Chapter 11 of Ninety-Three is here in full — 1068 sentences across 214 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Ninety-Three is here in full — 1068 sentences across 214 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MOTHER. I. DEATH PASSES. That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long. This was, to be sure, a matter of every-day occurrence.
Chapter 11 of Ninety-Three is here in full — 1068 sentences across 214 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.”
an event that happens
From this reading “This was, to be sure, a matter of every-day occurrence.”
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading “That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.”
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading “DEATH PASSES.”
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading “That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.”
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading “That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.”
migratory
From this reading “That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.”
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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 This was, to be sure, a matter of every-day occurrence.
(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 That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This was, to be sure, a matter of every-day occurrence.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading DEATH PASSES.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was, to be sure, a matter of every-day occurrence.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
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 That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading This was, to be sure, a matter of every-day occurrence.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading THE MOTHER.
not any; not one
From this reading That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
an event that happens
From this reading This was, to be sure, a matter of every-day occurrence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was, to be sure, a matter of every-day occurrence.
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading DEATH PASSES.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading This was, to be sure, a matter of every-day occurrence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOTHER.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was, to be sure, a matter of every-day occurrence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was, to be sure, a matter of every-day occurrence.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
migratory
From this reading That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was, to be sure, a matter of every-day occurrence.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
Chapter 11 of Ninety-Three by Victor Hugo holds 1068 sentences, grouped into 214 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 1068 sentences of Ninety-Three, unabridged, divided into 214 reading sections.
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