Chapter 4 of The sound and the fury is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The sound and the fury is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Going to be more than one more.” Dilsey said. “Show me the man what aint going to die, bless Jesus.” “Dying aint all.” Roskus said.
Chapter 4 of The sound and the fury is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/75 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
give a benediction to
From this reading ““Show me the man what aint going to die, bless Jesus.””
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading ““Show me the man what aint going to die, bless Jesus.””
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading ““Dying aint all.””
the act of departing
From this reading ““Going to be more than one more.””
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading ““Show me the man what aint going to die, bless Jesus.””
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading ““Show me the man what aint going to die, bless Jesus.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Going to be more than one more.””
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading ““Show me the man what aint going to die, bless Jesus.””
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From this reading “Show me the man what aint going to die, bless Jesus.”
(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 “Dying aint all.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Going to be more than one more.”
give a benediction to
From this reading “Show me the man what aint going to die, bless Jesus.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Show me the man what aint going to die, bless Jesus.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dilsey said.
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading “Dying aint all.”
the act of departing
From this reading “Going to be more than one more.”
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading “Show me the man what aint going to die, bless Jesus.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Show me the man what aint going to die, bless Jesus.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Show me the man what aint going to die, bless Jesus.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Going to be more than one more.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Going to be more than one more.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roskus said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Dilsey said.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “Show me the man what aint going to die, bless Jesus.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Going to be more than one more.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Show me the man what aint going to die, bless Jesus.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Going to be more than one more.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Show me the man what aint going to die, bless Jesus.”
Chapter 4 of The sound and the fury by William Faulkner holds 377 sentences, grouped into 76 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 4 holds 377 sentences of The sound and the fury, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
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