Chapter XXIV of The White Peacock, “Pisgah,” is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIV
Chapter XXIV of The White Peacock, “Pisgah,” is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When her eldest boy was three years old Lettie returned to live at Eberwich. Old Mr. Tempest died suddenly, so Leslie came down to inhabit “Highclose.” He was a very much occupied man. Very often he was in Germany or in the South of England engaged on business. At home he was unfailingly attentive to his wife and his two children.
Chapter XXIV of The White Peacock, “Pisgah,” is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(often followed by “to”) giving care or attention
From this reading “At home he was unfailingly attentive to his wife and his two children.”
first in order of birth
From this reading “When her eldest boy was three years old Lettie returned to live at Eberwich.”
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading “Very often he was in Germany or in the South of England engaged on business.”
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading “Very often he was in Germany or in the South of England engaged on business.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “Old Mr. Tempest died suddenly, so Leslie came down to inhabit “Highclose.””
held or filled or in use
From this reading “He was a very much occupied man.”
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading “Old Mr. Tempest died suddenly, so Leslie came down to inhabit “Highclose.””
without fail
From this reading “At home he was unfailingly attentive to his wife and his two children.”
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 “When her eldest boy was three years old Lettie returned to live at Eberwich.”
In this reading “When her eldest boy was three years old Lettie returned to live at Eberwich.”
a reception held in your own home
In this reading “At home he was unfailingly attentive to his wife and his two children.”
In this reading “He was a very much occupied man.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “Old Mr. Tempest died suddenly, so Leslie came down to inhabit “Highclose.””
In this reading “At home he was unfailingly attentive to his wife and his two children.”
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 He was a very much occupied man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At home he was unfailingly attentive to his wife and his two children.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When her eldest boy was three years old Lettie returned to live at Eberwich.
(often followed by “to”) giving care or attention
From this reading At home he was unfailingly attentive to his wife and his two children.
a youthful male person
From this reading When her eldest boy was three years old Lettie returned to live at Eberwich.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Very often he was in Germany or in the South of England engaged on business.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Old Mr. Tempest died suddenly, so Leslie came down to inhabit “Highclose.”
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading At home he was unfailingly attentive to his wife and his two children.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Old Mr. Tempest died suddenly, so Leslie came down to inhabit “Highclose.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Old Mr. Tempest died suddenly, so Leslie came down to inhabit “Highclose.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When her eldest boy was three years old Lettie returned to live at Eberwich.
first in order of birth
From this reading When her eldest boy was three years old Lettie returned to live at Eberwich.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading Very often he was in Germany or in the South of England engaged on business.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Very often he was in Germany or in the South of England engaged on business.
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading Very often he was in Germany or in the South of England engaged on business.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a very much occupied man.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When her eldest boy was three years old Lettie returned to live at Eberwich.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Mr. Tempest died suddenly, so Leslie came down to inhabit “Highclose.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At home he was unfailingly attentive to his wife and his two children.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading At home he was unfailingly attentive to his wife and his two children.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Very often he was in Germany or in the South of England engaged on business.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Old Mr. Tempest died suddenly, so Leslie came down to inhabit “Highclose.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Mr. Tempest died suddenly, so Leslie came down to inhabit “Highclose.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When her eldest boy was three years old Lettie returned to live at Eberwich.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading When her eldest boy was three years old Lettie returned to live at Eberwich.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was a very much occupied man.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Old Mr. Tempest died suddenly, so Leslie came down to inhabit “Highclose.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He was a very much occupied man.
held or filled or in use
From this reading He was a very much occupied man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Very often he was in Germany or in the South of England engaged on business.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Very often he was in Germany or in the South of England engaged on business.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading When her eldest boy was three years old Lettie returned to live at Eberwich.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Very often he was in Germany or in the South of England engaged on business.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Very often he was in Germany or in the South of England engaged on business.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When her eldest boy was three years old Lettie returned to live at Eberwich.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Old Mr. Tempest died suddenly, so Leslie came down to inhabit “Highclose.”
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Very often he was in Germany or in the South of England engaged on business.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Old Mr. Tempest died suddenly, so Leslie came down to inhabit “Highclose.”
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading Old Mr. Tempest died suddenly, so Leslie came down to inhabit “Highclose.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Very often he was in Germany or in the South of England engaged on business.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading When her eldest boy was three years old Lettie returned to live at Eberwich.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When her eldest boy was three years old Lettie returned to live at Eberwich.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading At home he was unfailingly attentive to his wife and his two children.
without fail
From this reading At home he was unfailingly attentive to his wife and his two children.
precisely as stated
From this reading He was a very much occupied man.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When her eldest boy was three years old Lettie returned to live at Eberwich.
at the time that
From this reading When her eldest boy was three years old Lettie returned to live at Eberwich.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading At home he was unfailingly attentive to his wife and his two children.
a late time of life
From this reading When her eldest boy was three years old Lettie returned to live at Eberwich.
Chapter 24 of The White Peacock by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 461 sentences, grouped into 93 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.
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