Chapter 5 of The Theatrocrat is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Theatrocrat is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sir T. [Without] I'll not go home To-night. Europa. Sir Tristram's voice! [Closes the door and turns out the light.]
Chapter 5 of The Theatrocrat is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “close” — the temporal end; the concluding time
From this reading “[Closes the door and turns out the light.]”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “[Closes the door and turns out the light.]”
the 4th largest of Jupiter's satellites; covered with a smooth shell of frozen water
From this reading “Europa.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “[Without] I'll not go home To-night.”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “[Closes the door and turns out the light.]”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Sir T.”
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading “[Closes the door and turns out the light.]”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Sir Tristram's voice!”
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.
return home
In this reading “[Without] I'll not go home To-night.”
be shown or be found to be
In this reading “[Closes the door and turns out the light.]”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Closes the door and turns out the light.]
plural of “close” — the temporal end; the concluding time
From this reading [Closes the door and turns out the light.]
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading [Closes the door and turns out the light.]
the 4th largest of Jupiter's satellites; covered with a smooth shell of frozen water
From this reading Europa.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading [Without] I'll not go home To-night.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading [Without] I'll not go home To-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Without] I'll not go home To-night.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading [Closes the door and turns out the light.]
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading [Without] I'll not go home To-night.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading [Closes the door and turns out the light.]
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir T.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Sir T.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Closes the door and turns out the light.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Without] I'll not go home To-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Tristram's voice!
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading [Closes the door and turns out the light.]
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Sir Tristram's voice!
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading [Without] I'll not go home To-night.
Chapter 5 of The Theatrocrat by John Davidson holds 406 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 5 holds 406 sentences of The Theatrocrat, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Theatrocrat by John Davidson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 406 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.
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