Chapter 11 of After the Manner of Men is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of After the Manner of Men is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Has she told you that our engagement is broken?” Her nod was barely perceptible. “I hope she told you that I didn’t break it.” “Yes; she told me that, too.” “You are not saying it, but deep down in your heart you are telling yourself that I have got only what was coming to me.
Chapter 11 of After the Manner of Men is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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only a very short time before
From this reading “Her nod was barely perceptible.”
terminate
From this reading ““I hope she told you that I didn’t break it.””
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading ““Has she told you that our engagement is broken?””
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading ““Has she told you that our engagement is broken?””
express or signify by nodding
From this reading “Her nod was barely perceptible.”
capable of being perceived by the mind or senses
From this reading “Her nod was barely perceptible.”
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading ““You are not saying it, but deep down in your heart you are telling yourself that I have got only what was coming to me.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading ““You are not saying it, but deep down in your heart you are telling yourself that I have got only what was coming to me.”
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 “Her nod was barely perceptible.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are not saying it, but deep down in your heart you are telling yourself that I have got only what was coming to me.
only a very short time before
From this reading Her nod was barely perceptible.
terminate
From this reading “I hope she told you that I didn’t break it.”
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “Has she told you that our engagement is broken?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “You are not saying it, but deep down in your heart you are telling yourself that I have got only what was coming to me.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “You are not saying it, but deep down in your heart you are telling yourself that I have got only what was coming to me.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading “You are not saying it, but deep down in your heart you are telling yourself that I have got only what was coming to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I hope she told you that I didn’t break it.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “You are not saying it, but deep down in your heart you are telling yourself that I have got only what was coming to me.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “Has she told you that our engagement is broken?”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You are not saying it, but deep down in your heart you are telling yourself that I have got only what was coming to me.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Has she told you that our engagement is broken?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You are not saying it, but deep down in your heart you are telling yourself that I have got only what was coming to me.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “You are not saying it, but deep down in your heart you are telling yourself that I have got only what was coming to me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her nod was barely perceptible.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “I hope she told you that I didn’t break it.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I hope she told you that I didn’t break it.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You are not saying it, but deep down in your heart you are telling yourself that I have got only what was coming to me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Has she told you that our engagement is broken?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I hope she told you that I didn’t break it.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Yes; she told me that, too.”
express or signify by nodding
From this reading Her nod was barely perceptible.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You are not saying it, but deep down in your heart you are telling yourself that I have got only what was coming to me.
and nothing more
From this reading “You are not saying it, but deep down in your heart you are telling yourself that I have got only what was coming to me.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Has she told you that our engagement is broken?”
capable of being perceived by the mind or senses
From this reading Her nod was barely perceptible.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “You are not saying it, but deep down in your heart you are telling yourself that I have got only what was coming to me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Has she told you that our engagement is broken?”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “You are not saying it, but deep down in your heart you are telling yourself that I have got only what was coming to me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Has she told you that our engagement is broken?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You are not saying it, but deep down in your heart you are telling yourself that I have got only what was coming to me.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Has she told you that our engagement is broken?”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Yes; she told me that, too.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her nod was barely perceptible.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “You are not saying it, but deep down in your heart you are telling yourself that I have got only what was coming to me.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes; she told me that, too.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Has she told you that our engagement is broken?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are not saying it, but deep down in your heart you are telling yourself that I have got only what was coming to me.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You are not saying it, but deep down in your heart you are telling yourself that I have got only what was coming to me.
Chapter 11 of After the Manner of Men by Francis Lynde holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 11 holds 425 sentences of After the Manner of Men, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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