Chapter 19 of The soul of a bishop is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The soul of a bishop is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He turned, with all the round knobs that constituted his face, aglow. His side-whiskers waved apart like wings about to flap. He protruded his face towards his seated patient. “I am glad that he has been killed,” he said. “Glad!
Chapter 19 of The soul of a bishop is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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softly bright or radiant
From this reading “He turned, with all the round knobs that constituted his face, aglow.”
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading “His side-whiskers waved apart like wings about to flap.”
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading “He turned, with all the round knobs that constituted his face, aglow.”
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
From this reading “His side-whiskers waved apart like wings about to flap.”
plural of “knob” — a circular rounded projection or protuberance
From this reading “He turned, with all the round knobs that constituted his face, aglow.”
a person who requires medical care
From this reading “He protruded his face towards his seated patient.”
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “His side-whiskers waved apart like wings about to flap.”
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading “His side-whiskers waved apart like wings about to flap.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading His side-whiskers waved apart like wings about to flap.
softly bright or radiant
From this reading He turned, with all the round knobs that constituted his face, aglow.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He turned, with all the round knobs that constituted his face, aglow.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am glad that he has been killed,” he said.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading His side-whiskers waved apart like wings about to flap.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I am glad that he has been killed,” he said.
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading He turned, with all the round knobs that constituted his face, aglow.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He turned, with all the round knobs that constituted his face, aglow.
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
From this reading His side-whiskers waved apart like wings about to flap.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “I am glad that he has been killed,” he said.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I am glad that he has been killed,” he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned, with all the round knobs that constituted his face, aglow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He turned, with all the round knobs that constituted his face, aglow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am glad that he has been killed,” he said.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “I am glad that he has been killed,” he said.
plural of “knob” — a circular rounded projection or protuberance
From this reading He turned, with all the round knobs that constituted his face, aglow.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading His side-whiskers waved apart like wings about to flap.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading He protruded his face towards his seated patient.
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From this reading He protruded his face towards his seated patient.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He turned, with all the round knobs that constituted his face, aglow.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I am glad that he has been killed,” he said.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading He protruded his face towards his seated patient.
facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)
From this reading His side-whiskers waved apart like wings about to flap.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He turned, with all the round knobs that constituted his face, aglow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He turned, with all the round knobs that constituted his face, aglow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His side-whiskers waved apart like wings about to flap.
in the direction of
From this reading He protruded his face towards his seated patient.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned, with all the round knobs that constituted his face, aglow.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading His side-whiskers waved apart like wings about to flap.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading His side-whiskers waved apart like wings about to flap.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He turned, with all the round knobs that constituted his face, aglow.
Chapter 19 of The soul of a bishop by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 204 sentences, grouped into 41 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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