Chapter 4 of The Van Roon is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Van Roon is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“But you are speaking of the world, aren’t you?” There was a slight note of protest in June’s solemn tone. “If you fall in love with beauty, all the world is yours. There’s no escape from beauty so long as the sky is above us. No matter where we walk we are face to face with beauty.”
Chapter 4 of The Van Roon is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 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 act of escaping physically
From this reading “There’s no escape from beauty so long as the sky is above us.”
possessive form of “june” — the month following May and preceding July
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading “There was a slight note of protest in June’s solemn tone.”
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading “There’s no escape from beauty so long as the sky is above us.”
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading “There was a slight note of protest in June’s solemn tone.”
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading “There was a slight note of protest in June’s solemn tone.”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading ““But you are speaking of the world, aren’t you?””
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading ““If you fall in love with beauty, all the world is yours.”
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 “There was a slight note of protest in June’s solemn tone.”
break down, literally or metaphorically
In this reading ““If you fall in love with beauty, all the world is yours.”
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 There was a slight note of protest in June’s solemn tone.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading There’s no escape from beauty so long as the sky is above us.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “If you fall in love with beauty, all the world is yours.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “But you are speaking of the world, aren’t you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But you are speaking of the world, aren’t you?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There’s no escape from beauty so long as the sky is above us.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading “If you fall in love with beauty, all the world is yours.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But you are speaking of the world, aren’t you?”
the act of escaping physically
From this reading There’s no escape from beauty so long as the sky is above us.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading No matter where we walk we are face to face with beauty.”
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading “If you fall in love with beauty, all the world is yours.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There’s no escape from beauty so long as the sky is above us.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you fall in love with beauty, all the world is yours.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a slight note of protest in June’s solemn tone.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “If you fall in love with beauty, all the world is yours.
possessive form of “june” — the month following May and preceding July
From this reading There was a slight note of protest in June’s solemn tone.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading There’s no escape from beauty so long as the sky is above us.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “If you fall in love with beauty, all the world is yours.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading No matter where we walk we are face to face with beauty.”
not any; not one
From this reading There’s no escape from beauty so long as the sky is above us.
a brief written record
From this reading There was a slight note of protest in June’s solemn tone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “But you are speaking of the world, aren’t you?”
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading There was a slight note of protest in June’s solemn tone.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading There’s no escape from beauty so long as the sky is above us.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading There was a slight note of protest in June’s solemn tone.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There’s no escape from beauty so long as the sky is above us.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading There was a slight note of protest in June’s solemn tone.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “But you are speaking of the world, aren’t you?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But you are speaking of the world, aren’t you?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a slight note of protest in June’s solemn tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s no escape from beauty so long as the sky is above us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No matter where we walk we are face to face with beauty.”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading There was a slight note of protest in June’s solemn tone.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There’s no escape from beauty so long as the sky is above us.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading No matter where we walk we are face to face with beauty.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a slight note of protest in June’s solemn tone.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading No matter where we walk we are face to face with beauty.”
in or at the place that
From this reading No matter where we walk we are face to face with beauty.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “If you fall in love with beauty, all the world is yours.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “But you are speaking of the world, aren’t you?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But you are speaking of the world, aren’t you?”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “If you fall in love with beauty, all the world is yours.
Chapter 4 of The Van Roon by J. C. (John Collis) Snaith holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 4 holds 430 sentences of The Van Roon, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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