Chapter 13 of The sound and the fury is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The sound and the fury is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well, good afternoon,” I said. “I’m glad to have seen you all. Sorry I couldnt be with you.” “You, Gerald,” Mrs Bland said. “Look here, constable,” Gerald said.
Chapter 13 of The sound and the fury is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 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.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading ““Well, good afternoon,” I said.”
lacking taste or flavor or tang
From this reading ““You, Gerald,” Mrs Bland said.”
a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
From this reading ““Look here, constable,” Gerald said.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading ““I’m glad to have seen you all.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading ““Look here, constable,” Gerald said.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading ““You, Gerald,” Mrs Bland said.”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading ““I’m glad to have seen you all.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “Sorry I couldnt be with you.””
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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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “Well, good afternoon,” I said.
(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 “I’m glad to have seen you all.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sorry I couldnt be with you.”
lacking taste or flavor or tang
From this reading “You, Gerald,” Mrs Bland said.
a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
From this reading “Look here, constable,” Gerald said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sorry I couldnt be with you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You, Gerald,” Mrs Bland said.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “I’m glad to have seen you all.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Well, good afternoon,” I said.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I’m glad to have seen you all.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Look here, constable,” Gerald said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, good afternoon,” I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m glad to have seen you all.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look here, constable,” Gerald said.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “You, Gerald,” Mrs Bland said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, good afternoon,” I said.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I’m glad to have seen you all.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Sorry I couldnt be with you.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’m glad to have seen you all.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, good afternoon,” I said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sorry I couldnt be with you.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’m glad to have seen you all.
Chapter 13 of The sound and the fury by William Faulkner holds 272 sentences, grouped into 55 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 13 holds 272 sentences of The sound and the fury, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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