Chapter 11 of Oswald Cray: A Novel is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Oswald Cray: A Novel is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NIGHT VISITOR TO DR. DAVENAL. The bedchamber of Sara Davenal was over the doctor's study, on the opposite side of the landing to the drawing-room. It was not a large room, but longer than it was wide, and the bed was placed at the far end of the room--the back. The chamber behind it was larger, and occupied by Miss Davenal.
Chapter 11 of Oswald Cray: A Novel is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “The bedchamber of Sara Davenal was over the doctor's study, on the opposite side of the landing to the drawing-room.”
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading “The chamber behind it was larger, and occupied by Miss Davenal.”
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “The bedchamber of Sara Davenal was over the doctor's study, on the opposite side of the landing to the drawing-room.”
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading “The bedchamber of Sara Davenal was over the doctor's study, on the opposite side of the landing to the drawing-room.”
large or big relative to something else
From this reading “The chamber behind it was larger, and occupied by Miss Davenal.”
held or filled or in use
From this reading “The chamber behind it was larger, and occupied by Miss Davenal.”
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “The bedchamber of Sara Davenal was over the doctor's study, on the opposite side of the landing to the drawing-room.”
someone who visits
From this reading “THE NIGHT VISITOR TO DR.”
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 “The bedchamber of Sara Davenal was over the doctor's study, on the opposite side of the landing to the drawing-room.”
In this reading “It was not a large room, but longer than it was wide, and the bed was placed at the far end of the room--the back.”
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 It was not a large room, but longer than it was wide, and the bed was placed at the far end of the room--the back.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was not a large room, but longer than it was wide, and the bed was placed at the far end of the room--the back.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was not a large room, but longer than it was wide, and the bed was placed at the far end of the room--the back.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It was not a large room, but longer than it was wide, and the bed was placed at the far end of the room--the back.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading It was not a large room, but longer than it was wide, and the bed was placed at the far end of the room--the back.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading The bedchamber of Sara Davenal was over the doctor's study, on the opposite side of the landing to the drawing-room.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The chamber behind it was larger, and occupied by Miss Davenal.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was not a large room, but longer than it was wide, and the bed was placed at the far end of the room--the back.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The chamber behind it was larger, and occupied by Miss Davenal.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading The chamber behind it was larger, and occupied by Miss Davenal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAVENAL.
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The bedchamber of Sara Davenal was over the doctor's study, on the opposite side of the landing to the drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NIGHT VISITOR TO DR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The bedchamber of Sara Davenal was over the doctor's study, on the opposite side of the landing to the drawing-room.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading It was not a large room, but longer than it was wide, and the bed was placed at the far end of the room--the back.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading It was not a large room, but longer than it was wide, and the bed was placed at the far end of the room--the back.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not a large room, but longer than it was wide, and the bed was placed at the far end of the room--the back.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading The bedchamber of Sara Davenal was over the doctor's study, on the opposite side of the landing to the drawing-room.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was not a large room, but longer than it was wide, and the bed was placed at the far end of the room--the back.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading The chamber behind it was larger, and occupied by Miss Davenal.
for more time
From this reading It was not a large room, but longer than it was wide, and the bed was placed at the far end of the room--the back.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The chamber behind it was larger, and occupied by Miss Davenal.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE NIGHT VISITOR TO DR.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not a large room, but longer than it was wide, and the bed was placed at the far end of the room--the back.
held or filled or in use
From this reading The chamber behind it was larger, and occupied by Miss Davenal.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The bedchamber of Sara Davenal was over the doctor's study, on the opposite side of the landing to the drawing-room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The bedchamber of Sara Davenal was over the doctor's study, on the opposite side of the landing to the drawing-room.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading The bedchamber of Sara Davenal was over the doctor's study, on the opposite side of the landing to the drawing-room.
above and across; more than
From this reading The bedchamber of Sara Davenal was over the doctor's study, on the opposite side of the landing to the drawing-room.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading It was not a large room, but longer than it was wide, and the bed was placed at the far end of the room--the back.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading It was not a large room, but longer than it was wide, and the bed was placed at the far end of the room--the back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The bedchamber of Sara Davenal was over the doctor's study, on the opposite side of the landing to the drawing-room.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The bedchamber of Sara Davenal was over the doctor's study, on the opposite side of the landing to the drawing-room.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading The bedchamber of Sara Davenal was over the doctor's study, on the opposite side of the landing to the drawing-room.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was not a large room, but longer than it was wide, and the bed was placed at the far end of the room--the back.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NIGHT VISITOR TO DR.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE NIGHT VISITOR TO DR.
someone who visits
From this reading THE NIGHT VISITOR TO DR.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The bedchamber of Sara Davenal was over the doctor's study, on the opposite side of the landing to the drawing-room.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading It was not a large room, but longer than it was wide, and the bed was placed at the far end of the room--the back.
Chapter 11 of Oswald Cray: A Novel by Henry, Mrs. Wood holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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 165 sentences of Oswald Cray: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Oswald Cray: A Novel by Henry, Mrs. Wood exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 165 sentences, grouped into 33 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 33 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 33 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 11 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Oswald Cray: A Novel by Henry, Mrs. Wood on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 14658 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #58188 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #58188, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 600 minutes of reading across 2932 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Oswald Cray: A Novel section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 40 chapters of Oswald Cray: A Novel to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Oswald Cray: A Novel, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
