Chapter 5 of Zuleika Dobson is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Zuleika Dobson is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Why did you ring the bell? Why didn’t you walk away?” “Why? I had come to see you, to be near you, to be WITH you.” “To force yourself on me.”
Chapter 5 of Zuleika Dobson is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Why didn’t you walk away?””
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading ““Why did you ring the bell?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I had come to see you, to be near you, to be WITH you.””
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading ““To force yourself on me.””
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “I had come to see you, to be near you, to be WITH you.””
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading ““Why did you ring the bell?”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “Why didn’t you walk away?””
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ““To force yourself on me.””
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.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Why didn’t you walk away?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I had come to see you, to be near you, to be WITH you.”
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “Why did you ring the bell?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I had come to see you, to be near you, to be WITH you.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Why did you ring the bell?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why didn’t you walk away?”
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading “To force yourself on me.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had come to see you, to be near you, to be WITH you.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had come to see you, to be near you, to be WITH you.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “To force yourself on me.”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I had come to see you, to be near you, to be WITH you.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “To force yourself on me.”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “Why did you ring the bell?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I had come to see you, to be near you, to be WITH you.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Why did you ring the bell?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had come to see you, to be near you, to be WITH you.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Why didn’t you walk away?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why did you ring the bell?
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had come to see you, to be near you, to be WITH you.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why did you ring the bell?
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “To force yourself on me.”
Chapter 5 of Zuleika Dobson by Max, Sir Beerbohm holds 221 sentences, grouped into 45 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 5 holds 221 sentences of Zuleika Dobson, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Zuleika Dobson by Max, Sir Beerbohm exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 221 sentences, grouped into 45 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.
Work through the 45 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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