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Moran of the Lady Letty

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Moran of the Lady Letty is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Frank Norris • Curated US English Learning Edition

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Twenty minutes passed, half an hour, an hour.

The party tramped steadily forward, Moran, Wilbur, and Charlie leading, the coolies close behind carrying the cutting-in spades over their shoulders.

Slowly and in silence they made the half circuit of the bay.

The “Bertha Millner” was far behind them by now, a vague gray mass in the early morning light.

“Did you ever fight before?”

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Chapter XI Reading 1/42

Moran of the Lady Letty

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Moran of the Lady Letty is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1

Twenty minutes passed, half an hour, an hour.

Line 2

The party tramped steadily forward, Moran, Wilbur, and Charlie leading, the coolies close behind carrying the cutting-in spades over their shoulders.

Line 3

Slowly and in silence they made the half circuit of the bay.

Line 4

The “Bertha Millner” was far behind them by now, a vague gray mass in the early morning light.

Line 5

“Did you ever fight before?”

Learner Dictionary

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Silence noun US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading “Slowly and in silence they made the half circuit of the bay.”

All words in this reading · 52

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a

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From this reading The “Bertha Millner” was far behind them by now, a vague gray mass in the early morning light.

an

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From this reading Twenty minutes passed, half an hour, an hour.

and

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From this reading The party tramped steadily forward, Moran, Wilbur, and Charlie leading, the coolies close behind carrying the cutting-in spades over their shoulders.

bay

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From this reading Slowly and in silence they made the half circuit of the bay.

before

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From this reading “Did you ever fight before?”

behind

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From this reading The party tramped steadily forward, Moran, Wilbur, and Charlie leading, the coolies close behind carrying the cutting-in spades over their shoulders.

Bertha

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From this reading The “Bertha Millner” was far behind them by now, a vague gray mass in the early morning light.

by

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From this reading The “Bertha Millner” was far behind them by now, a vague gray mass in the early morning light.

carrying

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From this reading The party tramped steadily forward, Moran, Wilbur, and Charlie leading, the coolies close behind carrying the cutting-in spades over their shoulders.

Charlie

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From this reading The party tramped steadily forward, Moran, Wilbur, and Charlie leading, the coolies close behind carrying the cutting-in spades over their shoulders.

circuit

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From this reading Slowly and in silence they made the half circuit of the bay.

close

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From this reading The party tramped steadily forward, Moran, Wilbur, and Charlie leading, the coolies close behind carrying the cutting-in spades over their shoulders.

coolies

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From this reading The party tramped steadily forward, Moran, Wilbur, and Charlie leading, the coolies close behind carrying the cutting-in spades over their shoulders.

cutting-in

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From this reading The party tramped steadily forward, Moran, Wilbur, and Charlie leading, the coolies close behind carrying the cutting-in spades over their shoulders.

Did

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From this reading “Did you ever fight before?”

early

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From this reading The “Bertha Millner” was far behind them by now, a vague gray mass in the early morning light.

ever

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From this reading “Did you ever fight before?”

far

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From this reading The “Bertha Millner” was far behind them by now, a vague gray mass in the early morning light.

fight

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From this reading “Did you ever fight before?”

forward

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From this reading The party tramped steadily forward, Moran, Wilbur, and Charlie leading, the coolies close behind carrying the cutting-in spades over their shoulders.

gray

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From this reading The “Bertha Millner” was far behind them by now, a vague gray mass in the early morning light.

half

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From this reading Twenty minutes passed, half an hour, an hour.

hour

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From this reading Twenty minutes passed, half an hour, an hour.

in

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From this reading Slowly and in silence they made the half circuit of the bay.

leading

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From this reading The party tramped steadily forward, Moran, Wilbur, and Charlie leading, the coolies close behind carrying the cutting-in spades over their shoulders.

light

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From this reading The “Bertha Millner” was far behind them by now, a vague gray mass in the early morning light.

made

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From this reading Slowly and in silence they made the half circuit of the bay.

mass

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From this reading The “Bertha Millner” was far behind them by now, a vague gray mass in the early morning light.

Millner

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From this reading The “Bertha Millner” was far behind them by now, a vague gray mass in the early morning light.

minutes

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From this reading Twenty minutes passed, half an hour, an hour.

Moran

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From this reading The party tramped steadily forward, Moran, Wilbur, and Charlie leading, the coolies close behind carrying the cutting-in spades over their shoulders.

morning

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From this reading The “Bertha Millner” was far behind them by now, a vague gray mass in the early morning light.

now

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From this reading The “Bertha Millner” was far behind them by now, a vague gray mass in the early morning light.

of

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From this reading Slowly and in silence they made the half circuit of the bay.

over

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From this reading The party tramped steadily forward, Moran, Wilbur, and Charlie leading, the coolies close behind carrying the cutting-in spades over their shoulders.

party

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From this reading The party tramped steadily forward, Moran, Wilbur, and Charlie leading, the coolies close behind carrying the cutting-in spades over their shoulders.

passed

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From this reading Twenty minutes passed, half an hour, an hour.

shoulders

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From this reading The party tramped steadily forward, Moran, Wilbur, and Charlie leading, the coolies close behind carrying the cutting-in spades over their shoulders.

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading Slowly and in silence they made the half circuit of the bay.

Slowly

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From this reading Slowly and in silence they made the half circuit of the bay.

spades

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From this reading The party tramped steadily forward, Moran, Wilbur, and Charlie leading, the coolies close behind carrying the cutting-in spades over their shoulders.

steadily

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From this reading The party tramped steadily forward, Moran, Wilbur, and Charlie leading, the coolies close behind carrying the cutting-in spades over their shoulders.

The

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From this reading The party tramped steadily forward, Moran, Wilbur, and Charlie leading, the coolies close behind carrying the cutting-in spades over their shoulders.

their

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From this reading The party tramped steadily forward, Moran, Wilbur, and Charlie leading, the coolies close behind carrying the cutting-in spades over their shoulders.

them

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From this reading The “Bertha Millner” was far behind them by now, a vague gray mass in the early morning light.

they

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From this reading Slowly and in silence they made the half circuit of the bay.

tramped

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From this reading The party tramped steadily forward, Moran, Wilbur, and Charlie leading, the coolies close behind carrying the cutting-in spades over their shoulders.

Twenty

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From this reading Twenty minutes passed, half an hour, an hour.

vague

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From this reading The “Bertha Millner” was far behind them by now, a vague gray mass in the early morning light.

was

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From this reading The “Bertha Millner” was far behind them by now, a vague gray mass in the early morning light.

Wilbur

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From this reading The party tramped steadily forward, Moran, Wilbur, and Charlie leading, the coolies close behind carrying the cutting-in spades over their shoulders.

you

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From this reading “Did you ever fight before?”

Chapter 11 of Moran of the Lady Letty by Frank Norris holds 210 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 Moran of the Lady Letty contain?

Chapter 11 holds 210 sentences of Moran of the Lady Letty, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.

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