Chapter 21 of The Tunnel is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Tunnel is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
To-day the familiar handwriting brought no relief. This letter must be the final explanation. She opened it, standing by the hall table. "Dear Miss Henderson--you are very persistent." She folded the letter up and walked rapidly out into the sunshine.
Chapter 21 of The Tunnel is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
From this reading “This letter must be the final explanation.”
well known or easily recognized
From this reading “To-day the familiar handwriting brought no relief.”
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading “This letter must be the final explanation.”
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading “She folded the letter up and walked rapidly out into the sunshine.”
something written by hand
From this reading “To-day the familiar handwriting brought no relief.”
never-ceasing
From this reading “"Dear Miss Henderson--you are very persistent."”
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading “To-day the familiar handwriting brought no relief.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “She folded the letter up and walked rapidly out into the sunshine.”
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.
In this reading “She folded the letter up and walked rapidly out into the sunshine.”
In this reading “She opened it, standing by the hall table.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She folded the letter up and walked rapidly out into the sunshine.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Dear Miss Henderson--you are very persistent."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This letter must be the final explanation.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading To-day the familiar handwriting brought no relief.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She opened it, standing by the hall table.
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear Miss Henderson--you are very persistent."
a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
From this reading This letter must be the final explanation.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading To-day the familiar handwriting brought no relief.
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading This letter must be the final explanation.
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading She folded the letter up and walked rapidly out into the sunshine.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading She opened it, standing by the hall table.
something written by hand
From this reading To-day the familiar handwriting brought no relief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear Miss Henderson--you are very persistent."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She folded the letter up and walked rapidly out into the sunshine.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She opened it, standing by the hall table.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading This letter must be the final explanation.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Dear Miss Henderson--you are very persistent."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading This letter must be the final explanation.
not any; not one
From this reading To-day the familiar handwriting brought no relief.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading She opened it, standing by the hall table.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She folded the letter up and walked rapidly out into the sunshine.
never-ceasing
From this reading "Dear Miss Henderson--you are very persistent."
with speed
From this reading She folded the letter up and walked rapidly out into the sunshine.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading To-day the familiar handwriting brought no relief.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She opened it, standing by the hall table.
having a supporting base
From this reading She opened it, standing by the hall table.
the rays of the sun
From this reading She folded the letter up and walked rapidly out into the sunshine.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading She opened it, standing by the hall table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To-day the familiar handwriting brought no relief.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This letter must be the final explanation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-day the familiar handwriting brought no relief.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She folded the letter up and walked rapidly out into the sunshine.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Dear Miss Henderson--you are very persistent."
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading She folded the letter up and walked rapidly out into the sunshine.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dear Miss Henderson--you are very persistent."
Chapter 21 of The Tunnel by Dorothy M. (Dorothy Miller) Richardson holds 71 sentences, grouped into 15 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 21 holds 71 sentences of The Tunnel, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 21 of The Tunnel by Dorothy M. (Dorothy Miller) Richardson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 71 sentences, grouped into 15 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 15 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 15 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 21 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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