Chapter 5 of The Orange Girl is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Orange Girl is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOVE AND MUSIC You need not be told how I lived for the next three or four years. I took what came. Pride remained in pocket. I fiddled a wedding-party to church and home again. I fiddled the Company of Fellowship Porters through the streets when they held their yearly feast.
Chapter 5 of The Orange Girl is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading “I fiddled the Company of Fellowship Porters through the streets when they held their yearly feast.”
an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
From this reading “I fiddled the Company of Fellowship Porters through the streets when they held their yearly feast.”
past form of “fiddle” — avoid (one's assigned duties)
From this reading “I fiddled a wedding-party to church and home again.”
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “Pride remained in pocket.”
plural of “porter” — a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading “I fiddled the Company of Fellowship Porters through the streets when they held their yearly feast.”
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading “Pride remained in pocket.”
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “I fiddled the Company of Fellowship Porters through the streets when they held their yearly feast.”
a reference book that is published regularly once every year
From this reading “I fiddled the Company of Fellowship Porters through the streets when they held their yearly feast.”
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 “LOVE AND MUSIC You need not be told how I lived for the next three or four years.”
In this reading “I fiddled the Company of Fellowship Porters through the streets when they held their yearly feast.”
In this reading “Pride remained in pocket.”
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 I fiddled a wedding-party to church and home again.
anew
From this reading I fiddled a wedding-party to church and home again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOVE AND MUSIC You need not be told how I lived for the next three or four years.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading LOVE AND MUSIC You need not be told how I lived for the next three or four years.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I took what came.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading I fiddled a wedding-party to church and home again.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading I fiddled the Company of Fellowship Porters through the streets when they held their yearly feast.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading I fiddled the Company of Fellowship Porters through the streets when they held their yearly feast.
an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
From this reading I fiddled the Company of Fellowship Porters through the streets when they held their yearly feast.
past form of “fiddle” — avoid (one's assigned duties)
From this reading I fiddled a wedding-party to church and home again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LOVE AND MUSIC You need not be told how I lived for the next three or four years.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading LOVE AND MUSIC You need not be told how I lived for the next three or four years.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading I fiddled the Company of Fellowship Porters through the streets when they held their yearly feast.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I fiddled a wedding-party to church and home again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOVE AND MUSIC You need not be told how I lived for the next three or four years.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LOVE AND MUSIC You need not be told how I lived for the next three or four years.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pride remained in pocket.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading LOVE AND MUSIC You need not be told how I lived for the next three or four years.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading LOVE AND MUSIC You need not be told how I lived for the next three or four years.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading LOVE AND MUSIC You need not be told how I lived for the next three or four years.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading LOVE AND MUSIC You need not be told how I lived for the next three or four years.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading LOVE AND MUSIC You need not be told how I lived for the next three or four years.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading LOVE AND MUSIC You need not be told how I lived for the next three or four years.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I fiddled the Company of Fellowship Porters through the streets when they held their yearly feast.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading LOVE AND MUSIC You need not be told how I lived for the next three or four years.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading Pride remained in pocket.
plural of “porter” — a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading I fiddled the Company of Fellowship Porters through the streets when they held their yearly feast.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading Pride remained in pocket.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Pride remained in pocket.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading I fiddled the Company of Fellowship Porters through the streets when they held their yearly feast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOVE AND MUSIC You need not be told how I lived for the next three or four years.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I fiddled the Company of Fellowship Porters through the streets when they held their yearly feast.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I fiddled the Company of Fellowship Porters through the streets when they held their yearly feast.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading LOVE AND MUSIC You need not be told how I lived for the next three or four years.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I fiddled the Company of Fellowship Porters through the streets when they held their yearly feast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I fiddled a wedding-party to church and home again.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading LOVE AND MUSIC You need not be told how I lived for the next three or four years.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I took what came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I fiddled a wedding-party to church and home again.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I took what came.
at the time that
From this reading I fiddled the Company of Fellowship Porters through the streets when they held their yearly feast.
a reference book that is published regularly once every year
From this reading I fiddled the Company of Fellowship Porters through the streets when they held their yearly feast.
a late time of life
From this reading LOVE AND MUSIC You need not be told how I lived for the next three or four years.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading LOVE AND MUSIC You need not be told how I lived for the next three or four years.
Chapter 5 of The Orange Girl by Walter Besant holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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 5 holds 142 sentences of The Orange Girl, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Orange Girl by Walter Besant exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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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