Chapter 11 of Mrs. Red Pepper is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Mrs. Red Pepper is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A CHALLENGE "Miss Ruston!" "Yes?" The answer came through the door of the dark-room. "I can't come out for four minutes. Can you give me the message through a closed door?"
Chapter 11 of Mrs. Red Pepper is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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react verbally
From this reading “The answer came through the door of the dark-room.”
take exception to
From this reading “A CHALLENGE "Miss Ruston!"”
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “Can you give me the message through a closed door?"”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “The answer came through the door of the dark-room.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading “"I can't come out for four minutes.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “Can you give me the message through a closed door?"”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “"I can't come out for four minutes.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “A CHALLENGE "Miss Ruston!"”
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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 CHALLENGE "Miss Ruston!"
react verbally
From this reading The answer came through the door of the dark-room.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The answer came through the door of the dark-room.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you give me the message through a closed door?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can't come out for four minutes.
take exception to
From this reading A CHALLENGE "Miss Ruston!"
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Can you give me the message through a closed door?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I can't come out for four minutes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The answer came through the door of the dark-room.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The answer came through the door of the dark-room.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I can't come out for four minutes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading "I can't come out for four minutes.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Can you give me the message through a closed door?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't come out for four minutes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Can you give me the message through a closed door?"
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading Can you give me the message through a closed door?"
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "I can't come out for four minutes.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading A CHALLENGE "Miss Ruston!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The answer came through the door of the dark-room.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I can't come out for four minutes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A CHALLENGE "Miss Ruston!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The answer came through the door of the dark-room.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The answer came through the door of the dark-room.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can you give me the message through a closed door?"
Chapter 11 of Mrs. Red Pepper by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond holds 220 sentences, grouped into 44 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 220 sentences of Mrs. Red Pepper, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Mrs. Red Pepper by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 220 sentences, grouped into 44 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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