Chapter 9 of Villa Rubein, and Other Stories is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Villa Rubein, and Other Stories is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Pull yourself together, my dear!” Christian did not answer him. Outside his room Greta caught her by the sleeve. “Look!” she whispered, thrusting a piece of paper into Christian's hand. “It is to me from Dr. Edmund, but you must read it.”
Chapter 9 of Villa Rubein, and Other Stories is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading “Christian did not answer him.”
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading “Outside his room Greta caught her by the sleeve.”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading ““Look!” she whispered, thrusting a piece of paper into Christian's hand.”
a separate part of a whole
From this reading ““Look!” she whispered, thrusting a piece of paper into Christian's hand.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading ““Pull yourself together, my dear!””
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading “Outside his room Greta caught her by the sleeve.”
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
From this reading ““Look!” she whispered, thrusting a piece of paper into Christian's hand.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading ““Look!” she whispered, thrusting a piece of paper into Christian's hand.”
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 “Look!” she whispered, thrusting a piece of paper into Christian's hand.
react verbally
From this reading Christian did not answer him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “It is to me from Dr. Edmund, but you must read it.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Outside his room Greta caught her by the sleeve.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Outside his room Greta caught her by the sleeve.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading Christian did not answer him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Look!” she whispered, thrusting a piece of paper into Christian's hand.
dearly loved
From this reading “Pull yourself together, my dear!”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Christian did not answer him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is to me from Dr. Edmund, but you must read it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is to me from Dr. Edmund, but you must read it.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “It is to me from Dr. Edmund, but you must read it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Outside his room Greta caught her by the sleeve.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “Look!” she whispered, thrusting a piece of paper into Christian's hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Outside his room Greta caught her by the sleeve.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Christian did not answer him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Outside his room Greta caught her by the sleeve.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Look!” she whispered, thrusting a piece of paper into Christian's hand.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is to me from Dr. Edmund, but you must read it.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is to me from Dr. Edmund, but you must read it.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look!” she whispered, thrusting a piece of paper into Christian's hand.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It is to me from Dr. Edmund, but you must read it.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “It is to me from Dr. Edmund, but you must read it.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Pull yourself together, my dear!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Christian did not answer him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Look!” she whispered, thrusting a piece of paper into Christian's hand.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Outside his room Greta caught her by the sleeve.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “Look!” she whispered, thrusting a piece of paper into Christian's hand.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading “Look!” she whispered, thrusting a piece of paper into Christian's hand.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Pull yourself together, my dear!”
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “It is to me from Dr. Edmund, but you must read it.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Outside his room Greta caught her by the sleeve.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Look!” she whispered, thrusting a piece of paper into Christian's hand.
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading Outside his room Greta caught her by the sleeve.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Outside his room Greta caught her by the sleeve.
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
From this reading “Look!” she whispered, thrusting a piece of paper into Christian's hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It is to me from Dr. Edmund, but you must read it.”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “Pull yourself together, my dear!”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Look!” she whispered, thrusting a piece of paper into Christian's hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It is to me from Dr. Edmund, but you must read it.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Pull yourself together, my dear!”
Chapter 9 of Villa Rubein, and Other Stories by John Galsworthy holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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 9 holds 213 sentences of Villa Rubein, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Villa Rubein, and Other Stories by John Galsworthy exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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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