Chapter 11 of Cudjo's Cave is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Cudjo's Cave is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'll go back with you, Daniel. Together perhaps we can move the horse." "Ye're behind time for that! The fire's thar. I hadn't only jest time to git cl'ar on't myself.
Chapter 11 of Cudjo's Cave is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 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.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “"Ye're behind time for that!”
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading “"I'll go back with you, Daniel.”
possessive form of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading “The fire's thar.”
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “I hadn't only jest time to git cl'ar on't myself.”
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “Together perhaps we can move the horse."”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “I hadn't only jest time to git cl'ar on't myself.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Together perhaps we can move the horse."”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “Together perhaps we can move the horse."”
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.
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “"I'll go back with you, Daniel.”
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.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I'll go back with you, Daniel.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "Ye're behind time for that!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Together perhaps we can move the horse."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hadn't only jest time to git cl'ar on't myself.
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading "I'll go back with you, Daniel.
possessive form of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading The fire's thar.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Ye're behind time for that!
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading I hadn't only jest time to git cl'ar on't myself.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I'll go back with you, Daniel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hadn't only jest time to git cl'ar on't myself.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Together perhaps we can move the horse."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hadn't only jest time to git cl'ar on't myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll go back with you, Daniel.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading I hadn't only jest time to git cl'ar on't myself.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Together perhaps we can move the horse."
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I hadn't only jest time to git cl'ar on't myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hadn't only jest time to git cl'ar on't myself.
and nothing more
From this reading I hadn't only jest time to git cl'ar on't myself.
by chance
From this reading Together perhaps we can move the horse."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fire's thar.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ye're behind time for that!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Together perhaps we can move the horse."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Ye're behind time for that!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I hadn't only jest time to git cl'ar on't myself.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Together perhaps we can move the horse."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Together perhaps we can move the horse."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I'll go back with you, Daniel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ye're behind time for that!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'll go back with you, Daniel.
Chapter 11 of Cudjo's Cave by J. T. (John Townsend) Trowbridge holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 403 sentences of Cudjo's Cave, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Cudjo's Cave by J. T. (John Townsend) Trowbridge exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 81 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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Words and structures a reader meets early in Cudjo's Cave, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
