Chapter 14 of Tono-Bungay is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of Tono-Bungay is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
One leaf of the folding doors opened and my uncle appeared. “Hullo, George! Come along at last? Gossome tea-cake, Susan?” “Thought it over George?” he said abruptly.
Chapter 14 of Tono-Bungay is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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quickly and without warning
From this reading ““Thought it over George?” he said abruptly.”
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “One leaf of the folding doors opened and my uncle appeared.”
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “One leaf of the folding doors opened and my uncle appeared.”
the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape
From this reading “One leaf of the folding doors opened and my uncle appeared.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading ““Hullo, George!”
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading “One leaf of the folding doors opened and my uncle appeared.”
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading “One leaf of the folding doors opened and my uncle appeared.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “One leaf of the folding doors opened and my uncle appeared.”
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quickly and without warning
From this reading “Thought it over George?” he said abruptly.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Come along at last?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One leaf of the folding doors opened and my uncle appeared.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading One leaf of the folding doors opened and my uncle appeared.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Come along at last?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come along at last?
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading One leaf of the folding doors opened and my uncle appeared.
the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape
From this reading One leaf of the folding doors opened and my uncle appeared.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “Hullo, George!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gossome tea-cake, Susan?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Thought it over George?” he said abruptly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hullo, George!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Thought it over George?” he said abruptly.
immediately past
From this reading Come along at last?
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading One leaf of the folding doors opened and my uncle appeared.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One leaf of the folding doors opened and my uncle appeared.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One leaf of the folding doors opened and my uncle appeared.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One leaf of the folding doors opened and my uncle appeared.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading One leaf of the folding doors opened and my uncle appeared.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Thought it over George?” he said abruptly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Thought it over George?” he said abruptly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gossome tea-cake, Susan?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gossome tea-cake, Susan?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One leaf of the folding doors opened and my uncle appeared.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Thought it over George?” he said abruptly.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading One leaf of the folding doors opened and my uncle appeared.
Chapter 14 of Tono-Bungay by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 223 sentences, grouped into 45 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 223 sentences of Tono-Bungay, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of Tono-Bungay by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 223 sentences, grouped into 45 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.
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