Chapter 4 of The Reverberator is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of The Reverberator is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Probert lowered his book accommodatingly and rested his eyes on the fire. “You won’t be content till we’re enthusiastic. She seems an amiable girl certainly, and in that you’re fortunate.” “I don’t think you can tell me what would be better--what you’d have preferred,” the young man said. “What I should have preferred?
Chapter 4 of The Reverberator is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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disposed to please
From this reading “She seems an amiable girl certainly, and in that you’re fortunate.””
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “Mr. Probert lowered his book accommodatingly and rested his eyes on the fire.”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading ““You won’t be content till we’re enthusiastic.”
having or showing great excitement and interest
From this reading ““You won’t be content till we’re enthusiastic.”
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading “She seems an amiable girl certainly, and in that you’re fortunate.””
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading “Mr. Probert lowered his book accommodatingly and rested his eyes on the fire.”
more desirable than another
From this reading ““I don’t think you can tell me what would be better--what you’d have preferred,” the young man said.”
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading “Mr. Probert lowered his book accommodatingly and rested his eyes on the fire.”
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in accommodation
From this reading Mr. Probert lowered his book accommodatingly and rested his eyes on the fire.
disposed to please
From this reading She seems an amiable girl certainly, and in that you’re fortunate.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She seems an amiable girl certainly, and in that you’re fortunate.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Probert lowered his book accommodatingly and rested his eyes on the fire.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You won’t be content till we’re enthusiastic.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “I don’t think you can tell me what would be better--what you’d have preferred,” the young man said.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Mr. Probert lowered his book accommodatingly and rested his eyes on the fire.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I don’t think you can tell me what would be better--what you’d have preferred,” the young man said.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading She seems an amiable girl certainly, and in that you’re fortunate.”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “You won’t be content till we’re enthusiastic.
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From this reading “I don’t think you can tell me what would be better--what you’d have preferred,” the young man said.
having or showing great excitement and interest
From this reading “You won’t be content till we’re enthusiastic.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Mr. Probert lowered his book accommodatingly and rested his eyes on the fire.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Mr. Probert lowered his book accommodatingly and rested his eyes on the fire.
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading She seems an amiable girl certainly, and in that you’re fortunate.”
a young female
From this reading She seems an amiable girl certainly, and in that you’re fortunate.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I don’t think you can tell me what would be better--what you’d have preferred,” the young man said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Probert lowered his book accommodatingly and rested his eyes on the fire.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t think you can tell me what would be better--what you’d have preferred,” the young man said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She seems an amiable girl certainly, and in that you’re fortunate.”
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading Mr. Probert lowered his book accommodatingly and rested his eyes on the fire.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “I don’t think you can tell me what would be better--what you’d have preferred,” the young man said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I don’t think you can tell me what would be better--what you’d have preferred,” the young man said.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Probert lowered his book accommodatingly and rested his eyes on the fire.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Probert lowered his book accommodatingly and rested his eyes on the fire.
more desirable than another
From this reading “I don’t think you can tell me what would be better--what you’d have preferred,” the young man said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Probert lowered his book accommodatingly and rested his eyes on the fire.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading Mr. Probert lowered his book accommodatingly and rested his eyes on the fire.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I don’t think you can tell me what would be better--what you’d have preferred,” the young man said.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She seems an amiable girl certainly, and in that you’re fortunate.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She seems an amiable girl certainly, and in that you’re fortunate.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “What I should have preferred?
express in words
From this reading “I don’t think you can tell me what would be better--what you’d have preferred,” the young man said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She seems an amiable girl certainly, and in that you’re fortunate.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Probert lowered his book accommodatingly and rested his eyes on the fire.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I don’t think you can tell me what would be better--what you’d have preferred,” the young man said.
up to a particular time
From this reading “You won’t be content till we’re enthusiastic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You won’t be content till we’re enthusiastic.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I don’t think you can tell me what would be better--what you’d have preferred,” the young man said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You won’t be content till we’re enthusiastic.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I don’t think you can tell me what would be better--what you’d have preferred,” the young man said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You won’t be content till we’re enthusiastic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t think you can tell me what would be better--what you’d have preferred,” the young man said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seems an amiable girl certainly, and in that you’re fortunate.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “I don’t think you can tell me what would be better--what you’d have preferred,” the young man said.
Chapter 4 of The Reverberator by Henry James holds 448 sentences, grouped into 90 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.
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