Chapter 15 of The Sun Also Rises is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Sun Also Rises is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Always,” he said in English, and laughed. “So they don’t kill me.” He looked at her across the table. “You know English well.” “Yes,” he said.
Chapter 15 of The Sun Also Rises is here in full — 423 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.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “He looked at her across the table.”
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading ““Always,” he said in English, and laughed.”
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading ““Always,” he said in English, and laughed.”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading ““So they don’t kill me.””
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading ““Always,” he said in English, and laughed.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “He looked at her across the table.”
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “He looked at her across the table.”
an affirmative
From this reading ““Yes,” he said.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “He looked at her across the table.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “He looked at her across the table.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading He looked at her across the table.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “Always,” he said in English, and laughed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Always,” he said in English, and laughed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at her across the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So they don’t kill me.”
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading “Always,” he said in English, and laughed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Always,” he said in English, and laughed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked at her across the table.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Always,” he said in English, and laughed.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “So they don’t kill me.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “You know English well.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Always,” he said in English, and laughed.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked at her across the table.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “So they don’t kill me.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Always,” he said in English, and laughed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So they don’t kill me.”
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading He looked at her across the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He looked at her across the table.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “So they don’t kill me.”
(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 “You know English well.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” he said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You know English well.”
Chapter 15 of The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway holds 423 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 15 holds 423 sentences of The Sun Also Rises, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 423 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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