Chapter 11 of Lady Lilith is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Lady Lilith is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She walked a few steps into the room; and Loring, after a moment's hesitation, followed her. "Do behave yourself, Barbara," he whispered irritably. "Am I misbehaving? No one else seems to have noticed it ... George!
Chapter 11 of Lady Lilith is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading “"Do behave yourself, Barbara," he whispered irritably.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “George!”
indecision in speech or action
From this reading “She walked a few steps into the room; and Loring, after a moment's hesitation, followed her.”
-ing form of “misbehave” — behave badly
From this reading “"Am I misbehaving?”
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading “She walked a few steps into the room; and Loring, after a moment's hesitation, followed her.”
being perceived or observed
From this reading “No one else seems to have noticed it ...”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “She walked a few steps into the room; and Loring, after a moment's hesitation, followed her.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “"Do behave yourself, Barbara," he whispered irritably.”
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 “She walked a few steps into the room; and Loring, after a moment's hesitation, followed her.”
In this reading “She walked a few steps into the room; and Loring, after a moment's hesitation, followed her.”
In this reading “She walked a few steps into the room; and Loring, after a moment's hesitation, followed her.”
In this reading “She walked a few steps into the room; and Loring, after a moment's hesitation, followed her.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 She walked a few steps into the room; and Loring, after a moment's hesitation, followed her.
later than; following
From this reading She walked a few steps into the room; and Loring, after a moment's hesitation, followed her.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Am I misbehaving?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She walked a few steps into the room; and Loring, after a moment's hesitation, followed her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do behave yourself, Barbara," he whispered irritably.
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading "Do behave yourself, Barbara," he whispered irritably.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do behave yourself, Barbara," he whispered irritably.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No one else seems to have noticed it ...
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading She walked a few steps into the room; and Loring, after a moment's hesitation, followed her.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading She walked a few steps into the room; and Loring, after a moment's hesitation, followed her.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No one else seems to have noticed it ...
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Do behave yourself, Barbara," he whispered irritably.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She walked a few steps into the room; and Loring, after a moment's hesitation, followed her.
indecision in speech or action
From this reading She walked a few steps into the room; and Loring, after a moment's hesitation, followed her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Am I misbehaving?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She walked a few steps into the room; and Loring, after a moment's hesitation, followed her.
in a petulant manner
From this reading "Do behave yourself, Barbara," he whispered irritably.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No one else seems to have noticed it ...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She walked a few steps into the room; and Loring, after a moment's hesitation, followed her.
-ing form of “misbehave” — behave badly
From this reading "Am I misbehaving?
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading She walked a few steps into the room; and Loring, after a moment's hesitation, followed her.
not any; not one
From this reading No one else seems to have noticed it ...
being perceived or observed
From this reading No one else seems to have noticed it ...
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one else seems to have noticed it ...
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She walked a few steps into the room; and Loring, after a moment's hesitation, followed her.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading No one else seems to have noticed it ...
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She walked a few steps into the room; and Loring, after a moment's hesitation, followed her.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading She walked a few steps into the room; and Loring, after a moment's hesitation, followed her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She walked a few steps into the room; and Loring, after a moment's hesitation, followed her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No one else seems to have noticed it ...
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading She walked a few steps into the room; and Loring, after a moment's hesitation, followed her.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Do behave yourself, Barbara," he whispered irritably.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Do behave yourself, Barbara," he whispered irritably.
Chapter 11 of Lady Lilith by Stephen McKenna holds 404 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 404 sentences of Lady Lilith, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Lady Lilith by Stephen McKenna exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 404 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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