Chapter 11 of Gladiator is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Gladiator is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I don't know. What's your favourite vice? We can locate it in Marseilles." Hugo frowned. "Well, vice is so limited in its scope."
Chapter 11 of Gladiator is here in full — 412 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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a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading “What's your favourite vice?”
past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading “Hugo frowned.”
French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
From this reading “Hugo frowned.”
small in range or scope
From this reading “"Well, vice is so limited in its scope."”
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
From this reading “We can locate it in Marseilles."”
a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
From this reading “We can locate it in Marseilles."”
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading “"Well, vice is so limited in its scope."”
moral weakness
From this reading “What's your favourite vice?”
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to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can locate it in Marseilles."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know.
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading What's your favourite vice?
past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading Hugo frowned.
French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
From this reading Hugo frowned.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We can locate it in Marseilles."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, vice is so limited in its scope."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We can locate it in Marseilles."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, vice is so limited in its scope."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know.
small in range or scope
From this reading "Well, vice is so limited in its scope."
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
From this reading We can locate it in Marseilles."
a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
From this reading We can locate it in Marseilles."
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading "Well, vice is so limited in its scope."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Well, vice is so limited in its scope."
moral weakness
From this reading What's your favourite vice?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can locate it in Marseilles."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, vice is so limited in its scope."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What's your favourite vice?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What's your favourite vice?
Chapter 11 of Gladiator by Philip Wylie holds 412 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 412 sentences of Gladiator, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Gladiator by Philip Wylie exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 412 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.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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