Chapter 5 of The Rainbow is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Rainbow is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WEDDING AT THE MARSH It was a beautiful sunny day for the wedding, a muddy earth but a bright sky. They had three cabs and two big closed-in vehicles. Everybody crowded in the parlour in excitement. Anna was still upstairs. Her father kept taking a nip of brandy.
Chapter 5 of The Rainbow is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
From this reading “Her father kept taking a nip of brandy.”
plural of “cab” — a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading “They had three cabs and two big closed-in vehicles.”
low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading “WEDDING AT THE MARSH It was a beautiful sunny day for the wedding, a muddy earth but a bright sky.”
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading “WEDDING AT THE MARSH It was a beautiful sunny day for the wedding, a muddy earth but a bright sky.”
squeeze tightly between the fingers
From this reading “Her father kept taking a nip of brandy.”
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading “Everybody crowded in the parlour in excitement.”
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “WEDDING AT THE MARSH It was a beautiful sunny day for the wedding, a muddy earth but a bright sky.”
plural of “vehicle” — a conveyance that transports people or objects
From this reading “They had three cabs and two big closed-in vehicles.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WEDDING AT THE MARSH It was a beautiful sunny day for the wedding, a muddy earth but a bright sky.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had three cabs and two big closed-in vehicles.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading Anna was still upstairs.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WEDDING AT THE MARSH It was a beautiful sunny day for the wedding, a muddy earth but a bright sky.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading WEDDING AT THE MARSH It was a beautiful sunny day for the wedding, a muddy earth but a bright sky.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They had three cabs and two big closed-in vehicles.
distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
From this reading Her father kept taking a nip of brandy.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading WEDDING AT THE MARSH It was a beautiful sunny day for the wedding, a muddy earth but a bright sky.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading WEDDING AT THE MARSH It was a beautiful sunny day for the wedding, a muddy earth but a bright sky.
plural of “cab” — a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading They had three cabs and two big closed-in vehicles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had three cabs and two big closed-in vehicles.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading Everybody crowded in the parlour in excitement.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading WEDDING AT THE MARSH It was a beautiful sunny day for the wedding, a muddy earth but a bright sky.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading WEDDING AT THE MARSH It was a beautiful sunny day for the wedding, a muddy earth but a bright sky.
every person
From this reading Everybody crowded in the parlour in excitement.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Everybody crowded in the parlour in excitement.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Her father kept taking a nip of brandy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WEDDING AT THE MARSH It was a beautiful sunny day for the wedding, a muddy earth but a bright sky.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had three cabs and two big closed-in vehicles.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father kept taking a nip of brandy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everybody crowded in the parlour in excitement.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WEDDING AT THE MARSH It was a beautiful sunny day for the wedding, a muddy earth but a bright sky.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Her father kept taking a nip of brandy.
low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading WEDDING AT THE MARSH It was a beautiful sunny day for the wedding, a muddy earth but a bright sky.
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading WEDDING AT THE MARSH It was a beautiful sunny day for the wedding, a muddy earth but a bright sky.
squeeze tightly between the fingers
From this reading Her father kept taking a nip of brandy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her father kept taking a nip of brandy.
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading Everybody crowded in the parlour in excitement.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading WEDDING AT THE MARSH It was a beautiful sunny day for the wedding, a muddy earth but a bright sky.
not in physical motion
From this reading Anna was still upstairs.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading WEDDING AT THE MARSH It was a beautiful sunny day for the wedding, a muddy earth but a bright sky.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Her father kept taking a nip of brandy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WEDDING AT THE MARSH It was a beautiful sunny day for the wedding, a muddy earth but a bright sky.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had three cabs and two big closed-in vehicles.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading They had three cabs and two big closed-in vehicles.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading They had three cabs and two big closed-in vehicles.
on a floor above
From this reading Anna was still upstairs.
plural of “vehicle” — a conveyance that transports people or objects
From this reading They had three cabs and two big closed-in vehicles.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WEDDING AT THE MARSH It was a beautiful sunny day for the wedding, a muddy earth but a bright sky.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading WEDDING AT THE MARSH It was a beautiful sunny day for the wedding, a muddy earth but a bright sky.
Chapter 5 of The Rainbow by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 316 sentences, grouped into 64 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 316 sentences of The Rainbow, unabridged, divided into 64 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Rainbow by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 316 sentences, grouped into 64 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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