Chapter 30 of The Trumpet-Major is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Trumpet-Major is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'O? You surprise me. Which actress is it?' 'That Miss Johnson. Anne tells me that he loves her hopelessly.'
Chapter 30 of The Trumpet-Major is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
a female actor
From this reading “Which actress is it?'”
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “Anne tells me that he loves her hopelessly.'”
in a hopeless manner
From this reading “Anne tells me that he loves her hopelessly.'”
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading “'That Miss Johnson.”
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Anne tells me that he loves her hopelessly.'”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “'That Miss Johnson.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “You surprise me.”
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading “Anne tells me that he loves her hopelessly.'”
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.
a female actor
From this reading Which actress is it?'
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Anne tells me that he loves her hopelessly.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Anne tells me that he loves her hopelessly.'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Anne tells me that he loves her hopelessly.'
in a hopeless manner
From this reading Anne tells me that he loves her hopelessly.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Which actress is it?'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Which actress is it?'
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading 'That Miss Johnson.
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Anne tells me that he loves her hopelessly.'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You surprise me.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading 'That Miss Johnson.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading 'O?
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading You surprise me.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading Anne tells me that he loves her hopelessly.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'That Miss Johnson.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which actress is it?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You surprise me.
Chapter 30 of The Trumpet-Major by Thomas Hardy holds 181 sentences, grouped into 37 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 30 holds 181 sentences of The Trumpet-Major, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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