Chapter 11 of Captures is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Captures is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“How are you, sir? Beastly weather!” “That was the advantage we had in prison. Weather never troubled us. ‘Peace and Goodwill’ in holly-berries!
Chapter 11 of Captures is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading ““That was the advantage we had in prison.”
(informal) very unpleasant
From this reading “Beastly weather!””
(accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets)
From this reading “‘Peace and Goodwill’ in holly-berries!”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “‘Peace and Goodwill’ in holly-berries!”
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading ““That was the advantage we had in prison.”
term of address for a man
From this reading ““How are you, sir?”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “Weather never troubled us.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “Beastly weather!””
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 “Weather never troubled us.”
In this reading ““That was the advantage we had in prison.”
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.
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading “That was the advantage we had in prison.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Peace and Goodwill’ in holly-berries!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “How are you, sir?
(informal) very unpleasant
From this reading Beastly weather!”
(accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets)
From this reading ‘Peace and Goodwill’ in holly-berries!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “That was the advantage we had in prison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Peace and Goodwill’ in holly-berries!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How are you, sir?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “That was the advantage we had in prison.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Weather never troubled us.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading ‘Peace and Goodwill’ in holly-berries!
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading “That was the advantage we had in prison.
term of address for a man
From this reading “How are you, sir?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That was the advantage we had in prison.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “That was the advantage we had in prison.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading Weather never troubled us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Weather never troubled us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That was the advantage we had in prison.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “That was the advantage we had in prison.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Beastly weather!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How are you, sir?
Chapter 11 of Captures by John Galsworthy holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 408 sentences of Captures, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Captures by John Galsworthy exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 82 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.
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.
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About 411 minutes of reading across 989 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Captures section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 12 chapters of Captures to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Captures, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
