Chapter 17 of The Swoop! is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of The Swoop! is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CLARENCE--THE LAST PHASE The brilliantly-lighted auditorium of the Palace Theatre. Everywhere a murmur and stir. The orchestra is playing a selection. In the stalls fair women and brave men converse in excited whispers. One catches sentences here and there.
Chapter 17 of The Swoop! is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sits
From this reading “CLARENCE--THE LAST PHASE The brilliantly-lighted auditorium of the Palace Theatre.”
plural of “catch” — a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
From this reading “One catches sentences here and there.”
a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
From this reading “CLARENCE--THE LAST PHASE The brilliantly-lighted auditorium of the Palace Theatre.”
a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players
From this reading “The orchestra is playing a selection.”
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading “CLARENCE--THE LAST PHASE The brilliantly-lighted auditorium of the Palace Theatre.”
the act of choosing or selecting
From this reading “The orchestra is playing a selection.”
a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
From this reading “In the stalls fair women and brave men converse in excited whispers.”
plural of “whisper” — speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “In the stalls fair women and brave men converse in excited whispers.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Everywhere a murmur and stir.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everywhere a murmur and stir.
the area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sits
From this reading CLARENCE--THE LAST PHASE The brilliantly-lighted auditorium of the Palace Theatre.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading In the stalls fair women and brave men converse in excited whispers.
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From this reading CLARENCE--THE LAST PHASE The brilliantly-lighted auditorium of the Palace Theatre.
plural of “catch” — a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
From this reading One catches sentences here and there.
a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
From this reading CLARENCE--THE LAST PHASE The brilliantly-lighted auditorium of the Palace Theatre.
carry on a conversation
From this reading In the stalls fair women and brave men converse in excited whispers.
to or in any or all places
From this reading Everywhere a murmur and stir.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading In the stalls fair women and brave men converse in excited whispers.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading In the stalls fair women and brave men converse in excited whispers.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading One catches sentences here and there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the stalls fair women and brave men converse in excited whispers.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The orchestra is playing a selection.
immediately past
From this reading CLARENCE--THE LAST PHASE The brilliantly-lighted auditorium of the Palace Theatre.
the force of workers available
From this reading In the stalls fair women and brave men converse in excited whispers.
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading Everywhere a murmur and stir.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CLARENCE--THE LAST PHASE The brilliantly-lighted auditorium of the Palace Theatre.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One catches sentences here and there.
a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players
From this reading The orchestra is playing a selection.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading CLARENCE--THE LAST PHASE The brilliantly-lighted auditorium of the Palace Theatre.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading CLARENCE--THE LAST PHASE The brilliantly-lighted auditorium of the Palace Theatre.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading The orchestra is playing a selection.
the act of choosing or selecting
From this reading The orchestra is playing a selection.
plural of “sentence” — a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading One catches sentences here and there.
a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
From this reading In the stalls fair women and brave men converse in excited whispers.
move an implement through
From this reading Everywhere a murmur and stir.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CLARENCE--THE LAST PHASE The brilliantly-lighted auditorium of the Palace Theatre.
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading CLARENCE--THE LAST PHASE The brilliantly-lighted auditorium of the Palace Theatre.
in or at that place or location
From this reading One catches sentences here and there.
plural of “whisper” — speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading In the stalls fair women and brave men converse in excited whispers.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading In the stalls fair women and brave men converse in excited whispers.
Chapter 17 of The Swoop! by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 41 sentences, grouped into 9 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 17 holds 41 sentences of The Swoop!, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 17 of The Swoop! by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 41 sentences, grouped into 9 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.
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