Chapter 11 of David Vallory is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of David Vallory is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Hold on; you wouldn’t do anything like that! Think a minute of the position in which it would place your father.” She shook her head despairingly. “You drive me into a corner and then beat me!” she cried. “It is all wrong, wrong!
Chapter 11 of David Vallory is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 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.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading ““You drive me into a corner and then beat me!” she cried.”
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading ““You drive me into a corner and then beat me!” she cried.”
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading ““You drive me into a corner and then beat me!” she cried.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading ““Hold on; you wouldn’t do anything like that!”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Think a minute of the position in which it would place your father.””
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading “Think a minute of the position in which it would place your father.””
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “She shook her head despairingly.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading ““It is all wrong, wrong!”
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 drive me into a corner and then beat me!” she cried.”
hold firmly
In this reading ““Hold on; you wouldn’t do anything like that!”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Think a minute of the position in which it would place your father.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “It is all wrong, wrong!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You drive me into a corner and then beat me!” she cried.
any thing at all
From this reading “Hold on; you wouldn’t do anything like that!
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “You drive me into a corner and then beat me!” she cried.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading “You drive me into a corner and then beat me!” she cried.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “You drive me into a corner and then beat me!” she cried.
with desperation
From this reading She shook her head despairingly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Hold on; you wouldn’t do anything like that!
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “You drive me into a corner and then beat me!” she cried.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Think a minute of the position in which it would place your father.”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She shook her head despairingly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She shook her head despairingly.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Hold on; you wouldn’t do anything like that!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Think a minute of the position in which it would place your father.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “You drive me into a corner and then beat me!” she cried.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is all wrong, wrong!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Think a minute of the position in which it would place your father.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Hold on; you wouldn’t do anything like that!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You drive me into a corner and then beat me!” she cried.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Think a minute of the position in which it would place your father.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Think a minute of the position in which it would place your father.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Hold on; you wouldn’t do anything like that!
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Think a minute of the position in which it would place your father.”
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Think a minute of the position in which it would place your father.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She shook her head despairingly.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading She shook her head despairingly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Hold on; you wouldn’t do anything like that!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Think a minute of the position in which it would place your father.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “You drive me into a corner and then beat me!” she cried.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Think a minute of the position in which it would place your father.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Think a minute of the position in which it would place your father.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Think a minute of the position in which it would place your father.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hold on; you wouldn’t do anything like that!
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “It is all wrong, wrong!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Hold on; you wouldn’t do anything like that!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Think a minute of the position in which it would place your father.”
Chapter 11 of David Vallory by Francis Lynde holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 411 sentences of David Vallory, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of David Vallory by Francis Lynde exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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