Chapter 4 of Wounded Souls is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Wounded Souls is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I was stupid,” said the girl. “Not all the way to Paris, but to some town outside Lille. Any town. There are motor-cars always passing through the streets. I thought if I could get a little place in one----” “It is difficult,” I said.
Chapter 4 of Wounded Souls is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “I thought if I could get a little place in one----” “It is difficult,” I said.”
an industrial city in northern France near the Belgian border; was the medieval capital of Flanders
From this reading ““Not all the way to Paris, but to some town outside Lille.”
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading ““Not all the way to Paris, but to some town outside Lille.”
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading ““Not all the way to Paris, but to some town outside Lille.”
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading “There are motor-cars always passing through the streets.”
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “There are motor-cars always passing through the streets.”
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading ““I was stupid,” said the girl.”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading ““Not all the way to Paris, but to some town outside Lille.”
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 “There are motor-cars always passing through the streets.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I thought if I could get a little place in one----” “It is difficult,” I said.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Not all the way to Paris, but to some town outside Lille.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading There are motor-cars always passing through the streets.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Any town.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are motor-cars always passing through the streets.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Not all the way to Paris, but to some town outside Lille.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I thought if I could get a little place in one----” “It is difficult,” I said.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading I thought if I could get a little place in one----” “It is difficult,” I said.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I thought if I could get a little place in one----” “It is difficult,” I said.
a young female
From this reading “I was stupid,” said the girl.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was stupid,” said the girl.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I thought if I could get a little place in one----” “It is difficult,” I said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I thought if I could get a little place in one----” “It is difficult,” I said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I thought if I could get a little place in one----” “It is difficult,” I said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I thought if I could get a little place in one----” “It is difficult,” I said.
an industrial city in northern France near the Belgian border; was the medieval capital of Flanders
From this reading “Not all the way to Paris, but to some town outside Lille.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I thought if I could get a little place in one----” “It is difficult,” I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are motor-cars always passing through the streets.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not all the way to Paris, but to some town outside Lille.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I thought if I could get a little place in one----” “It is difficult,” I said.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading “Not all the way to Paris, but to some town outside Lille.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading “Not all the way to Paris, but to some town outside Lille.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading There are motor-cars always passing through the streets.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I thought if I could get a little place in one----” “It is difficult,” I said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I was stupid,” said the girl.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Not all the way to Paris, but to some town outside Lille.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading There are motor-cars always passing through the streets.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading “I was stupid,” said the girl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I was stupid,” said the girl.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are motor-cars always passing through the streets.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought if I could get a little place in one----” “It is difficult,” I said.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading There are motor-cars always passing through the streets.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Not all the way to Paris, but to some town outside Lille.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “Not all the way to Paris, but to some town outside Lille.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was stupid,” said the girl.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Not all the way to Paris, but to some town outside Lille.
Chapter 4 of Wounded Souls by Philip Gibbs holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 4 holds 426 sentences of Wounded Souls, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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