Chapter 11 of Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity. We had all the information, not from Moraga only; from others, too. There was his brother intriguing, too.” “Oh, yes!” he said. “Of course you know.
Chapter 11 of Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “There was his brother intriguing, too.””
make calm or still
From this reading ““The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.”
a message received and understood
From this reading “We had all the information, not from Moraga only; from others, too.”
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading ““The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.”
disturbingly provocative
From this reading “There was his brother intriguing, too.””
an unrestrained expression of emotion
From this reading ““The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.”
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading ““The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.”
feelings of excessive pride
From this reading ““The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.”
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.
(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 We had all the information, not from Moraga only; from others, too.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading There was his brother intriguing, too.”
make calm or still
From this reading “The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Of course you know.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We had all the information, not from Moraga only; from others, too.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had all the information, not from Moraga only; from others, too.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, yes!” he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was his brother intriguing, too.”
a message received and understood
From this reading We had all the information, not from Moraga only; from others, too.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading “The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.
disturbingly provocative
From this reading There was his brother intriguing, too.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Of course you know.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had all the information, not from Moraga only; from others, too.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We had all the information, not from Moraga only; from others, too.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of course you know.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, yes!” he said.
and nothing more
From this reading We had all the information, not from Moraga only; from others, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had all the information, not from Moraga only; from others, too.
an unrestrained expression of emotion
From this reading “The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was his brother intriguing, too.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading “The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading We had all the information, not from Moraga only; from others, too.
feelings of excessive pride
From this reading “The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.
precisely as stated
From this reading “The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had all the information, not from Moraga only; from others, too.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.
an affirmative
From this reading “Oh, yes!” he said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Of course you know.
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