Chapter 11 of Multitude and Solitude is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Multitude and Solitude is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Kilemba has a big devil in his belly. Big devil eat up Kilemba. Eat all up. But Muafi a strong man. Very strong man.
Chapter 11 of Multitude and Solitude is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
From this reading “Kilemba has a big devil in his belly.”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Kilemba has a big devil in his belly.”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “Kilemba has a big devil in his belly.”
take in solid food
From this reading “Big devil eat up Kilemba.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Kilemba has a big devil in his belly.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “But Muafi a strong man.”
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “But Muafi a strong man.”
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.
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In this reading “But Muafi a strong man.”
finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
In this reading “Big devil eat up Kilemba.”
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 Kilemba has a big devil in his belly.
(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 Eat all up.
the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
From this reading Kilemba has a big devil in his belly.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Kilemba has a big devil in his belly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Muafi a strong man.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading Kilemba has a big devil in his belly.
take in solid food
From this reading Big devil eat up Kilemba.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kilemba has a big devil in his belly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kilemba has a big devil in his belly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kilemba has a big devil in his belly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kilemba has a big devil in his belly.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But Muafi a strong man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Muafi a strong man.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading But Muafi a strong man.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Big devil eat up Kilemba.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very strong man.
Chapter 11 of Multitude and Solitude by John Masefield holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 429 sentences of Multitude and Solitude, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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