Chapter 11 of Donald and Dorothy is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Donald and Dorothy is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JACK. JACK and Nero entered the library, where Mr. Reed and Eben Slade sat waiting. The entrance of the sailor-coachman had a peculiar effect upon Eben Slade. It gave him a drowsy appearance. Some men have that look when they are specially on their guard.
Chapter 11 of Donald and Dorothy is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 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.
half asleep
From this reading “It gave him a drowsy appearance.”
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading “The entrance of the sailor-coachman had a peculiar effect upon Eben Slade.”
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “Some men have that look when they are specially on their guard.”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “JACK and Nero entered the library, where Mr. Reed and Eben Slade sat waiting.”
Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Roman Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
From this reading “JACK and Nero entered the library, where Mr. Reed and Eben Slade sat waiting.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “The entrance of the sailor-coachman had a peculiar effect upon Eben Slade.”
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading “JACK and Nero entered the library, where Mr. Reed and Eben Slade sat waiting.”
in a special manner
From this reading “Some men have that look when they are specially on their guard.”
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 The entrance of the sailor-coachman had a peculiar effect upon Eben Slade.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JACK and Nero entered the library, where Mr. Reed and Eben Slade sat waiting.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading It gave him a drowsy appearance.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some men have that look when they are specially on their guard.
half asleep
From this reading It gave him a drowsy appearance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACK and Nero entered the library, where Mr. Reed and Eben Slade sat waiting.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The entrance of the sailor-coachman had a peculiar effect upon Eben Slade.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading JACK and Nero entered the library, where Mr. Reed and Eben Slade sat waiting.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading The entrance of the sailor-coachman had a peculiar effect upon Eben Slade.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading It gave him a drowsy appearance.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Some men have that look when they are specially on their guard.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The entrance of the sailor-coachman had a peculiar effect upon Eben Slade.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Some men have that look when they are specially on their guard.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It gave him a drowsy appearance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It gave him a drowsy appearance.
a small worthless amount
From this reading JACK.
a room where books are kept
From this reading JACK and Nero entered the library, where Mr. Reed and Eben Slade sat waiting.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Some men have that look when they are specially on their guard.
the force of workers available
From this reading Some men have that look when they are specially on their guard.
a form of address for a man
From this reading JACK and Nero entered the library, where Mr. Reed and Eben Slade sat waiting.
Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Roman Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
From this reading JACK and Nero entered the library, where Mr. Reed and Eben Slade sat waiting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The entrance of the sailor-coachman had a peculiar effect upon Eben Slade.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Some men have that look when they are specially on their guard.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading The entrance of the sailor-coachman had a peculiar effect upon Eben Slade.
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading JACK and Nero entered the library, where Mr. Reed and Eben Slade sat waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The entrance of the sailor-coachman had a peculiar effect upon Eben Slade.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading JACK and Nero entered the library, where Mr. Reed and Eben Slade sat waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACK and Nero entered the library, where Mr. Reed and Eben Slade sat waiting.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some men have that look when they are specially on their guard.
in a special manner
From this reading Some men have that look when they are specially on their guard.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Some men have that look when they are specially on their guard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JACK and Nero entered the library, where Mr. Reed and Eben Slade sat waiting.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some men have that look when they are specially on their guard.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some men have that look when they are specially on their guard.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The entrance of the sailor-coachman had a peculiar effect upon Eben Slade.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading JACK and Nero entered the library, where Mr. Reed and Eben Slade sat waiting.
at the time that
From this reading Some men have that look when they are specially on their guard.
in or at the place that
From this reading JACK and Nero entered the library, where Mr. Reed and Eben Slade sat waiting.
Chapter 11 of Donald and Dorothy by Mary Mapes Dodge holds 90 sentences, grouped into 18 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 90 sentences of Donald and Dorothy, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Donald and Dorothy by Mary Mapes Dodge exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 90 sentences, grouped into 18 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 18 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 18 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.
Common questions about reading Donald and Dorothy by Mary Mapes Dodge on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 4719 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #28856 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #28856, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 393 minutes of reading across 944 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Donald and Dorothy section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 34 chapters of Donald and Dorothy 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 Donald and Dorothy, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
