Chapter 8 of The Trespasser is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Trespasser is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He bent his head, and was whistling without making any sound. “Ay,” sympathized the little woman. “And it’s a very short time for you. What a pity ye can’t stop for the fireworks at Cowes on Monday. They are grand, so they say.”
Chapter 8 of The Trespasser is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading “He bent his head, and was whistling without making any sound.”
plural of “firework” — (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.
From this reading “What a pity ye can’t stop for the fireworks at Cowes on Monday.”
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading “They are grand, so they say.””
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “What a pity ye can’t stop for the fireworks at Cowes on Monday.”
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading “What a pity ye can’t stop for the fireworks at Cowes on Monday.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “What a pity ye can’t stop for the fireworks at Cowes on Monday.”
past form of “sympathize” — share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of
From this reading ““Ay,” sympathized the little woman.”
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
From this reading “He bent his head, and was whistling without making any sound.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “And it’s a very short time for you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He bent his head, and was whistling without making any sound.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He bent his head, and was whistling without making any sound.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are grand, so they say.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What a pity ye can’t stop for the fireworks at Cowes on Monday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ay,” sympathized the little woman.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading He bent his head, and was whistling without making any sound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a pity ye can’t stop for the fireworks at Cowes on Monday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a pity ye can’t stop for the fireworks at Cowes on Monday.
plural of “firework” — (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.
From this reading What a pity ye can’t stop for the fireworks at Cowes on Monday.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “And it’s a very short time for you.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading They are grand, so they say.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He bent his head, and was whistling without making any sound.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He bent his head, and was whistling without making any sound.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He bent his head, and was whistling without making any sound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And it’s a very short time for you.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Ay,” sympathized the little woman.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading He bent his head, and was whistling without making any sound.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading What a pity ye can’t stop for the fireworks at Cowes on Monday.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What a pity ye can’t stop for the fireworks at Cowes on Monday.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading What a pity ye can’t stop for the fireworks at Cowes on Monday.
express in words
From this reading They are grand, so they say.”
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “And it’s a very short time for you.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They are grand, so they say.”
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading He bent his head, and was whistling without making any sound.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading What a pity ye can’t stop for the fireworks at Cowes on Monday.
past form of “sympathize” — share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of
From this reading “Ay,” sympathized the little woman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Ay,” sympathized the little woman.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are grand, so they say.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “And it’s a very short time for you.
precisely as stated
From this reading “And it’s a very short time for you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He bent his head, and was whistling without making any sound.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a pity ye can’t stop for the fireworks at Cowes on Monday.
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
From this reading He bent his head, and was whistling without making any sound.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He bent his head, and was whistling without making any sound.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Ay,” sympathized the little woman.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading What a pity ye can’t stop for the fireworks at Cowes on Monday.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And it’s a very short time for you.
Chapter 8 of The Trespasser by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 8 holds 420 sentences of The Trespasser, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Trespasser by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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