Chapter 21 of The Woman with the Fan is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXI
Chapter 21 of The Woman with the Fan is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SHE sat still without saying anything. It seemed to her as if she were on the platform at Manchester House singing the Italian song. Then the disfigured face of Carey--disfigured by vice as hers now by the accident--had become as nothing to her. She had seen only his eyes. She saw only his eyes now.
Chapter 21 of The Woman with the Fan is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/64 · 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.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading “Then the disfigured face of Carey--disfigured by vice as hers now by the accident--had become as nothing to her.”
having the appearance spoiled
From this reading “Then the disfigured face of Carey--disfigured by vice as hers now by the accident--had become as nothing to her.”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “Then the disfigured face of Carey--disfigured by vice as hers now by the accident--had become as nothing to her.”
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading “It seemed to her as if she were on the platform at Manchester House singing the Italian song.”
largest city in New Hampshire; located in southeastern New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
From this reading “It seemed to her as if she were on the platform at Manchester House singing the Italian song.”
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading “It seemed to her as if she were on the platform at Manchester House singing the Italian song.”
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading “It seemed to her as if she were on the platform at Manchester House singing the Italian song.”
moral weakness
From this reading “Then the disfigured face of Carey--disfigured by vice as hers now by the accident--had become as nothing to her.”
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.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading Then the disfigured face of Carey--disfigured by vice as hers now by the accident--had become as nothing to her.
any thing at all
From this reading SHE sat still without saying anything.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed to her as if she were on the platform at Manchester House singing the Italian song.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It seemed to her as if she were on the platform at Manchester House singing the Italian song.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Then the disfigured face of Carey--disfigured by vice as hers now by the accident--had become as nothing to her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then the disfigured face of Carey--disfigured by vice as hers now by the accident--had become as nothing to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the disfigured face of Carey--disfigured by vice as hers now by the accident--had become as nothing to her.
having the appearance spoiled
From this reading Then the disfigured face of Carey--disfigured by vice as hers now by the accident--had become as nothing to her.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She had seen only his eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Then the disfigured face of Carey--disfigured by vice as hers now by the accident--had become as nothing to her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then the disfigured face of Carey--disfigured by vice as hers now by the accident--had become as nothing to her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to her as if she were on the platform at Manchester House singing the Italian song.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Then the disfigured face of Carey--disfigured by vice as hers now by the accident--had become as nothing to her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had seen only his eyes.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It seemed to her as if she were on the platform at Manchester House singing the Italian song.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed to her as if she were on the platform at Manchester House singing the Italian song.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to her as if she were on the platform at Manchester House singing the Italian song.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading It seemed to her as if she were on the platform at Manchester House singing the Italian song.
largest city in New Hampshire; located in southeastern New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
From this reading It seemed to her as if she were on the platform at Manchester House singing the Italian song.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Then the disfigured face of Carey--disfigured by vice as hers now by the accident--had become as nothing to her.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Then the disfigured face of Carey--disfigured by vice as hers now by the accident--had become as nothing to her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then the disfigured face of Carey--disfigured by vice as hers now by the accident--had become as nothing to her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It seemed to her as if she were on the platform at Manchester House singing the Italian song.
and nothing more
From this reading She had seen only his eyes.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading It seemed to her as if she were on the platform at Manchester House singing the Italian song.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading SHE sat still without saying anything.
cut with a saw
From this reading She saw only his eyes now.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading SHE sat still without saying anything.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed to her as if she were on the platform at Manchester House singing the Italian song.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She had seen only his eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHE sat still without saying anything.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading It seemed to her as if she were on the platform at Manchester House singing the Italian song.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading It seemed to her as if she were on the platform at Manchester House singing the Italian song.
not in physical motion
From this reading SHE sat still without saying anything.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It seemed to her as if she were on the platform at Manchester House singing the Italian song.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the disfigured face of Carey--disfigured by vice as hers now by the accident--had become as nothing to her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to her as if she were on the platform at Manchester House singing the Italian song.
moral weakness
From this reading Then the disfigured face of Carey--disfigured by vice as hers now by the accident--had become as nothing to her.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It seemed to her as if she were on the platform at Manchester House singing the Italian song.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading SHE sat still without saying anything.
Chapter 21 of The Woman with the Fan by Robert Hichens holds 322 sentences, grouped into 65 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 21 holds 322 sentences of The Woman with the Fan, unabridged, divided into 65 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 21 of The Woman with the Fan by Robert Hichens exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 322 sentences, grouped into 65 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 65 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 65 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 21 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 Woman with the Fan by Robert Hichens on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 0 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #? are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #?, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 5 minutes of reading across 0 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Woman with the Fan section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 0 chapters of The Woman with the Fan 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 Woman with the Fan, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
