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Men, Women and Ghosts

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Men, Women and Ghosts is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 11 of Men, Women and Ghosts by Amy Lowell holds 209 sentences, grouped into 42 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 11 of Men, Women and Ghosts contain?

Chapter 11 holds 209 sentences of Men, Women and Ghosts, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 11 of Men, Women and Ghosts by Amy Lowell exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 209 sentences, grouped into 42 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.

How do I study chapter 11 of Men, Women and Ghosts?

Work through the 42 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 42 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 11 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 11 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Common questions about reading Men, Women and Ghosts by Amy Lowell on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Men, Women and Ghosts?

Yes. All 3490 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #841 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Men, Women and Ghosts is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #841, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Men, Women and Ghosts take to read?

About 290 minutes of reading across 698 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Men, Women and Ghosts

Words and structures a reader meets early in Men, Women and Ghosts, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Produced
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Men, Women and Ghosts; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Light
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Women
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Ghosts
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English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
Do they need so much force to quell the crowd?
An old Grenadier of the line groans aloud, And each hammer tap points the sob of a woman.
Russia, Prussia, Austria, and the faded-white-lily Bourbon king Think it well To guard against tumult, A mob is an undependable thing.
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Men, Women and Ghosts

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Men, Women and Ghosts is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Do they need so much force to quell the crowd?
Line 2
An old Grenadier of the line groans aloud, And each hammer tap points the sob of a woman.
Line 3
Russia, Prussia, Austria, and the faded-white-lily Bourbon king Think it well To guard against tumult, A mob is an undependable thing.
Line 4
Ding!
Line 5
Ding!
All words in this reading · 42

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

a

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An old Grenadier of the line groans aloud, And each hammer tap points the sob of a woman.

against

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From this reading Russia, Prussia, Austria, and the faded-white-lily Bourbon king Think it well To guard against tumult, A mob is an undependable thing.

aloud

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From this reading An old Grenadier of the line groans aloud, And each hammer tap points the sob of a woman.

An

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From this reading An old Grenadier of the line groans aloud, And each hammer tap points the sob of a woman.

And

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From this reading An old Grenadier of the line groans aloud, And each hammer tap points the sob of a woman.

Austria

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From this reading Russia, Prussia, Austria, and the faded-white-lily Bourbon king Think it well To guard against tumult, A mob is an undependable thing.

Bourbon

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From this reading Russia, Prussia, Austria, and the faded-white-lily Bourbon king Think it well To guard against tumult, A mob is an undependable thing.

crowd

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From this reading Do they need so much force to quell the crowd?

Ding

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From this reading Ding!

Do

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From this reading Do they need so much force to quell the crowd?

each

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An old Grenadier of the line groans aloud, And each hammer tap points the sob of a woman.

faded-white-lily

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From this reading Russia, Prussia, Austria, and the faded-white-lily Bourbon king Think it well To guard against tumult, A mob is an undependable thing.

force

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Do they need so much force to quell the crowd?

Grenadier

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From this reading An old Grenadier of the line groans aloud, And each hammer tap points the sob of a woman.

groans

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From this reading An old Grenadier of the line groans aloud, And each hammer tap points the sob of a woman.

guard

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Russia, Prussia, Austria, and the faded-white-lily Bourbon king Think it well To guard against tumult, A mob is an undependable thing.

hammer

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An old Grenadier of the line groans aloud, And each hammer tap points the sob of a woman.

is

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Russia, Prussia, Austria, and the faded-white-lily Bourbon king Think it well To guard against tumult, A mob is an undependable thing.

it

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Russia, Prussia, Austria, and the faded-white-lily Bourbon king Think it well To guard against tumult, A mob is an undependable thing.

king

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Russia, Prussia, Austria, and the faded-white-lily Bourbon king Think it well To guard against tumult, A mob is an undependable thing.

line

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An old Grenadier of the line groans aloud, And each hammer tap points the sob of a woman.

mob

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Russia, Prussia, Austria, and the faded-white-lily Bourbon king Think it well To guard against tumult, A mob is an undependable thing.

much

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From this reading Do they need so much force to quell the crowd?

need

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From this reading Do they need so much force to quell the crowd?

of

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An old Grenadier of the line groans aloud, And each hammer tap points the sob of a woman.

old

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From this reading An old Grenadier of the line groans aloud, And each hammer tap points the sob of a woman.

points

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From this reading An old Grenadier of the line groans aloud, And each hammer tap points the sob of a woman.

Prussia

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From this reading Russia, Prussia, Austria, and the faded-white-lily Bourbon king Think it well To guard against tumult, A mob is an undependable thing.

quell

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From this reading Do they need so much force to quell the crowd?

Russia

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Russia, Prussia, Austria, and the faded-white-lily Bourbon king Think it well To guard against tumult, A mob is an undependable thing.

so

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Do they need so much force to quell the crowd?

sob

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An old Grenadier of the line groans aloud, And each hammer tap points the sob of a woman.

tap

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From this reading An old Grenadier of the line groans aloud, And each hammer tap points the sob of a woman.

the

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From this reading Do they need so much force to quell the crowd?

they

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Do they need so much force to quell the crowd?

thing

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Russia, Prussia, Austria, and the faded-white-lily Bourbon king Think it well To guard against tumult, A mob is an undependable thing.

Think

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Russia, Prussia, Austria, and the faded-white-lily Bourbon king Think it well To guard against tumult, A mob is an undependable thing.

to

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Do they need so much force to quell the crowd?

tumult

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Russia, Prussia, Austria, and the faded-white-lily Bourbon king Think it well To guard against tumult, A mob is an undependable thing.

undependable

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Russia, Prussia, Austria, and the faded-white-lily Bourbon king Think it well To guard against tumult, A mob is an undependable thing.

well

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Russia, Prussia, Austria, and the faded-white-lily Bourbon king Think it well To guard against tumult, A mob is an undependable thing.

woman

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An old Grenadier of the line groans aloud, And each hammer tap points the sob of a woman.