Chapter 11 of Other Main-Travelled Roads is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Other Main-Travelled Roads is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes. My wife is my other self," he replied, quietly. She stared at him, breathing heavily, then looked out of the window again. At last she turned to him. She seemed to refer to his invitation.
Chapter 11 of Other Main-Travelled Roads is here in full — 416 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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the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading “She stared at him, breathing heavily, then looked out of the window again.”
to a considerable degree
From this reading “She stared at him, breathing heavily, then looked out of the window again.”
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading “She seemed to refer to his invitation.”
with low volume
From this reading “My wife is my other self," he replied, quietly.”
make reference to
From this reading “She seemed to refer to his invitation.”
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading “My wife is my other self," he replied, quietly.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “She stared at him, breathing heavily, then looked out of the window again.”
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading “She stared at him, breathing heavily, then looked out of the window again.”
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.
anew
From this reading She stared at him, breathing heavily, then looked out of the window again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She stared at him, breathing heavily, then looked out of the window again.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading She stared at him, breathing heavily, then looked out of the window again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My wife is my other self," he replied, quietly.
to a considerable degree
From this reading She stared at him, breathing heavily, then looked out of the window again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She stared at him, breathing heavily, then looked out of the window again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She seemed to refer to his invitation.
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading She seemed to refer to his invitation.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My wife is my other self," he replied, quietly.
immediately past
From this reading At last she turned to him.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She stared at him, breathing heavily, then looked out of the window again.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My wife is my other self," he replied, quietly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She stared at him, breathing heavily, then looked out of the window again.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading My wife is my other self," he replied, quietly.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She stared at him, breathing heavily, then looked out of the window again.
with low volume
From this reading My wife is my other self," he replied, quietly.
make reference to
From this reading She seemed to refer to his invitation.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading My wife is my other self," he replied, quietly.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She seemed to refer to his invitation.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading My wife is my other self," he replied, quietly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stared at him, breathing heavily, then looked out of the window again.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading She stared at him, breathing heavily, then looked out of the window again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She stared at him, breathing heavily, then looked out of the window again.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She stared at him, breathing heavily, then looked out of the window again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At last she turned to him.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading At last she turned to him.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading My wife is my other self," he replied, quietly.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading She stared at him, breathing heavily, then looked out of the window again.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
Chapter 11 of Other Main-Travelled Roads by Hamlin Garland holds 416 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 416 sentences of Other Main-Travelled Roads, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Other Main-Travelled Roads by Hamlin Garland exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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