Chapter 24 of The Tunnel is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Tunnel is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There; how d'ye like that, eh? A liberal education in twelve volumes with an index. Read them when ye want to. See?"
Chapter 24 of The Tunnel is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading “A liberal education in twelve volumes with an index.”
a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
From this reading “A liberal education in twelve volumes with an index.”
showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
From this reading “A liberal education in twelve volumes with an index.”
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “Read them when ye want to.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “See?"”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “A liberal education in twelve volumes with an index.”
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “A liberal education in twelve volumes with an index.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Read them when ye want to.”
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 “A liberal education in twelve volumes with an index.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A liberal education in twelve volumes with an index.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A liberal education in twelve volumes with an index.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There; how d'ye like that, eh?
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading A liberal education in twelve volumes with an index.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There; how d'ye like that, eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There; how d'ye like that, eh?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A liberal education in twelve volumes with an index.
a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
From this reading A liberal education in twelve volumes with an index.
showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
From this reading A liberal education in twelve volumes with an index.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "There; how d'ye like that, eh?
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Read them when ye want to.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There; how d'ye like that, eh?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Read them when ye want to.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There; how d'ye like that, eh?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Read them when ye want to.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading A liberal education in twelve volumes with an index.
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading A liberal education in twelve volumes with an index.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Read them when ye want to.
at the time that
From this reading Read them when ye want to.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A liberal education in twelve volumes with an index.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Read them when ye want to.
Chapter 24 of The Tunnel by Dorothy M. (Dorothy Miller) Richardson holds 135 sentences, grouped into 27 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 24 holds 135 sentences of The Tunnel, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 24 of The Tunnel by Dorothy M. (Dorothy Miller) Richardson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 135 sentences, grouped into 27 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 27 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 27 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.
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