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Chapter 11 of Kincaid's Battery is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Waking late and springing to her elbow she presently knew that every one else was up and about. Her maid came and she hastened to dress. Were the hostile ships in sight? Not yet. Was the city still undestroyed?
Chapter 11 of Kincaid's Battery is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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put on clothes
From this reading “Her maid came and she hastened to dress.”
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading “Waking late and springing to her elbow she presently knew that every one else was up and about.”
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading “Her maid came and she hastened to dress.”
characterized by enmity or ill will
From this reading “Were the hostile ships in sight?”
a female domestic
From this reading “Her maid came and she hastened to dress.”
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading “Were the hostile ships in sight?”
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Waking late and springing to her elbow she presently knew that every one else was up and about.”
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading “Waking late and springing to her elbow she presently knew that every one else was up and about.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Waking late and springing to her elbow she presently knew that every one else was up and about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Waking late and springing to her elbow she presently knew that every one else was up and about.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Her maid came and she hastened to dress.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Was the city still undestroyed?
put on clothes
From this reading Her maid came and she hastened to dress.
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading Waking late and springing to her elbow she presently knew that every one else was up and about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Waking late and springing to her elbow she presently knew that every one else was up and about.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Waking late and springing to her elbow she presently knew that every one else was up and about.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading Her maid came and she hastened to dress.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Waking late and springing to her elbow she presently knew that every one else was up and about.
characterized by enmity or ill will
From this reading Were the hostile ships in sight?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Were the hostile ships in sight?
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Waking late and springing to her elbow she presently knew that every one else was up and about.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Waking late and springing to her elbow she presently knew that every one else was up and about.
a female domestic
From this reading Her maid came and she hastened to dress.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not yet.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Waking late and springing to her elbow she presently knew that every one else was up and about.
in the near future
From this reading Waking late and springing to her elbow she presently knew that every one else was up and about.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Waking late and springing to her elbow she presently knew that every one else was up and about.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading Were the hostile ships in sight?
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Were the hostile ships in sight?
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Waking late and springing to her elbow she presently knew that every one else was up and about.
not in physical motion
From this reading Was the city still undestroyed?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Waking late and springing to her elbow she presently knew that every one else was up and about.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Were the hostile ships in sight?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Waking late and springing to her elbow she presently knew that every one else was up and about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was the city still undestroyed?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Waking late and springing to her elbow she presently knew that every one else was up and about.
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Waking late and springing to her elbow she presently knew that every one else was up and about.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Waking late and springing to her elbow she presently knew that every one else was up and about.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Were the hostile ships in sight?
but in spite of that
From this reading Not yet.
Chapter 11 of Kincaid's Battery by George Washington Cable holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 405 sentences of Kincaid's Battery, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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