Chapter 11 of John Ames, Native Commissioner is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of John Ames, Native Commissioner is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was a spell in the stare. That glance John Ames felt that his own could not leave. It held him enthralled. At all risks he must break the spell. "Where am I?" he exclaimed, astonished at the feebleness of his own voice.
Chapter 11 of John Ames, Native Commissioner is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “"Where am I?" he exclaimed, astonished at the feebleness of his own voice.”
terminate
From this reading “At all risks he must break the spell.”
filled with wonder and delight
From this reading “It held him enthralled.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “"Where am I?" he exclaimed, astonished at the feebleness of his own voice.”
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “That glance John Ames felt that his own could not leave.”
plural of “risk” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “At all risks he must break the spell.”
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading “There was a spell in the stare.”
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “There was a spell in the stare.”
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.
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In this reading “"Where am I?" he exclaimed, astonished at the feebleness of his own voice.”
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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 There was a spell in the stare.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading At all risks he must break the spell.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Where am I?" he exclaimed, astonished at the feebleness of his own voice.
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From this reading That glance John Ames felt that his own could not leave.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading "Where am I?" he exclaimed, astonished at the feebleness of his own voice.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At all risks he must break the spell.
terminate
From this reading At all risks he must break the spell.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That glance John Ames felt that his own could not leave.
filled with wonder and delight
From this reading It held him enthralled.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Where am I?" he exclaimed, astonished at the feebleness of his own voice.
the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
From this reading "Where am I?" he exclaimed, astonished at the feebleness of his own voice.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading That glance John Ames felt that his own could not leave.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading That glance John Ames felt that his own could not leave.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At all risks he must break the spell.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading It held him enthralled.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It held him enthralled.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That glance John Ames felt that his own could not leave.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Where am I?" he exclaimed, astonished at the feebleness of his own voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a spell in the stare.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It held him enthralled.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading That glance John Ames felt that his own could not leave.
go away from a place
From this reading That glance John Ames felt that his own could not leave.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading At all risks he must break the spell.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That glance John Ames felt that his own could not leave.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Where am I?" he exclaimed, astonished at the feebleness of his own voice.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading That glance John Ames felt that his own could not leave.
plural of “risk” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading At all risks he must break the spell.
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading There was a spell in the stare.
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading There was a spell in the stare.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That glance John Ames felt that his own could not leave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a spell in the stare.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a spell in the stare.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Where am I?" he exclaimed, astonished at the feebleness of his own voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a spell in the stare.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where am I?" he exclaimed, astonished at the feebleness of his own voice.
Chapter 11 of John Ames, Native Commissioner by Bertram Mitford holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 410 sentences of John Ames, Native Commissioner, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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