Chapter 29 of The Outcaste is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 29 of The Outcaste is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mrs. Hulver was busy cleaning and folding an old uniform. The door of her room was closed and locked whilst she was thus occupied. With many sighs she passed the brush over the well-worn cloth and smoothed out the creases. "An iron would do it good; but it must go for the present as it is. It won't do for the uniform to be seen just now.
Chapter 29 of The Outcaste is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading “With many sighs she passed the brush over the well-worn cloth and smoothed out the creases.”
the act of making something clean
From this reading “Mrs. Hulver was busy cleaning and folding an old uniform.”
plural of “crease” — an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading “With many sighs she passed the brush over the well-worn cloth and smoothed out the creases.”
the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape
From this reading “Mrs. Hulver was busy cleaning and folding an old uniform.”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “The door of her room was closed and locked whilst she was thus occupied.”
plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly
From this reading “With many sighs she passed the brush over the well-worn cloth and smoothed out the creases.”
made smooth by ironing
From this reading “With many sighs she passed the brush over the well-worn cloth and smoothed out the creases.”
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading “Mrs. Hulver was busy cleaning and folding an old uniform.”
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 door of her room was closed and locked whilst she was thus occupied.”
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mrs. Hulver was busy cleaning and folding an old uniform.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Hulver was busy cleaning and folding an old uniform.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "An iron would do it good; but it must go for the present as it is.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It won't do for the uniform to be seen just now.
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading With many sighs she passed the brush over the well-worn cloth and smoothed out the creases.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Mrs. Hulver was busy cleaning and folding an old uniform.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "An iron would do it good; but it must go for the present as it is.
the act of making something clean
From this reading Mrs. Hulver was busy cleaning and folding an old uniform.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading The door of her room was closed and locked whilst she was thus occupied.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading With many sighs she passed the brush over the well-worn cloth and smoothed out the creases.
plural of “crease” — an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading With many sighs she passed the brush over the well-worn cloth and smoothed out the creases.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "An iron would do it good; but it must go for the present as it is.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The door of her room was closed and locked whilst she was thus occupied.
the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape
From this reading Mrs. Hulver was busy cleaning and folding an old uniform.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "An iron would do it good; but it must go for the present as it is.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "An iron would do it good; but it must go for the present as it is.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "An iron would do it good; but it must go for the present as it is.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The door of her room was closed and locked whilst she was thus occupied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hulver was busy cleaning and folding an old uniform.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading "An iron would do it good; but it must go for the present as it is.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "An iron would do it good; but it must go for the present as it is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "An iron would do it good; but it must go for the present as it is.
and nothing more
From this reading It won't do for the uniform to be seen just now.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading The door of her room was closed and locked whilst she was thus occupied.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading With many sighs she passed the brush over the well-worn cloth and smoothed out the creases.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Hulver was busy cleaning and folding an old uniform.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "An iron would do it good; but it must go for the present as it is.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It won't do for the uniform to be seen just now.
held or filled or in use
From this reading The door of her room was closed and locked whilst she was thus occupied.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The door of her room was closed and locked whilst she was thus occupied.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Mrs. Hulver was busy cleaning and folding an old uniform.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading With many sighs she passed the brush over the well-worn cloth and smoothed out the creases.
above and across; more than
From this reading With many sighs she passed the brush over the well-worn cloth and smoothed out the creases.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading With many sighs she passed the brush over the well-worn cloth and smoothed out the creases.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "An iron would do it good; but it must go for the present as it is.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The door of her room was closed and locked whilst she was thus occupied.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It won't do for the uniform to be seen just now.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The door of her room was closed and locked whilst she was thus occupied.
plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly
From this reading With many sighs she passed the brush over the well-worn cloth and smoothed out the creases.
made smooth by ironing
From this reading With many sighs she passed the brush over the well-worn cloth and smoothed out the creases.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The door of her room was closed and locked whilst she was thus occupied.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading The door of her room was closed and locked whilst she was thus occupied.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It won't do for the uniform to be seen just now.
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading Mrs. Hulver was busy cleaning and folding an old uniform.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Hulver was busy cleaning and folding an old uniform.
showing signs of much wear or use
From this reading With many sighs she passed the brush over the well-worn cloth and smoothed out the creases.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading The door of her room was closed and locked whilst she was thus occupied.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With many sighs she passed the brush over the well-worn cloth and smoothed out the creases.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It won't do for the uniform to be seen just now.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "An iron would do it good; but it must go for the present as it is.
Chapter 29 of The Outcaste by F. E. (Fanny Emily), -1939 Penny holds 145 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 29 holds 145 sentences of The Outcaste, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 29 of The Outcaste by F. E. (Fanny Emily), -1939 Penny exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 145 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.
Work through the 29 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 29 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 29 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.
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