Chapter 11 of On the Borderland is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of On the Borderland is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Here is Mr. Durham,” she said. With something of a shock, Satterthwaite admired her consummate ease of manner. The little woman had rushed forward to her husband. “Oh, Ed, Ed!” she cried, ignoring Satterthwaite, who stood up politely. “What is the matter?--You’re not hurt?--Not badly?”
Chapter 11 of On the Borderland is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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regarded with admiration
From this reading “With something of a shock, Satterthwaite admired her consummate ease of manner.”
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading ““What is the matter?--You’re not hurt?--Not badly?””
fulfill sexually
From this reading “With something of a shock, Satterthwaite admired her consummate ease of manner.”
a city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke University
From this reading ““Here is Mr. Durham,” she said.”
move gently or carefully
From this reading “With something of a shock, Satterthwaite admired her consummate ease of manner.”
-ing form of “ignore” — refuse to acknowledge
From this reading ““Oh, Ed, Ed!” she cried, ignoring Satterthwaite, who stood up politely.”
in a polite manner
From this reading ““Oh, Ed, Ed!” she cried, ignoring Satterthwaite, who stood up politely.”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “With something of a shock, Satterthwaite admired her consummate ease of manner.”
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.
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 ““Oh, Ed, Ed!” she cried, ignoring Satterthwaite, who stood up politely.”
In this reading “The little woman had rushed forward to her husband.”
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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 With something of a shock, Satterthwaite admired her consummate ease of manner.
regarded with admiration
From this reading With something of a shock, Satterthwaite admired her consummate ease of manner.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “What is the matter?--You’re not hurt?--Not badly?”
fulfill sexually
From this reading With something of a shock, Satterthwaite admired her consummate ease of manner.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Oh, Ed, Ed!” she cried, ignoring Satterthwaite, who stood up politely.
a city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke University
From this reading “Here is Mr. Durham,” she said.
move gently or carefully
From this reading With something of a shock, Satterthwaite admired her consummate ease of manner.
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading “Oh, Ed, Ed!” she cried, ignoring Satterthwaite, who stood up politely.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The little woman had rushed forward to her husband.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The little woman had rushed forward to her husband.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With something of a shock, Satterthwaite admired her consummate ease of manner.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here is Mr. Durham,” she said.
be the source of pain
From this reading “What is the matter?--You’re not hurt?--Not badly?”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading The little woman had rushed forward to her husband.
-ing form of “ignore” — refuse to acknowledge
From this reading “Oh, Ed, Ed!” she cried, ignoring Satterthwaite, who stood up politely.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Here is Mr. Durham,” she said.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little woman had rushed forward to her husband.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading With something of a shock, Satterthwaite admired her consummate ease of manner.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “What is the matter?--You’re not hurt?--Not badly?”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Here is Mr. Durham,” she said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “What is the matter?--You’re not hurt?--Not badly?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With something of a shock, Satterthwaite admired her consummate ease of manner.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Ed, Ed!” she cried, ignoring Satterthwaite, who stood up politely.
in a polite manner
From this reading “Oh, Ed, Ed!” she cried, ignoring Satterthwaite, who stood up politely.
done under pressure
From this reading The little woman had rushed forward to her husband.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Here is Mr. Durham,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With something of a shock, Satterthwaite admired her consummate ease of manner.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Here is Mr. Durham,” she said.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading With something of a shock, Satterthwaite admired her consummate ease of manner.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading With something of a shock, Satterthwaite admired her consummate ease of manner.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “Oh, Ed, Ed!” she cried, ignoring Satterthwaite, who stood up politely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little woman had rushed forward to her husband.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The little woman had rushed forward to her husband.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Oh, Ed, Ed!” she cried, ignoring Satterthwaite, who stood up politely.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is the matter?--You’re not hurt?--Not badly?”
which person or people
From this reading “Oh, Ed, Ed!” she cried, ignoring Satterthwaite, who stood up politely.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With something of a shock, Satterthwaite admired her consummate ease of manner.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The little woman had rushed forward to her husband.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What is the matter?--You’re not hurt?--Not badly?”
Chapter 11 of On the Borderland by F. Britten (Frederick Britten) Austin holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 417 sentences of On the Borderland, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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