Chapter 14 of The Sundial is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of The Sundial is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You are getting warm," Grey laughed. "Go on." "You encourage me to proceed," the Italian said. "Of course, Bark wanted information. Like the child in the story, he wanted to see the works of the watch.
Chapter 14 of The Sundial is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading “"Of course, Bark wanted information.”
contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading “"You encourage me to proceed," the Italian said.”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “"You are getting warm," Grey laughed.”
a message received and understood
From this reading “"Of course, Bark wanted information.”
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading “"You encourage me to proceed," the Italian said.”
continue talking
From this reading “"You encourage me to proceed," the Italian said.”
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “"You are getting warm," Grey laughed.”
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “Like the child in the story, he wanted to see the works of the watch.”
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.
as might be expected
In this reading “"Of course, Bark wanted information.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “"Go on."”
In this reading “Like the child in the story, he wanted to see the works of the watch.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are getting warm," Grey laughed.
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading "Of course, Bark wanted information.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Like the child in the story, he wanted to see the works of the watch.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course, Bark wanted information.
contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading "You encourage me to proceed," the Italian said.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "You are getting warm," Grey laughed.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go on."
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading "You are getting warm," Grey laughed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Like the child in the story, he wanted to see the works of the watch.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Like the child in the story, he wanted to see the works of the watch.
a message received and understood
From this reading "Of course, Bark wanted information.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading "You encourage me to proceed," the Italian said.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "You are getting warm," Grey laughed.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like the child in the story, he wanted to see the works of the watch.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You encourage me to proceed," the Italian said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course, Bark wanted information.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Go on."
continue talking
From this reading "You encourage me to proceed," the Italian said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You encourage me to proceed," the Italian said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Like the child in the story, he wanted to see the works of the watch.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Like the child in the story, he wanted to see the works of the watch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You encourage me to proceed," the Italian said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You encourage me to proceed," the Italian said.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading "Of course, Bark wanted information.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading "You are getting warm," Grey laughed.
look attentively
From this reading Like the child in the story, he wanted to see the works of the watch.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading Like the child in the story, he wanted to see the works of the watch.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are getting warm," Grey laughed.
Chapter 14 of The Sundial by Fred M. (Fred Merrick) White holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 14 holds 409 sentences of The Sundial, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of The Sundial by Fred M. (Fred Merrick) White exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 82 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 14 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 507 minutes of reading across 1219 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in The Sundial, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
