Chapter 8 of Where Angels Fear to Tread is here in full — 570 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Where Angels Fear to Tread is here in full — 570 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Mad!” screamed Harriet,--“absolutely stark, staring, raving mad!” Philip judged it better not to contradict her. “What’s she here for? Answer me that. What’s she doing in Monteriano in August?
Chapter 8 of Where Angels Fear to Tread is here in full — 570 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading ““Mad!” screamed Harriet,--“absolutely stark, staring, raving mad!””
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “What’s she doing in Monteriano in August?”
be in contradiction with
From this reading “Philip judged it better not to contradict her.”
past form of “judge” — determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “Philip judged it better not to contradict her.”
declaiming wildly
From this reading ““Mad!” screamed Harriet,--“absolutely stark, staring, raving mad!””
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading ““Mad!” screamed Harriet,--“absolutely stark, staring, raving mad!””
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading ““Mad!” screamed Harriet,--“absolutely stark, staring, raving mad!””
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
From this reading ““Mad!” screamed Harriet,--“absolutely stark, staring, raving mad!””
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Mad!” screamed Harriet,--“absolutely stark, staring, raving mad!”
react verbally
From this reading Answer me that.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading What’s she doing in Monteriano in August?
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Philip judged it better not to contradict her.
be in contradiction with
From this reading Philip judged it better not to contradict her.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading What’s she doing in Monteriano in August?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “What’s she here for?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mad!” screamed Harriet,--“absolutely stark, staring, raving mad!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Philip judged it better not to contradict her.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “What’s she here for?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What’s she doing in Monteriano in August?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Philip judged it better not to contradict her.
past form of “judge” — determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading Philip judged it better not to contradict her.
roused to anger
From this reading “Mad!” screamed Harriet,--“absolutely stark, staring, raving mad!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Answer me that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What’s she doing in Monteriano in August?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Philip judged it better not to contradict her.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Philip judged it better not to contradict her.
declaiming wildly
From this reading “Mad!” screamed Harriet,--“absolutely stark, staring, raving mad!”
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Mad!” screamed Harriet,--“absolutely stark, staring, raving mad!”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What’s she here for?
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “Mad!” screamed Harriet,--“absolutely stark, staring, raving mad!”
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
From this reading “Mad!” screamed Harriet,--“absolutely stark, staring, raving mad!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Answer me that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Philip judged it better not to contradict her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s she here for?
Chapter 8 of Where Angels Fear to Tread by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster holds 570 sentences, grouped into 114 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 8 holds 570 sentences of Where Angels Fear to Tread, unabridged, divided into 114 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Where Angels Fear to Tread by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 570 sentences, grouped into 114 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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