Chapter 5 of The sound and the fury is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The sound and the fury is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I skeered I going to holler.” T. P. said. “Git on the box and see is they started.” “They haven’t started because the band hasn’t come yet.” Caddy said.
Chapter 5 of The sound and the fury is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading ““They haven’t started because the band hasn’t come yet.””
for the reason that
From this reading ““They haven’t started because the band hasn’t come yet.””
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading ““Git on the box and see is they started.””
a can for storing tea
From this reading “Caddy said.”
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading ““Git on the box and see is they started.””
the act of departing
From this reading ““I skeered I going to holler.””
shout out
From this reading ““I skeered I going to holler.””
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading ““Git on the box and see is they started.””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Git on the box and see is they started.”
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading “They haven’t started because the band hasn’t come yet.”
for the reason that
From this reading “They haven’t started because the band hasn’t come yet.”
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading “Git on the box and see is they started.”
a can for storing tea
From this reading Caddy said.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “They haven’t started because the band hasn’t come yet.”
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “Git on the box and see is they started.”
the act of departing
From this reading “I skeered I going to holler.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They haven’t started because the band hasn’t come yet.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They haven’t started because the band hasn’t come yet.”
shout out
From this reading “I skeered I going to holler.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I skeered I going to holler.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Git on the box and see is they started.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Git on the box and see is they started.”
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading T. P. said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading T. P. said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Git on the box and see is they started.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I skeered I going to holler.”
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Git on the box and see is they started.”
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading T. P. said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Git on the box and see is they started.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Git on the box and see is they started.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I skeered I going to holler.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “They haven’t started because the band hasn’t come yet.”
Chapter 5 of The sound and the fury by William Faulkner holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 396 sentences of The sound and the fury, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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