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Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works
Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works

Chapter I

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The Forsyte Saga: Volume 1.
The Man of Property Volume 2.
Indian Summer of a Forsyte In Chancery Volume 3.
Awakening To Let Other Novels: The Dark Flower The Freelands Beyond Villa Rubein and Other Stories Villa Rubein A Man of Devon A Knight Salvation of a Forsyte The Silence Saint's Progress The Island Pharisees The Country House
Fraternity The Patrician The Burning Spear Five Short Tales The First and Last A Stoic The Apple Tree The Juryman Indian Summer of a Forsyte Essays and Studies: Concerning Life Inn of Tranquility Magpie over the Hill Sheep-shearing
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Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works

Chapter I

Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The Forsyte Saga: Volume 1.
Line 2
The Man of Property Volume 2.
Line 3
Indian Summer of a Forsyte In Chancery Volume 3.
Line 4
Awakening To Let Other Novels: The Dark Flower The Freelands Beyond Villa Rubein and Other Stories Villa Rubein A Man of Devon A Knight Salvation of a Forsyte The Silence Saint's Progress The Island Pharisees The Country House
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Fraternity The Patrician The Burning Spear Five Short Tales The First and Last A Stoic The Apple Tree The Juryman Indian Summer of a Forsyte Essays and Studies: Concerning Life Inn of Tranquility Magpie over the Hill Sheep-shearing

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Apple noun US /apple/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Fraternity The Patrician The Burning Spear Five Short Tales The First and Last A Stoic The Apple Tree The Juryman Indian Summer of a Forsyte Essays and Studies: Concerning Life Inn of Tranquility Magpie over the Hill Sheep-shearing”

Beyond preposition US /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading “Awakening To Let Other Novels: The Dark Flower The Freelands Beyond Villa Rubein and Other Stories Villa Rubein A Man of Devon A Knight Salvation of a Forsyte The Silence Saint's Progress The Island Pharisees The Country House”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Fraternity The Patrician The Burning Spear Five Short Tales The First and Last A Stoic The Apple Tree The Juryman Indian Summer of a Forsyte Essays and Studies: Concerning Life Inn of Tranquility Magpie over the Hill Sheep-shearing”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Fraternity The Patrician The Burning Spear Five Short Tales The First and Last A Stoic The Apple Tree The Juryman Indian Summer of a Forsyte Essays and Studies: Concerning Life Inn of Tranquility Magpie over the Hill Sheep-shearing”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “Awakening To Let Other Novels: The Dark Flower The Freelands Beyond Villa Rubein and Other Stories Villa Rubein A Man of Devon A Knight Salvation of a Forsyte The Silence Saint's Progress The Island Pharisees The Country House”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Fraternity The Patrician The Burning Spear Five Short Tales The First and Last A Stoic The Apple Tree The Juryman Indian Summer of a Forsyte Essays and Studies: Concerning Life Inn of Tranquility Magpie over the Hill Sheep-shearing”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “Fraternity The Patrician The Burning Spear Five Short Tales The First and Last A Stoic The Apple Tree The Juryman Indian Summer of a Forsyte Essays and Studies: Concerning Life Inn of Tranquility Magpie over the Hill Sheep-shearing”

Short adjective US /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading “Fraternity The Patrician The Burning Spear Five Short Tales The First and Last A Stoic The Apple Tree The Juryman Indian Summer of a Forsyte Essays and Studies: Concerning Life Inn of Tranquility Magpie over the Hill Sheep-shearing”

Silence noun US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading “Awakening To Let Other Novels: The Dark Flower The Freelands Beyond Villa Rubein and Other Stories Villa Rubein A Man of Devon A Knight Salvation of a Forsyte The Silence Saint's Progress The Island Pharisees The Country House”

Tranquility noun US /træŋˈkwɪl.ə.t̬i/

The quality or state of being tranquil; calm and peaceful.

From this reading “Fraternity The Patrician The Burning Spear Five Short Tales The First and Last A Stoic The Apple Tree The Juryman Indian Summer of a Forsyte Essays and Studies: Concerning Life Inn of Tranquility Magpie over the Hill Sheep-shearing”

All words in this reading · 61

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1

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From this reading The Forsyte Saga: Volume 1.

2

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From this reading The Man of Property Volume 2.

3

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From this reading Indian Summer of a Forsyte In Chancery Volume 3.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Indian Summer of a Forsyte In Chancery Volume 3.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Awakening To Let Other Novels: The Dark Flower The Freelands Beyond Villa Rubein and Other Stories Villa Rubein A Man of Devon A Knight Salvation of a Forsyte The Silence Saint's Progress The Island Pharisees The Country House

ApplenounUS /apple/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Fraternity The Patrician The Burning Spear Five Short Tales The First and Last A Stoic The Apple Tree The Juryman Indian Summer of a Forsyte Essays and Studies: Concerning Life Inn of Tranquility Magpie over the Hill Sheep-shearing

Awakening

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BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading Awakening To Let Other Novels: The Dark Flower The Freelands Beyond Villa Rubein and Other Stories Villa Rubein A Man of Devon A Knight Salvation of a Forsyte The Silence Saint's Progress The Island Pharisees The Country House

Burning

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Chancery

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From this reading Indian Summer of a Forsyte In Chancery Volume 3.

Concerning

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Country

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Dark

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Devon

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Essays

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From this reading Fraternity The Patrician The Burning Spear Five Short Tales The First and Last A Stoic The Apple Tree The Juryman Indian Summer of a Forsyte Essays and Studies: Concerning Life Inn of Tranquility Magpie over the Hill Sheep-shearing

FirstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Fraternity The Patrician The Burning Spear Five Short Tales The First and Last A Stoic The Apple Tree The Juryman Indian Summer of a Forsyte Essays and Studies: Concerning Life Inn of Tranquility Magpie over the Hill Sheep-shearing

Five

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Flower

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Forsyte

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From this reading The Forsyte Saga: Volume 1.

