Chapter 14 of The Wild Olive: A Novel is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of The Wild Olive: A Novel is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'm the only judge of that." "Not if we love each other. In that case I become a judge of it, too." Once more she reflected. In speaking she lifted her head and looked at him frankly.
Chapter 14 of The Wild Olive: A Novel is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 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.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “In that case I become a judge of it, too."”
an occurrence of something
From this reading “In that case I become a judge of it, too."”
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading “In speaking she lifted her head and looked at him frankly.”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “"I'm the only judge of that."”
held up in the air
From this reading “In speaking she lifted her head and looked at him frankly.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “"Not if we love each other.”
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading “Once more she reflected.”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “In speaking she lifted her head and looked at him frankly.”
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 In that case I become a judge of it, too."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In speaking she lifted her head and looked at him frankly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In speaking she lifted her head and looked at him frankly.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading In that case I become a judge of it, too."
an occurrence of something
From this reading In that case I become a judge of it, too."
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "Not if we love each other.
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading In speaking she lifted her head and looked at him frankly.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading In speaking she lifted her head and looked at him frankly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In speaking she lifted her head and looked at him frankly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In speaking she lifted her head and looked at him frankly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In that case I become a judge of it, too."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm the only judge of that."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Not if we love each other.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In that case I become a judge of it, too."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In that case I become a judge of it, too."
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading "I'm the only judge of that."
held up in the air
From this reading In speaking she lifted her head and looked at him frankly.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading In speaking she lifted her head and looked at him frankly.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Not if we love each other.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Once more she reflected.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not if we love each other.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'm the only judge of that."
on one occasion
From this reading Once more she reflected.
and nothing more
From this reading "I'm the only judge of that."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Not if we love each other.
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading Once more she reflected.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once more she reflected.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading In speaking she lifted her head and looked at him frankly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'm the only judge of that."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'm the only judge of that."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading In that case I become a judge of it, too."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Not if we love each other.
Chapter 14 of The Wild Olive: A Novel by Basil King holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 14 holds 417 sentences of The Wild Olive: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of The Wild Olive: A Novel by Basil King exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 84 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 14 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.
Common questions about reading The Wild Olive: A Novel by Basil King on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 5847 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #13212 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #13212, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 487 minutes of reading across 1170 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Wild Olive: A Novel section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 14 chapters of The Wild Olive: A Novel to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Wild Olive: A Novel, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
