Chapter 11 of My Neighbor Raymond (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XI) is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of My Neighbor Raymond (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XI) is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Never fear! I shan't have another attack." "Good-bye, then, until ten o'clock to-night!" Raymond left me, and I reflected long upon all that I had learned. The woman was Caroline; I could not doubt it; and yet a feeble ray of hope still gleamed in the depths of my heart.
Chapter 11 of My Neighbor Raymond (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XI) is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading “I shan't have another attack."”
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading “The woman was Caroline; I could not doubt it; and yet a feeble ray of hope still gleamed in the depths of my heart.”
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading “The woman was Caroline; I could not doubt it; and yet a feeble ray of hope still gleamed in the depths of my heart.”
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading “The woman was Caroline; I could not doubt it; and yet a feeble ray of hope still gleamed in the depths of my heart.”
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading “The woman was Caroline; I could not doubt it; and yet a feeble ray of hope still gleamed in the depths of my heart.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “"Good-bye, then, until ten o'clock to-night!"”
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading “The woman was Caroline; I could not doubt it; and yet a feeble ray of hope still gleamed in the depths of my heart.”
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading “Raymond left me, and I reflected long upon all that I had learned.”
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 “The woman was Caroline; I could not doubt it; and yet a feeble ray of hope still gleamed in the depths of my heart.”
In this reading “The woman was Caroline; I could not doubt it; and yet a feeble ray of hope still gleamed in the depths of my heart.”
In this reading “The woman was Caroline; I could not doubt it; and yet a feeble ray of hope still gleamed in the depths of my heart.”
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 The woman was Caroline; I could not doubt it; and yet a feeble ray of hope still gleamed in the depths of my heart.
(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 Raymond left me, and I reflected long upon all that I had learned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Raymond left me, and I reflected long upon all that I had learned.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading I shan't have another attack."
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading I shan't have another attack."
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading The woman was Caroline; I could not doubt it; and yet a feeble ray of hope still gleamed in the depths of my heart.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The woman was Caroline; I could not doubt it; and yet a feeble ray of hope still gleamed in the depths of my heart.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading The woman was Caroline; I could not doubt it; and yet a feeble ray of hope still gleamed in the depths of my heart.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading The woman was Caroline; I could not doubt it; and yet a feeble ray of hope still gleamed in the depths of my heart.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading "Never fear!
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading The woman was Caroline; I could not doubt it; and yet a feeble ray of hope still gleamed in the depths of my heart.
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading The woman was Caroline; I could not doubt it; and yet a feeble ray of hope still gleamed in the depths of my heart.
a farewell remark
From this reading "Good-bye, then, until ten o'clock to-night!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Raymond left me, and I reflected long upon all that I had learned.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I shan't have another attack."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The woman was Caroline; I could not doubt it; and yet a feeble ray of hope still gleamed in the depths of my heart.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading The woman was Caroline; I could not doubt it; and yet a feeble ray of hope still gleamed in the depths of my heart.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shan't have another attack."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The woman was Caroline; I could not doubt it; and yet a feeble ray of hope still gleamed in the depths of my heart.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The woman was Caroline; I could not doubt it; and yet a feeble ray of hope still gleamed in the depths of my heart.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading Raymond left me, and I reflected long upon all that I had learned.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Raymond left me, and I reflected long upon all that I had learned.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Raymond left me, and I reflected long upon all that I had learned.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Raymond left me, and I reflected long upon all that I had learned.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The woman was Caroline; I could not doubt it; and yet a feeble ray of hope still gleamed in the depths of my heart.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Never fear!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The woman was Caroline; I could not doubt it; and yet a feeble ray of hope still gleamed in the depths of my heart.
according to the clock
From this reading "Good-bye, then, until ten o'clock to-night!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The woman was Caroline; I could not doubt it; and yet a feeble ray of hope still gleamed in the depths of my heart.
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading The woman was Caroline; I could not doubt it; and yet a feeble ray of hope still gleamed in the depths of my heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Raymond left me, and I reflected long upon all that I had learned.
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading Raymond left me, and I reflected long upon all that I had learned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shan't have another attack."
not in physical motion
From this reading The woman was Caroline; I could not doubt it; and yet a feeble ray of hope still gleamed in the depths of my heart.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading "Good-bye, then, until ten o'clock to-night!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Raymond left me, and I reflected long upon all that I had learned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The woman was Caroline; I could not doubt it; and yet a feeble ray of hope still gleamed in the depths of my heart.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Good-bye, then, until ten o'clock to-night!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-bye, then, until ten o'clock to-night!"
up to a particular time
From this reading "Good-bye, then, until ten o'clock to-night!"
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Raymond left me, and I reflected long upon all that I had learned.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The woman was Caroline; I could not doubt it; and yet a feeble ray of hope still gleamed in the depths of my heart.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The woman was Caroline; I could not doubt it; and yet a feeble ray of hope still gleamed in the depths of my heart.
but in spite of that
From this reading The woman was Caroline; I could not doubt it; and yet a feeble ray of hope still gleamed in the depths of my heart.
Chapter 11 of My Neighbor Raymond (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XI) by Paul de Kock holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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