Chapter 20 of The soul of a bishop is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The soul of a bishop is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He reviewed a choice of London districts. Lady Ella said her bitterest thing. “Does it matter where we hide our heads?” That wrung him to: “We are not hiding our heads.” She repented at once.
Chapter 20 of The soul of a bishop is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
superlative of “bitter” — marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading “Lady Ella said her bitterest thing.”
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading “He reviewed a choice of London districts.”
plural of “district” — a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading “He reviewed a choice of London districts.”
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading ““Does it matter where we hide our heads?””
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading “That wrung him to: “We are not hiding our heads.””
past form of “repent” — turn away from sin or do penitence
From this reading “She repented at once.”
past form of “review” — look at again; examine again
From this reading “He reviewed a choice of London districts.”
inflected form of “wring” — twist and press out of shape
From this reading “That wrung him to: “We are not hiding our heads.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 He reviewed a choice of London districts.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That wrung him to: “We are not hiding our heads.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She repented at once.
superlative of “bitter” — marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading Lady Ella said her bitterest thing.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading He reviewed a choice of London districts.
plural of “district” — a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading He reviewed a choice of London districts.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Does it matter where we hide our heads?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Ella said her bitterest thing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He reviewed a choice of London districts.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Does it matter where we hide our heads?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Ella said her bitterest thing.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “Does it matter where we hide our heads?”
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading That wrung him to: “We are not hiding our heads.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That wrung him to: “We are not hiding our heads.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Does it matter where we hide our heads?”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Ella said her bitterest thing.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading He reviewed a choice of London districts.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “Does it matter where we hide our heads?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That wrung him to: “We are not hiding our heads.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He reviewed a choice of London districts.
on one occasion
From this reading She repented at once.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Does it matter where we hide our heads?”
past form of “repent” — turn away from sin or do penitence
From this reading She repented at once.
past form of “review” — look at again; examine again
From this reading He reviewed a choice of London districts.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Lady Ella said her bitterest thing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She repented at once.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That wrung him to: “We are not hiding our heads.”
a special situation
From this reading Lady Ella said her bitterest thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That wrung him to: “We are not hiding our heads.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Does it matter where we hide our heads?”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Does it matter where we hide our heads?”
inflected form of “wring” — twist and press out of shape
From this reading That wrung him to: “We are not hiding our heads.”
Chapter 20 of The soul of a bishop by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 195 sentences, grouped into 39 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.
Chapter 20 holds 195 sentences of The soul of a bishop, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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