Chapter 11 of In a Yellow Wood is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of In a Yellow Wood is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Bankton must have a lot of money,” murmured Holton. Carla smiled. “No, I have, but that’s not important. Sit down over there, Bob.” She motioned to a white couch by the window.
Chapter 11 of In a Yellow Wood is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Sit down over there, Bob.””
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “She motioned to a white couch by the window.”
of great significance or value
From this reading ““No, I have, but that’s not important.”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading ““Bankton must have a lot of money,” murmured Holton.”
past form of “motion” — show, express or direct through movement
From this reading “She motioned to a white couch by the window.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading ““Bankton must have a lot of money,” murmured Holton.”
be seated
From this reading “Sit down over there, Bob.””
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Carla smiled.”
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.
take a seat
In this reading “Sit down over there, Bob.””
In this reading “She motioned to a white couch by the window.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Bankton must have a lot of money,” murmured Holton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bankton must have a lot of money,” murmured Holton.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Sit down over there, Bob.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “No, I have, but that’s not important.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She motioned to a white couch by the window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carla smiled.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading She motioned to a white couch by the window.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Sit down over there, Bob.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Bankton must have a lot of money,” murmured Holton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bankton must have a lot of money,” murmured Holton.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, I have, but that’s not important.
of great significance or value
From this reading “No, I have, but that’s not important.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “Bankton must have a lot of money,” murmured Holton.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “Bankton must have a lot of money,” murmured Holton.
past form of “motion” — show, express or direct through movement
From this reading She motioned to a white couch by the window.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “Bankton must have a lot of money,” murmured Holton.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Bankton must have a lot of money,” murmured Holton.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I have, but that’s not important.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, I have, but that’s not important.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Bankton must have a lot of money,” murmured Holton.
above and across; more than
From this reading Sit down over there, Bob.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She motioned to a white couch by the window.
be seated
From this reading Sit down over there, Bob.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Carla smiled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, I have, but that’s not important.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She motioned to a white couch by the window.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Sit down over there, Bob.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She motioned to a white couch by the window.
a Caucasian
From this reading She motioned to a white couch by the window.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading She motioned to a white couch by the window.
Chapter 11 of In a Yellow Wood by Gore Vidal holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 429 sentences of In a Yellow Wood, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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