Chapter 11 of Frank and Fearless is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Frank and Fearless is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SCHEME OF VENGEANCE. Mrs. Kent had never cared for Jasper. Since the marriage she had disliked him. Now that he had struck down Nicholas in her presence, she positively hated him. She did not stop to consider that he was provoked to it, and only acted in self-defense.
Chapter 11 of Frank and Fearless is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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regarded with aversion
From this reading “Since the marriage she had disliked him.”
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading “Mrs. Kent had never cared for Jasper.”
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading “Mrs. Kent had never cared for Jasper.”
a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
From this reading “Now that he had struck down Nicholas in her presence, she positively hated him.”
extremely
From this reading “Now that he had struck down Nicholas in her presence, she positively hated him.”
incited, especially deliberately, to anger
From this reading “She did not stop to consider that he was provoked to it, and only acted in self-defense.”
the act of defending yourself
From this reading “She did not stop to consider that he was provoked to it, and only acted in self-defense.”
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading “A SCHEME OF VENGEANCE.”
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 SCHEME OF VENGEANCE.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading She did not stop to consider that he was provoked to it, and only acted in self-defense.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She did not stop to consider that he was provoked to it, and only acted in self-defense.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading Mrs. Kent had never cared for Jasper.
deem to be
From this reading She did not stop to consider that he was provoked to it, and only acted in self-defense.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not stop to consider that he was provoked to it, and only acted in self-defense.
regarded with aversion
From this reading Since the marriage she had disliked him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Now that he had struck down Nicholas in her presence, she positively hated him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Kent had never cared for Jasper.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Kent had never cared for Jasper.
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading Now that he had struck down Nicholas in her presence, she positively hated him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now that he had struck down Nicholas in her presence, she positively hated him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now that he had struck down Nicholas in her presence, she positively hated him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Since the marriage she had disliked him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now that he had struck down Nicholas in her presence, she positively hated him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She did not stop to consider that he was provoked to it, and only acted in self-defense.
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading Mrs. Kent had never cared for Jasper.
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading Mrs. Kent had never cared for Jasper.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading Since the marriage she had disliked him.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Kent had never cared for Jasper.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Mrs. Kent had never cared for Jasper.
a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
From this reading Now that he had struck down Nicholas in her presence, she positively hated him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not stop to consider that he was provoked to it, and only acted in self-defense.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now that he had struck down Nicholas in her presence, she positively hated him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SCHEME OF VENGEANCE.
and nothing more
From this reading She did not stop to consider that he was provoked to it, and only acted in self-defense.
extremely
From this reading Now that he had struck down Nicholas in her presence, she positively hated him.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading Now that he had struck down Nicholas in her presence, she positively hated him.
incited, especially deliberately, to anger
From this reading She did not stop to consider that he was provoked to it, and only acted in self-defense.
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading A SCHEME OF VENGEANCE.
the act of defending yourself
From this reading She did not stop to consider that he was provoked to it, and only acted in self-defense.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Since the marriage she had disliked him.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the marriage she had disliked him.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading She did not stop to consider that he was provoked to it, and only acted in self-defense.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Now that he had struck down Nicholas in her presence, she positively hated him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that he had struck down Nicholas in her presence, she positively hated him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Since the marriage she had disliked him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She did not stop to consider that he was provoked to it, and only acted in self-defense.
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading A SCHEME OF VENGEANCE.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She did not stop to consider that he was provoked to it, and only acted in self-defense.
Chapter 11 of Frank and Fearless by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 98 sentences, grouped into 20 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.
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