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The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays
The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 5 of The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays by W. B. (William Butler) Yeats holds 459 sentences, grouped into 92 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.

What does chapter 5 of The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays contain?

Chapter 5 holds 459 sentences of The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 5 of The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays by W. B. (William Butler) Yeats exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 459 sentences, grouped into 92 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.

How do I study chapter 5 of The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays?

Work through the 92 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 92 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.

Can chapter 5 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 5 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.

Questions about reading The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays

Common questions about reading The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays by W. B. (William Butler) Yeats on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays?

Yes. All 2301 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #26144 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #26144, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays take to read?

About 191 minutes of reading across 461 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays section by section

How to work through The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Vocabulary met early in The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Norwood
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Press
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Cushing
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Berwick
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Cover illustration for The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays
Context Illustration Reading 1/92 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
WISE M. What do you know about wisdom?
FOOL.
Oh, I know!
I know what I have seen.
WISE M. What is it you have seen?
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AI-generated narration by OpenAI · Slow US English
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/92 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
WISE M. What do you know about wisdom?
Line 2
FOOL.
Line 3
Oh, I know!
Line 4
I know what I have seen.
Line 5
WISE M. What is it you have seen?

Learner Dictionary

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, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “WISE M. What do you know about wisdom?”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I know what I have seen.”

All words in this reading · 15

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading WISE M. What do you know about wisdom?

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading WISE M. What do you know about wisdom?

FOOL

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading FOOL.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I know what I have seen.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Oh, I know!

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading WISE M. What is it you have seen?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading WISE M. What is it you have seen?

know

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading WISE M. What do you know about wisdom?

M

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading WISE M. What do you know about wisdom?

Oh

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Oh, I know!

seen

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I know what I have seen.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading WISE M. What do you know about wisdom?

wisdom

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading WISE M. What do you know about wisdom?

WISE

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading WISE M. What do you know about wisdom?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading WISE M. What do you know about wisdom?