Chapter 11 of Lady Chatterley's lover is here in full — 610 sentences across 122 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Lady Chatterley's lover is here in full — 610 sentences across 122 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Connie was sorting out one of the Wragby lumber rooms. There were several: the house was a warren, and the family never sold anything. Sir Geoffrey's father had liked pictures and Sir Geoffrey's mother had liked cinquecento furniture. Sir Geoffrey himself had liked old carved oak chests, vestry chests. So it went on through the generations.
Chapter 11 of Lady Chatterley's lover is here in full — 610 sentences across 122 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)
From this reading “Sir Geoffrey himself had liked old carved oak chests, vestry chests.”
plural of “chest” — the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading “Sir Geoffrey himself had liked old carved oak chests, vestry chests.”
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading “Sir Geoffrey's father had liked pictures and Sir Geoffrey's mother had liked cinquecento furniture.”
plural of “generation” — all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading “So it went on through the generations.”
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading “Connie was sorting out one of the Wragby lumber rooms.”
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading “Sir Geoffrey himself had liked old carved oak chests, vestry chests.”
an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
From this reading “Connie was sorting out one of the Wragby lumber rooms.”
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading “There were several: the house was a warren, and the family never sold anything.”
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 “Sir Geoffrey himself had liked old carved oak chests, vestry chests.”
In this reading “Sir Geoffrey himself had liked old carved oak chests, vestry chests.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “So it went on through the generations.”
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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 were several: the house was a warren, and the family never sold anything.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were several: the house was a warren, and the family never sold anything.
any thing at all
From this reading There were several: the house was a warren, and the family never sold anything.
made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)
From this reading Sir Geoffrey himself had liked old carved oak chests, vestry chests.
plural of “chest” — the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading Sir Geoffrey himself had liked old carved oak chests, vestry chests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Geoffrey's father had liked pictures and Sir Geoffrey's mother had liked cinquecento furniture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Connie was sorting out one of the Wragby lumber rooms.
a social unit living together
From this reading There were several: the house was a warren, and the family never sold anything.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Sir Geoffrey's father had liked pictures and Sir Geoffrey's mother had liked cinquecento furniture.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading Sir Geoffrey's father had liked pictures and Sir Geoffrey's mother had liked cinquecento furniture.
plural of “generation” — all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading So it went on through the generations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Geoffrey himself had liked old carved oak chests, vestry chests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Geoffrey's father had liked pictures and Sir Geoffrey's mother had liked cinquecento furniture.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir Geoffrey's father had liked pictures and Sir Geoffrey's mother had liked cinquecento furniture.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sir Geoffrey himself had liked old carved oak chests, vestry chests.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading There were several: the house was a warren, and the family never sold anything.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So it went on through the generations.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Sir Geoffrey's father had liked pictures and Sir Geoffrey's mother had liked cinquecento furniture.
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading Connie was sorting out one of the Wragby lumber rooms.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Sir Geoffrey's father had liked pictures and Sir Geoffrey's mother had liked cinquecento furniture.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading There were several: the house was a warren, and the family never sold anything.
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading Sir Geoffrey himself had liked old carved oak chests, vestry chests.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Connie was sorting out one of the Wragby lumber rooms.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Sir Geoffrey himself had liked old carved oak chests, vestry chests.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So it went on through the generations.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Connie was sorting out one of the Wragby lumber rooms.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Connie was sorting out one of the Wragby lumber rooms.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Sir Geoffrey's father had liked pictures and Sir Geoffrey's mother had liked cinquecento furniture.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading Connie was sorting out one of the Wragby lumber rooms.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading There were several: the house was a warren, and the family never sold anything.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Geoffrey's father had liked pictures and Sir Geoffrey's mother had liked cinquecento furniture.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it went on through the generations.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading There were several: the house was a warren, and the family never sold anything.
an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
From this reading Connie was sorting out one of the Wragby lumber rooms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Connie was sorting out one of the Wragby lumber rooms.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were several: the house was a warren, and the family never sold anything.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading So it went on through the generations.
in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church
From this reading Sir Geoffrey himself had liked old carved oak chests, vestry chests.
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading There were several: the house was a warren, and the family never sold anything.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Connie was sorting out one of the Wragby lumber rooms.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading So it went on through the generations.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were several: the house was a warren, and the family never sold anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Connie was sorting out one of the Wragby lumber rooms.
Chapter 11 of Lady Chatterley's lover by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 610 sentences, grouped into 122 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.
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