Chapter 11 of Kept in the Dark is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Kept in the Dark is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. WESTERN'S DECISION. What should she do with herself? Her breakfast was brought to her. At noon she was told that Mr. Western had gone out for the day and would not return till the evening.
Chapter 11 of Kept in the Dark is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eat an early morning meal
From this reading “Her breakfast was brought to her.”
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “Her breakfast was brought to her.”
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading “WESTERN'S DECISION.”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “At noon she was told that Mr. Western had gone out for the day and would not return till the evening.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “At noon she was told that Mr. Western had gone out for the day and would not return till the evening.”
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “At noon she was told that Mr. Western had gone out for the day and would not return till the evening.”
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading “WESTERN'S DECISION.”
possessive form of “western” — a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development
From this reading “WESTERN'S DECISION.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At noon she was told that Mr. Western had gone out for the day and would not return till the evening.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At noon she was told that Mr. Western had gone out for the day and would not return till the evening.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Her breakfast was brought to her.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Her breakfast was brought to her.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading At noon she was told that Mr. Western had gone out for the day and would not return till the evening.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading WESTERN'S DECISION.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What should she do with herself?
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading At noon she was told that Mr. Western had gone out for the day and would not return till the evening.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At noon she was told that Mr. Western had gone out for the day and would not return till the evening.
destroyed or killed
From this reading At noon she was told that Mr. Western had gone out for the day and would not return till the evening.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At noon she was told that Mr. Western had gone out for the day and would not return till the evening.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her breakfast was brought to her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading What should she do with herself?
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
the middle of the day
From this reading At noon she was told that Mr. Western had gone out for the day and would not return till the evening.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At noon she was told that Mr. Western had gone out for the day and would not return till the evening.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading At noon she was told that Mr. Western had gone out for the day and would not return till the evening.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading At noon she was told that Mr. Western had gone out for the day and would not return till the evening.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What should she do with herself?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What should she do with herself?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At noon she was told that Mr. Western had gone out for the day and would not return till the evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At noon she was told that Mr. Western had gone out for the day and would not return till the evening.
up to a particular time
From this reading At noon she was told that Mr. Western had gone out for the day and would not return till the evening.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her breakfast was brought to her.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading At noon she was told that Mr. Western had gone out for the day and would not return till the evening.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her breakfast was brought to her.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading At noon she was told that Mr. Western had gone out for the day and would not return till the evening.
possessive form of “western” — a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development
From this reading WESTERN'S DECISION.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What should she do with herself?
in the company of; together with
From this reading What should she do with herself?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At noon she was told that Mr. Western had gone out for the day and would not return till the evening.
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