Chapter 19 of The sound and the fury is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The sound and the fury is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What?” he says. “Nothing,” I says. “Hope I haven’t inconvenienced you.” “We were not busy much,” he says. “They all went to the show.
Chapter 19 of The sound and the fury is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 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.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading ““We were not busy much,” he says.”
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading ““Hope I haven’t inconvenienced you.””
past form of “inconvenience” — to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
From this reading ““Hope I haven’t inconvenienced you.””
to a great degree or extent
From this reading ““We were not busy much,” he says.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““Nothing,” I says.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading ““What?” he says.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading ““They all went to the show.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ““They all went to the show.”
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(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 “They all went to the show.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “We were not busy much,” he says.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hope I haven’t inconvenienced you.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What?” he says.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “Hope I haven’t inconvenienced you.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Nothing,” I says.
past form of “inconvenience” — to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
From this reading “Hope I haven’t inconvenienced you.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “We were not busy much,” he says.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “We were not busy much,” he says.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing,” I says.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “What?” he says.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “They all went to the show.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “They all went to the show.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They all went to the show.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “They all went to the show.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We were not busy much,” he says.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “They all went to the show.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We were not busy much,” he says.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What?” he says.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Hope I haven’t inconvenienced you.”
Chapter 19 of The sound and the fury by William Faulkner holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 19 holds 422 sentences of The sound and the fury, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of The sound and the fury by William Faulkner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 422 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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