Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Bliss, and Other Stories is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Very sorry, Countess. Shall I have you another cooked, General?”
Bliss, and Other Stories
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Bliss, and Other Stories is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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“Very
sorry,
Countess.
Shall
I
have
you
another
cooked,
General?”
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Bliss, and Other Stories
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Bliss, and Other Stories is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
“Very
sorry,
Countess.
/ˈveri ˈsɑːri ˈkaʊntəs/
Line 2
Shall
I
have
you
another
cooked,
General?”
/ʃæl aɪ hæv juː əˈnʌðər kʊkt ˈdʒenərəl/
Line 3
Line 4
Line 5
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “Shall I have you another cooked, General?””
cooked
adjective
US /kʊkt/
having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
From this reading “Shall I have you another cooked, General?””
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading ““Very sorry, Countess.”
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading “Shall I have you another cooked, General?””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Shall I have you another cooked, General?””
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall I have you another cooked, General?””
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading ““Very sorry, Countess.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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.
All words in this reading · 10
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.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Shall I have you another cooked, General?”
cookedadjectiveUS /kʊkt/
having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
From this reading Shall I have you another cooked, General?”
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading “Very sorry, Countess.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Shall I have you another cooked, General?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Shall I have you another cooked, General?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Shall I have you another cooked, General?”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I have you another cooked, General?”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “Very sorry, Countess.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very sorry, Countess.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Shall I have you another cooked, General?”
Chapter 11 of Bliss, and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
What does chapter 11 of Bliss, and Other Stories contain?
Chapter 11 holds 427 sentences of Bliss, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Bliss, and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
How do I study chapter 11 of Bliss, and Other Stories?
Work through the 86 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 86 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Can chapter 11 be read aloud to me?
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 11 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Questions about reading Bliss, and Other Stories
Common questions about reading Bliss, and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Bliss, and Other Stories?
Yes. All 6345 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #44385 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Bliss, and Other Stories is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #44385, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Bliss, and Other Stories take to read?
About 528 minutes of reading across 1269 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Bliss, and Other Stories section by section
How to work through Bliss, and Other Stories section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Bliss, and Other Stories
Words and structures a reader meets early in Bliss, and Other Stories, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Nettle
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Bliss, and Other Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Danger
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Bliss, and Other Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Pluck
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Bliss, and Other Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Flower
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Bliss, and Other Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.