Chapter 11 of Littlebourne Lock is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Littlebourne Lock is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A THOROUGH CHANGE. "I am afraid," Leonard said presently, "that I am taking you out of your way." "Not at all, sir; I live in that same street. There's a good many of us live there. It is like a rabbit-warren."
Chapter 11 of Littlebourne Lock is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “"I am afraid," Leonard said presently, "that I am taking you out of your way."”
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “A THOROUGH CHANGE.”
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading “"I am afraid," Leonard said presently, "that I am taking you out of your way."”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “"Not at all, sir; I live in that same street.”
in the near future
From this reading “"I am afraid," Leonard said presently, "that I am taking you out of your way."”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “"Not at all, sir; I live in that same street.”
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “"I am afraid," Leonard said presently, "that I am taking you out of your way."”
painstakingly careful and accurate
From this reading “A THOROUGH CHANGE.”
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 A THOROUGH CHANGE.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I am afraid," Leonard said presently, "that I am taking you out of your way."
(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 "Not at all, sir; I live in that same street.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am afraid," Leonard said presently, "that I am taking you out of your way."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Not at all, sir; I live in that same street.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading A THOROUGH CHANGE.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading There's a good many of us live there.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am afraid," Leonard said presently, "that I am taking you out of your way."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Not at all, sir; I live in that same street.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is like a rabbit-warren."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is like a rabbit-warren."
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading "I am afraid," Leonard said presently, "that I am taking you out of your way."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It is like a rabbit-warren."
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "Not at all, sir; I live in that same street.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There's a good many of us live there.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not at all, sir; I live in that same street.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I am afraid," Leonard said presently, "that I am taking you out of your way."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I am afraid," Leonard said presently, "that I am taking you out of your way."
in the near future
From this reading "I am afraid," Leonard said presently, "that I am taking you out of your way."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is like a rabbit-warren."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I am afraid," Leonard said presently, "that I am taking you out of your way."
Identical; not different.
From this reading "Not at all, sir; I live in that same street.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Not at all, sir; I live in that same street.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading "Not at all, sir; I live in that same street.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading "I am afraid," Leonard said presently, "that I am taking you out of your way."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I am afraid," Leonard said presently, "that I am taking you out of your way."
in or at that place or location
From this reading There's a good many of us live there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's a good many of us live there.
painstakingly careful and accurate
From this reading A THOROUGH CHANGE.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There's a good many of us live there.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "I am afraid," Leonard said presently, "that I am taking you out of your way."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am afraid," Leonard said presently, "that I am taking you out of your way."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am afraid," Leonard said presently, "that I am taking you out of your way."
Chapter 11 of Littlebourne Lock by F. Bayford Harrison holds 195 sentences, grouped into 39 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 195 sentences of Littlebourne Lock, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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