelheid stood on the balcony.”
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 She wore a long, white gown; her gloves and her white boa lay on the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fru Adelheid stood on the balcony.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She plucked the red flowers and threw them into the square below.
an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
From this reading Fru Adelheid stood on the balcony.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had just come from the theatre and had been bored.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading She plucked the red flowers and threw them into the square below.
a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur
From this reading She wore a long, white gown; her gloves and her white boa lay on the ground.
tired of the world
From this reading She had just come from the theatre and had been bored.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She had just come from the theatre and had been bored.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading She plucked the red flowers and threw them into the square below.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had just come from the theatre and had been bored.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fru Adelheid stood on the balcony.
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading She wore a long, white gown; her gloves and her white boa lay on the ground.
a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading She wore a long, white gown; her gloves and her white boa lay on the ground.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading She wore a long, white gown; her gloves and her white boa lay on the ground.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had just come from the theatre and had been bored.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She wore a long, white gown; her gloves and her white boa lay on the ground.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She plucked the red flowers and threw them into the square below.
and nothing more
From this reading She had just come from the theatre and had been bored.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She wore a long, white gown; her gloves and her white boa lay on the ground.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She wore a long, white gown; her gloves and her white boa lay on the ground.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now she turned towards the room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fru Adelheid stood on the balcony.
of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum
From this reading She plucked the red flowers and threw them into the square below.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading She plucked the red flowers and threw them into the square below.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Now she turned towards the room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She plucked the red flowers and threw them into the square below.
make square
From this reading She plucked the red flowers and threw them into the square below.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Fru Adelheid stood on the balcony.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fru Adelheid stood on the balcony.
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading She had just come from the theatre and had been bored.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She plucked the red flowers and threw them into the square below.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading She plucked the red flowers and threw them into the square below.
in the direction of
From this reading Now she turned towards the room.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Now she turned towards the room.
a Caucasian
From this reading She wore a long, white gown; her gloves and her white boa lay on the ground.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading She wore a long, white gown; her gloves and her white boa lay on the ground.
Chapter 4 of The Old Room by Carl Ewald holds 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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 4 holds 162 sentences of The Old Room, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of The Old Room by Carl Ewald exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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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