Chapter 5 of Under the Skylights is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Under the Skylights is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Abner could think on his feet--speech would not fail. And his fortnight with the Whylands had reconciled him to more things than wine. "Let me be proud of you," said Medora. Abner shook to his centre. Had he married a Delilah and a Beatrice in one?
Chapter 5 of Under the Skylights is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading “Had he married a Delilah and a Beatrice in one?”
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading “Abner shook to his centre.”
(Old Testament) the Philistine mistress of Samson who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength
From this reading “Had he married a Delilah and a Beatrice in one?”
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “Abner could think on his feet--speech would not fail.”
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading “And his fortnight with the Whylands had reconciled him to more things than wine.”
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading “"Let me be proud of you," said Medora.”
made compatible or consistent
From this reading “And his fortnight with the Whylands had reconciled him to more things than wine.”
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading “And his fortnight with the Whylands had reconciled him to more things than wine.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Had he married a Delilah and a Beatrice in one?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Abner could think on his feet--speech would not fail.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And his fortnight with the Whylands had reconciled him to more things than wine.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Let me be proud of you," said Medora.
the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading Had he married a Delilah and a Beatrice in one?
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading Abner shook to his centre.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Abner could think on his feet--speech would not fail.
(Old Testament) the Philistine mistress of Samson who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength
From this reading Had he married a Delilah and a Beatrice in one?
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Abner could think on his feet--speech would not fail.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Abner could think on his feet--speech would not fail.
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading And his fortnight with the Whylands had reconciled him to more things than wine.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And his fortnight with the Whylands had reconciled him to more things than wine.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had he married a Delilah and a Beatrice in one?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And his fortnight with the Whylands had reconciled him to more things than wine.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Abner could think on his feet--speech would not fail.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had he married a Delilah and a Beatrice in one?
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me be proud of you," said Medora.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Had he married a Delilah and a Beatrice in one?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me be proud of you," said Medora.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let me be proud of you," said Medora.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And his fortnight with the Whylands had reconciled him to more things than wine.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Abner could think on his feet--speech would not fail.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Let me be proud of you," said Medora.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Abner could think on his feet--speech would not fail.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Had he married a Delilah and a Beatrice in one?
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading "Let me be proud of you," said Medora.
made compatible or consistent
From this reading And his fortnight with the Whylands had reconciled him to more things than wine.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Let me be proud of you," said Medora.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Abner shook to his centre.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Abner could think on his feet--speech would not fail.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And his fortnight with the Whylands had reconciled him to more things than wine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And his fortnight with the Whylands had reconciled him to more things than wine.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading And his fortnight with the Whylands had reconciled him to more things than wine.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Abner could think on his feet--speech would not fail.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And his fortnight with the Whylands had reconciled him to more things than wine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And his fortnight with the Whylands had reconciled him to more things than wine.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading And his fortnight with the Whylands had reconciled him to more things than wine.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And his fortnight with the Whylands had reconciled him to more things than wine.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Abner could think on his feet--speech would not fail.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Let me be proud of you," said Medora.
Chapter 5 of Under the Skylights by Henry Blake Fuller holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 5 holds 405 sentences of Under the Skylights, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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