Chapter 11 of Anthony the Absolute is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Anthony the Absolute is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, yes,” she said, “I know that.” “And you must not weaken, dear. You have headed that way--you must go straight on now. And I will live in your success.” “Does it really come down to that, Anthony?”
Chapter 11 of Anthony the Absolute is here in full — 397 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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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading ““Does it really come down to that, Anthony?””
dearly loved
From this reading ““And you must not weaken, dear.”
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading “You have headed that way--you must go straight on now.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “And I will live in your success.””
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading ““Does it really come down to that, Anthony?””
successive (without a break)
From this reading “You have headed that way--you must go straight on now.”
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading “And I will live in your success.””
lessen the strength of
From this reading ““And you must not weaken, dear.”
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 “You have headed that way--you must go straight on now.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading ““Does it really come down to that, Anthony?””
live in the house where one works
In this reading “And I will live in your success.””
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And you must not weaken, dear.
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “Does it really come down to that, Anthony?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Does it really come down to that, Anthony?”
dearly loved
From this reading “And you must not weaken, dear.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Does it really come down to that, Anthony?”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Does it really come down to that, Anthony?”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You have headed that way--you must go straight on now.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have headed that way--you must go straight on now.
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading You have headed that way--you must go straight on now.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she said, “I know that.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And I will live in your success.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Does it really come down to that, Anthony?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she said, “I know that.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading And I will live in your success.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “And you must not weaken, dear.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “And you must not weaken, dear.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading You have headed that way--you must go straight on now.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she said, “I know that.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You have headed that way--you must go straight on now.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Does it really come down to that, Anthony?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she said, “I know that.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she said, “I know that.”
successive (without a break)
From this reading You have headed that way--you must go straight on now.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading And I will live in your success.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she said, “I know that.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Does it really come down to that, Anthony?”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading You have headed that way--you must go straight on now.
lessen the strength of
From this reading “And you must not weaken, dear.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And I will live in your success.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Oh, yes,” she said, “I know that.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And you must not weaken, dear.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And I will live in your success.”
Chapter 11 of Anthony the Absolute by Samuel Merwin holds 397 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 397 sentences of Anthony the Absolute, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Anthony the Absolute by Samuel Merwin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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