Chapter 5 of Vain oblations is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Vain oblations is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Does she speak?” “No; but she waves a folded paper at me.” “What time of day have you seen her?” “About eleven in the morning.” The clocks were then striking twelve.
Chapter 5 of Vain oblations is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
From this reading “The clocks were then striking twelve.”
being one more than ten
From this reading ““About eleven in the morning.””
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading ““No; but she waves a folded paper at me.””
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading ““No; but she waves a folded paper at me.””
express in speech
From this reading ““Does she speak?””
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading “The clocks were then striking twelve.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “The clocks were then striking twelve.”
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading ““No; but she waves a folded paper at me.””
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 ““No; but she waves a folded paper at me.””
In this reading “The clocks were then striking twelve.”
In this reading ““About eleven in the morning.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “No; but she waves a folded paper at me.”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “About eleven in the morning.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “No; but she waves a folded paper at me.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “No; but she waves a folded paper at me.”
European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
From this reading The clocks were then striking twelve.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “What time of day have you seen her?”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Does she speak?”
being one more than ten
From this reading “About eleven in the morning.”
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading “No; but she waves a folded paper at me.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What time of day have you seen her?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “What time of day have you seen her?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “About eleven in the morning.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No; but she waves a folded paper at me.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “About eleven in the morning.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No; but she waves a folded paper at me.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What time of day have you seen her?”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “No; but she waves a folded paper at me.”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “What time of day have you seen her?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Does she speak?”
express in speech
From this reading “Does she speak?”
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading The clocks were then striking twelve.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “About eleven in the morning.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The clocks were then striking twelve.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “What time of day have you seen her?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading The clocks were then striking twelve.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “No; but she waves a folded paper at me.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The clocks were then striking twelve.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What time of day have you seen her?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What time of day have you seen her?”
Chapter 5 of Vain oblations by Katharine Fullerton Gerould holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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 433 sentences of Vain oblations, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Vain oblations by Katharine Fullerton Gerould exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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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