Chapter 11 of Black Pawl is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Black Pawl is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken. The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked: “Do you mind? I’d like to wait and see which of them gets to the beach first. They’re racing, you see.”
Chapter 11 of Black Pawl is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading “I’d like to wait and see which of them gets to the beach first.”
for a short time
From this reading “The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:”
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 “I’d like to wait and see which of them gets to the beach first.”
unpleasantly stern
From this reading “When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken.”
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading “They’re racing, you see.””
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken.”
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading “The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:”
showing pensive sadness
From this reading “The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:”
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seek information from
In this reading “The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading I’d like to wait and see which of them gets to the beach first.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken.
for a short time
From this reading The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you mind?
opinion or judgment
From this reading The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I’d like to wait and see which of them gets to the beach first.
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 I’d like to wait and see which of them gets to the beach first.
a young female
From this reading The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:
unpleasantly stern
From this reading When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’d like to wait and see which of them gets to the beach first.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I’d like to wait and see which of them gets to the beach first.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Do you mind?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I’d like to wait and see which of them gets to the beach first.
a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
From this reading When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken.
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading They’re racing, you see.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I’d like to wait and see which of them gets to the beach first.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I’d like to wait and see which of them gets to the beach first.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’re racing, you see.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’d like to wait and see which of them gets to the beach first.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I’d like to wait and see which of them gets to the beach first.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken.
at the time that
From this reading When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I’d like to wait and see which of them gets to the beach first.
showing pensive sadness
From this reading The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you mind?
Chapter 11 of Black Pawl by Ben Ames Williams holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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 172 sentences of Black Pawl, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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