Chapter 11 of Less than kin is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Less than kin is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Left alone with her _fiancé_, perhaps Nellie expected a word of praise for her gallant public demonstration in his favor. If so, she was disappointed. “Upon my word!” he exclaimed, as the door shut after Vickers. “I never in all my life heard such an audacious impostor. Imagine his daring to pass himself off as Mr. Lee’s son throughout an entire month!”
Chapter 11 of Less than kin is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
From this reading ““I never in all my life heard such an audacious impostor.”
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading “Imagine his daring to pass himself off as Mr. Lee’s son throughout an entire month!””
a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
From this reading “Left alone with her _fiancé_, perhaps Nellie expected a word of praise for her gallant public demonstration in his favor.”
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “If so, she was disappointed.”
promote over another
From this reading “Left alone with her _fiancé_, perhaps Nellie expected a word of praise for her gallant public demonstration in his favor.”
unflinching in battle or action
From this reading “Left alone with her _fiancé_, perhaps Nellie expected a word of praise for her gallant public demonstration in his favor.”
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
From this reading ““I never in all my life heard such an audacious impostor.”
possessive form of “lee” — United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Left alone with her _fiancé_, perhaps Nellie expected a word of praise for her gallant public demonstration in his favor.
later than; following
From this reading “Upon my word!” he exclaimed, as the door shut after Vickers.
(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 “I never in all my life heard such an audacious impostor.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Left alone with her _fiancé_, perhaps Nellie expected a word of praise for her gallant public demonstration in his favor.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I never in all my life heard such an audacious impostor.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Upon my word!” he exclaimed, as the door shut after Vickers.
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
From this reading “I never in all my life heard such an audacious impostor.
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading Imagine his daring to pass himself off as Mr. Lee’s son throughout an entire month!”
a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
From this reading Left alone with her _fiancé_, perhaps Nellie expected a word of praise for her gallant public demonstration in his favor.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading If so, she was disappointed.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “Upon my word!” he exclaimed, as the door shut after Vickers.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading Imagine his daring to pass himself off as Mr. Lee’s son throughout an entire month!”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Upon my word!” he exclaimed, as the door shut after Vickers.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Left alone with her _fiancé_, perhaps Nellie expected a word of praise for her gallant public demonstration in his favor.
promote over another
From this reading Left alone with her _fiancé_, perhaps Nellie expected a word of praise for her gallant public demonstration in his favor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Left alone with her _fiancé_, perhaps Nellie expected a word of praise for her gallant public demonstration in his favor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Left alone with her _fiancé_, perhaps Nellie expected a word of praise for her gallant public demonstration in his favor.
unflinching in battle or action
From this reading Left alone with her _fiancé_, perhaps Nellie expected a word of praise for her gallant public demonstration in his favor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Upon my word!” he exclaimed, as the door shut after Vickers.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “I never in all my life heard such an audacious impostor.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Left alone with her _fiancé_, perhaps Nellie expected a word of praise for her gallant public demonstration in his favor.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Imagine his daring to pass himself off as Mr. Lee’s son throughout an entire month!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Left alone with her _fiancé_, perhaps Nellie expected a word of praise for her gallant public demonstration in his favor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I never in all my life heard such an audacious impostor.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If so, she was disappointed.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Imagine his daring to pass himself off as Mr. Lee’s son throughout an entire month!”
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
From this reading “I never in all my life heard such an audacious impostor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Left alone with her _fiancé_, perhaps Nellie expected a word of praise for her gallant public demonstration in his favor.
possessive form of “lee” — United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading Imagine his daring to pass himself off as Mr. Lee’s son throughout an entire month!”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Left alone with her _fiancé_, perhaps Nellie expected a word of praise for her gallant public demonstration in his favor.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “I never in all my life heard such an audacious impostor.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Imagine his daring to pass himself off as Mr. Lee’s son throughout an entire month!”
a form of address for a man
From this reading Imagine his daring to pass himself off as Mr. Lee’s son throughout an entire month!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Upon my word!” he exclaimed, as the door shut after Vickers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Left alone with her _fiancé_, perhaps Nellie expected a word of praise for her gallant public demonstration in his favor.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I never in all my life heard such an audacious impostor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Left alone with her _fiancé_, perhaps Nellie expected a word of praise for her gallant public demonstration in his favor.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Imagine his daring to pass himself off as Mr. Lee’s son throughout an entire month!”
go across or through
From this reading Imagine his daring to pass himself off as Mr. Lee’s son throughout an entire month!”
by chance
From this reading Left alone with her _fiancé_, perhaps Nellie expected a word of praise for her gallant public demonstration in his favor.
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading Left alone with her _fiancé_, perhaps Nellie expected a word of praise for her gallant public demonstration in his favor.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Left alone with her _fiancé_, perhaps Nellie expected a word of praise for her gallant public demonstration in his favor.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If so, she was disappointed.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “Upon my word!” he exclaimed, as the door shut after Vickers.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If so, she was disappointed.
a male human offspring
From this reading Imagine his daring to pass himself off as Mr. Lee’s son throughout an entire month!”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “I never in all my life heard such an audacious impostor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Upon my word!” he exclaimed, as the door shut after Vickers.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Imagine his daring to pass himself off as Mr. Lee’s son throughout an entire month!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Imagine his daring to pass himself off as Mr. Lee’s son throughout an entire month!”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Upon my word!” he exclaimed, as the door shut after Vickers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Upon my word!” he exclaimed, as the door shut after Vickers.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If so, she was disappointed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Left alone with her _fiancé_, perhaps Nellie expected a word of praise for her gallant public demonstration in his favor.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Left alone with her _fiancé_, perhaps Nellie expected a word of praise for her gallant public demonstration in his favor.
Chapter 11 of Less than kin by Alice Duer Miller holds 388 sentences, grouped into 78 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 388 sentences of Less than kin, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Less than kin by Alice Duer Miller exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 388 sentences, grouped into 78 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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