Chapter 11 of Glasses is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Glasses is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As soon as I saw Mrs. Meldrum I of course broke out. "Is there anything in it? _Is_ her general health--?" Mrs. Meldrum checked me with her great amused blare. "You've already seen her and she has told you her wondrous tale?
Chapter 11 of Glasses is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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pleasantly occupied
From this reading “Mrs. Meldrum checked me with her great amused blare.”
make a strident sound
From this reading “Mrs. Meldrum checked me with her great amused blare.”
lacking funds
From this reading “As soon as I saw Mrs. Meldrum I of course broke out.”
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading “Mrs. Meldrum checked me with her great amused blare.”
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading “_Is_ her general health--?"”
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading “_Is_ her general health--?"”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “"You've already seen her and she has told you her wondrous tale?”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “"You've already seen her and she has told you her wondrous tale?”
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading "You've already seen her and she has told you her wondrous tale?
pleasantly occupied
From this reading Mrs. Meldrum checked me with her great amused blare.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You've already seen her and she has told you her wondrous tale?
any thing at all
From this reading "Is there anything in it?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as I saw Mrs. Meldrum I of course broke out.
make a strident sound
From this reading Mrs. Meldrum checked me with her great amused blare.
lacking funds
From this reading As soon as I saw Mrs. Meldrum I of course broke out.
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading Mrs. Meldrum checked me with her great amused blare.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading As soon as I saw Mrs. Meldrum I of course broke out.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading _Is_ her general health--?"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Meldrum checked me with her great amused blare.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You've already seen her and she has told you her wondrous tale?
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading _Is_ her general health--?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Is_ her general health--?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As soon as I saw Mrs. Meldrum I of course broke out.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Is there anything in it?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is there anything in it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is there anything in it?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Meldrum checked me with her great amused blare.
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From this reading As soon as I saw Mrs. Meldrum I of course broke out.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading As soon as I saw Mrs. Meldrum I of course broke out.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As soon as I saw Mrs. Meldrum I of course broke out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading As soon as I saw Mrs. Meldrum I of course broke out.
cut with a saw
From this reading As soon as I saw Mrs. Meldrum I of course broke out.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You've already seen her and she has told you her wondrous tale?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You've already seen her and she has told you her wondrous tale?
in the near future
From this reading As soon as I saw Mrs. Meldrum I of course broke out.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "You've already seen her and she has told you her wondrous tale?
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Is there anything in it?
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "You've already seen her and she has told you her wondrous tale?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Meldrum checked me with her great amused blare.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading "You've already seen her and she has told you her wondrous tale?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You've already seen her and she has told you her wondrous tale?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've already seen her and she has told you her wondrous tale?
Chapter 11 of Glasses by Henry James holds 92 sentences, grouped into 19 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 92 sentences of Glasses, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Glasses by Henry James exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 92 sentences, grouped into 19 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 19 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Glasses, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
