Chapter 11 of An Unknown Lover is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of An Unknown Lover is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Right oh!" he called cheerily, and stretching himself stumbled to his feet. "Then let's go for a walk! One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears! That looks like a Bedouin camp over there! You are missing all the sights...
Chapter 11 of An Unknown Lover is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs
From this reading “That looks like a Bedouin camp over there!”
constricted in size
From this reading “One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!”
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!”
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading “One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!”
not able to be found
From this reading “You are missing all the sights...”
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading “You are missing all the sights...”
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading “"Right oh!" he called cheerily, and stretching himself stumbled to his feet.”
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading “"Right oh!" he called cheerily, and stretching himself stumbled to his feet.”
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 “That looks like a Bedouin camp over there!”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Then let's go for a walk!
(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 You are missing all the sights...
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Right oh!" he called cheerily, and stretching himself stumbled to his feet.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!
a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs
From this reading That looks like a Bedouin camp over there!
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Right oh!" he called cheerily, and stretching himself stumbled to his feet.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading That looks like a Bedouin camp over there!
in a cheerful manner
From this reading "Right oh!" he called cheerily, and stretching himself stumbled to his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!
constricted in size
From this reading One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "Right oh!" he called cheerily, and stretching himself stumbled to his feet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Then let's go for a walk!
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Then let's go for a walk!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Right oh!" he called cheerily, and stretching himself stumbled to his feet.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Right oh!" he called cheerily, and stretching himself stumbled to his feet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Right oh!" he called cheerily, and stretching himself stumbled to his feet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then let's go for a walk!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading That looks like a Bedouin camp over there!
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading That looks like a Bedouin camp over there!
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!
not able to be found
From this reading You are missing all the sights...
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Right oh!" he called cheerily, and stretching himself stumbled to his feet.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!
above and across; more than
From this reading That looks like a Bedouin camp over there!
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Right oh!" he called cheerily, and stretching himself stumbled to his feet.
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading You are missing all the sights...
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading "Right oh!" he called cheerily, and stretching himself stumbled to his feet.
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading "Right oh!" he called cheerily, and stretching himself stumbled to his feet.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That looks like a Bedouin camp over there!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You are missing all the sights...
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then let's go for a walk!
in or at that place or location
From this reading One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Right oh!" he called cheerily, and stretching himself stumbled to his feet.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "Then let's go for a walk!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are missing all the sights...
Chapter 11 of An Unknown Lover by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 398 sentences of An Unknown Lover, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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