Fraternity

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Freelands

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From this reading Awakening To Let Other Novels: The Dark Flower The Freelands Beyond Villa Rubein and Other Stories Villa Rubein A Man of Devon A Knight Salvation of a Forsyte The Silence Saint's Progress The Island Pharisees The Country House

Hill

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House

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From this reading Awakening To Let Other Novels: The Dark Flower The Freelands Beyond Villa Rubein and Other Stories Villa Rubein A Man of Devon A Knight Salvation of a Forsyte The Silence Saint's Progress The Island Pharisees The Country House

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Indian Summer of a Forsyte In Chancery Volume 3.

Indian

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From this reading Indian Summer of a Forsyte In Chancery Volume 3.

Inn

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Island

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Juryman

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Knight

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From this reading Awakening To Let Other Novels: The Dark Flower The Freelands Beyond Villa Rubein and Other Stories Villa Rubein A Man of Devon A Knight Salvation of a Forsyte The Silence Saint's Progress The Island Pharisees The Country House

LastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Fraternity The Patrician The Burning Spear Five Short Tales The First and Last A Stoic The Apple Tree The Juryman Indian Summer of a Forsyte Essays and Studies: Concerning Life Inn of Tranquility Magpie over the Hill Sheep-shearing

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Awakening To Let Other Novels: The Dark Flower The Freelands Beyond Villa Rubein and Other Stories Villa Rubein A Man of Devon A Knight Salvation of a Forsyte The Silence Saint's Progress The Island Pharisees The Country House

LifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Fraternity The Patrician The Burning Spear Five Short Tales The First and Last A Stoic The Apple Tree The Juryman Indian Summer of a Forsyte Essays and Studies: Concerning Life Inn of Tranquility Magpie over the Hill Sheep-shearing

Magpie

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Man

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From this reading The Man of Property Volume 2.

Novels

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Man of Property Volume 2.

Other

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From this reading Awakening To Let Other Novels: The Dark Flower The Freelands Beyond Villa Rubein and Other Stories Villa Rubein A Man of Devon A Knight Salvation of a Forsyte The Silence Saint's Progress The Island Pharisees The Country House

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Fraternity The Patrician The Burning Spear Five Short Tales The First and Last A Stoic The Apple Tree The Juryman Indian Summer of a Forsyte Essays and Studies: Concerning Life Inn of Tranquility Magpie over the Hill Sheep-shearing

Patrician

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Pharisees

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Progress

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Property

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From this reading The Man of Property Volume 2.

Rubein

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Saga

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From this reading The Forsyte Saga: Volume 1.

Saint's

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Salvation

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From this reading Awakening To Let Other Novels: The Dark Flower The Freelands Beyond Villa Rubein and Other Stories Villa Rubein A Man of Devon A Knight Salvation of a Forsyte The Silence Saint's Progress The Island Pharisees The Country House

Sheep-shearing

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From this reading Fraternity The Patrician The Burning Spear Five Short Tales The First and Last A Stoic The Apple Tree The Juryman Indian Summer of a Forsyte Essays and Studies: Concerning Life Inn of Tranquility Magpie over the Hill Sheep-shearing

ShortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading Fraternity The Patrician The Burning Spear Five Short Tales The First and Last A Stoic The Apple Tree The Juryman Indian Summer of a Forsyte Essays and Studies: Concerning Life Inn of Tranquility Magpie over the Hill Sheep-shearing

SilencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading Awakening To Let Other Novels: The Dark Flower The Freelands Beyond Villa Rubein and Other Stories Villa Rubein A Man of Devon A Knight Salvation of a Forsyte The Silence Saint's Progress The Island Pharisees The Country House

Spear

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Stoic

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Stories

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Studies

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Summer

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From this reading Indian Summer of a Forsyte In Chancery Volume 3.

Tales

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From this reading Fraternity The Patrician The Burning Spear Five Short Tales The First and Last A Stoic The Apple Tree The Juryman Indian Summer of a Forsyte Essays and Studies: Concerning Life Inn of Tranquility Magpie over the Hill Sheep-shearing

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Forsyte Saga: Volume 1.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Awakening To Let Other Novels: The Dark Flower The Freelands Beyond Villa Rubein and Other Stories Villa Rubein A Man of Devon A Knight Salvation of a Forsyte The Silence Saint's Progress The Island Pharisees The Country House

TranquilitynounUS /træŋˈkwɪl.ə.t̬i/

The quality or state of being tranquil; calm and peaceful.

From this reading Fraternity The Patrician The Burning Spear Five Short Tales The First and Last A Stoic The Apple Tree The Juryman Indian Summer of a Forsyte Essays and Studies: Concerning Life Inn of Tranquility Magpie over the Hill Sheep-shearing

Tree

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From this reading Fraternity The Patrician The Burning Spear Five Short Tales The First and Last A Stoic The Apple Tree The Juryman Indian Summer of a Forsyte Essays and Studies: Concerning Life Inn of Tranquility Magpie over the Hill Sheep-shearing

Villa

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From this reading Awakening To Let Other Novels: The Dark Flower The Freelands Beyond Villa Rubein and Other Stories Villa Rubein A Man of Devon A Knight Salvation of a Forsyte The Silence Saint's Progress The Island Pharisees The Country House

Volume

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From this reading The Forsyte Saga: Volume 1.