Chapter 11 of Doubloons—and the Girl is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Doubloons—and the Girl is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DREAM REALIZED For a moment Drew almost doubted his own eyesight. But there was no mistake. There could be only one girl like her in the world, he told himself. She was wearing a simple white dress and her head was bare. The bright sunshine rioted in her golden hair, and her eyes were luminous and soft.
Chapter 11 of Doubloons—and the Girl is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/22 · 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.
completely unclothed
From this reading “She was wearing a simple white dress and her head was bare.”
past form of “doubt” — consider unlikely or have doubts about
From this reading “A DREAM REALIZED For a moment Drew almost doubted his own eyesight.”
normal use of the faculty of vision
From this reading “A DREAM REALIZED For a moment Drew almost doubted his own eyesight.”
softly bright or radiant
From this reading “The bright sunshine rioted in her golden hair, and her eyes were luminous and soft.”
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading “A DREAM REALIZED For a moment Drew almost doubted his own eyesight.”
past form of “riot” — take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot
From this reading “The bright sunshine rioted in her golden hair, and her eyes were luminous and soft.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “The bright sunshine rioted in her golden hair, and her eyes were luminous and soft.”
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading “She was wearing a simple white dress and her head was bare.”
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 “The bright sunshine rioted in her golden hair, and her eyes were luminous and soft.”
In this reading “The bright sunshine rioted in her golden hair, and her eyes were luminous and soft.”
temporarily
In this reading “A DREAM REALIZED For a moment Drew almost doubted his own eyesight.”
In this reading “There could be only one girl like her in the world, he told himself.”
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 A DREAM REALIZED For a moment Drew almost doubted his own eyesight.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading A DREAM REALIZED For a moment Drew almost doubted his own eyesight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was wearing a simple white dress and her head was bare.
completely unclothed
From this reading She was wearing a simple white dress and her head was bare.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There could be only one girl like her in the world, he told himself.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The bright sunshine rioted in her golden hair, and her eyes were luminous and soft.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was no mistake.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There could be only one girl like her in the world, he told himself.
past form of “doubt” — consider unlikely or have doubts about
From this reading A DREAM REALIZED For a moment Drew almost doubted his own eyesight.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading A DREAM REALIZED For a moment Drew almost doubted his own eyesight.
put on clothes
From this reading She was wearing a simple white dress and her head was bare.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading A DREAM REALIZED For a moment Drew almost doubted his own eyesight.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The bright sunshine rioted in her golden hair, and her eyes were luminous and soft.
normal use of the faculty of vision
From this reading A DREAM REALIZED For a moment Drew almost doubted his own eyesight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A DREAM REALIZED For a moment Drew almost doubted his own eyesight.
a young female
From this reading There could be only one girl like her in the world, he told himself.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading The bright sunshine rioted in her golden hair, and her eyes were luminous and soft.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The bright sunshine rioted in her golden hair, and her eyes were luminous and soft.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There could be only one girl like her in the world, he told himself.
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 was wearing a simple white dress and her head was bare.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There could be only one girl like her in the world, he told himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading There could be only one girl like her in the world, he told himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A DREAM REALIZED For a moment Drew almost doubted his own eyesight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There could be only one girl like her in the world, he told himself.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading There could be only one girl like her in the world, he told himself.
softly bright or radiant
From this reading The bright sunshine rioted in her golden hair, and her eyes were luminous and soft.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading But there was no mistake.
a particular point in time
From this reading A DREAM REALIZED For a moment Drew almost doubted his own eyesight.
not any; not one
From this reading But there was no mistake.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There could be only one girl like her in the world, he told himself.
and nothing more
From this reading There could be only one girl like her in the world, he told himself.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading A DREAM REALIZED For a moment Drew almost doubted his own eyesight.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading A DREAM REALIZED For a moment Drew almost doubted his own eyesight.
past form of “riot” — take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot
From this reading The bright sunshine rioted in her golden hair, and her eyes were luminous and soft.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was wearing a simple white dress and her head was bare.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading She was wearing a simple white dress and her head was bare.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The bright sunshine rioted in her golden hair, and her eyes were luminous and soft.
the rays of the sun
From this reading The bright sunshine rioted in her golden hair, and her eyes were luminous and soft.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There could be only one girl like her in the world, he told himself.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But there was no mistake.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading There could be only one girl like her in the world, he told himself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there was no mistake.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading She was wearing a simple white dress and her head was bare.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The bright sunshine rioted in her golden hair, and her eyes were luminous and soft.
a Caucasian
From this reading She was wearing a simple white dress and her head was bare.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading There could be only one girl like her in the world, he told himself.
Chapter 11 of Doubloons—and the Girl by John Maxwell Forbes holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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 112 sentences of Doubloons—and the Girl, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Doubloons—and the Girl by John Maxwell Forbes exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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 23 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 23 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 Doubloons—and the Girl by John Maxwell Forbes on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 5568 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #31528 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #31528, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 464 minutes of reading across 1114 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Doubloons—and the Girl section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 35 chapters of Doubloons—and the Girl 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 Doubloons—and the Girl, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
