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Our Nig

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Our Nig is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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MARRIAGE AGAIN.
Crucified the hopes that cheered me, All that to the earth endeared me; Love of wealth and fame and power, Love,--all have been crucified.
C. E.
DARKNESS before day.
Jane left, but Jack was now to come again.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Our Nig

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Our Nig is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
MARRIAGE AGAIN.
Line 2
Crucified the hopes that cheered me, All that to the earth endeared me; Love of wealth and fame and power, Love,--all have been crucified.
Line 3
C. E.
Line 4
DARKNESS before day.
Line 5
Jane left, but Jack was now to come again.

All words in this reading · 32

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.

AGAIN

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From this reading MARRIAGE AGAIN.

All

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From this reading Crucified the hopes that cheered me, All that to the earth endeared me; Love of wealth and fame and power, Love,--all have been crucified.

and

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From this reading Crucified the hopes that cheered me, All that to the earth endeared me; Love of wealth and fame and power, Love,--all have been crucified.

been

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From this reading Crucified the hopes that cheered me, All that to the earth endeared me; Love of wealth and fame and power, Love,--all have been crucified.

before

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From this reading DARKNESS before day.

but

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From this reading Jane left, but Jack was now to come again.

C

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From this reading C. E.

cheered

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From this reading Crucified the hopes that cheered me, All that to the earth endeared me; Love of wealth and fame and power, Love,--all have been crucified.

come

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From this reading Jane left, but Jack was now to come again.

Crucified

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From this reading Crucified the hopes that cheered me, All that to the earth endeared me; Love of wealth and fame and power, Love,--all have been crucified.

DARKNESS

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From this reading DARKNESS before day.

day

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From this reading DARKNESS before day.

E

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From this reading C. E.

earth

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From this reading Crucified the hopes that cheered me, All that to the earth endeared me; Love of wealth and fame and power, Love,--all have been crucified.

endeared

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From this reading Crucified the hopes that cheered me, All that to the earth endeared me; Love of wealth and fame and power, Love,--all have been crucified.

fame

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From this reading Crucified the hopes that cheered me, All that to the earth endeared me; Love of wealth and fame and power, Love,--all have been crucified.

have

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From this reading Crucified the hopes that cheered me, All that to the earth endeared me; Love of wealth and fame and power, Love,--all have been crucified.

hopes

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From this reading Crucified the hopes that cheered me, All that to the earth endeared me; Love of wealth and fame and power, Love,--all have been crucified.

Jack

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From this reading Jane left, but Jack was now to come again.

Jane

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From this reading Jane left, but Jack was now to come again.

left

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From this reading Jane left, but Jack was now to come again.

Love

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From this reading Crucified the hopes that cheered me, All that to the earth endeared me; Love of wealth and fame and power, Love,--all have been crucified.

MARRIAGE

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From this reading MARRIAGE AGAIN.

me

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From this reading Crucified the hopes that cheered me, All that to the earth endeared me; Love of wealth and fame and power, Love,--all have been crucified.

now

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From this reading Jane left, but Jack was now to come again.

of

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From this reading Crucified the hopes that cheered me, All that to the earth endeared me; Love of wealth and fame and power, Love,--all have been crucified.

power

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From this reading Crucified the hopes that cheered me, All that to the earth endeared me; Love of wealth and fame and power, Love,--all have been crucified.

that

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From this reading Crucified the hopes that cheered me, All that to the earth endeared me; Love of wealth and fame and power, Love,--all have been crucified.

the

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Crucified the hopes that cheered me, All that to the earth endeared me; Love of wealth and fame and power, Love,--all have been crucified.

to

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Crucified the hopes that cheered me, All that to the earth endeared me; Love of wealth and fame and power, Love,--all have been crucified.

was

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From this reading Jane left, but Jack was now to come again.

wealth

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From this reading Crucified the hopes that cheered me, All that to the earth endeared me; Love of wealth and fame and power, Love,--all have been crucified.

Chapter 11 of Our Nig by Harriet E. Wilson holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 11 of Our Nig contain?

Chapter 11 holds 151 sentences of Our Nig, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 11 of Our Nig by Harriet E. Wilson exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 151 sentences, grouped into 31 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.

How do I study chapter 11 of Our Nig?

Work through the 31 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 31 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.

Can chapter 11 be read aloud to me?

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.

Questions about reading Our Nig

Common questions about reading Our Nig by Harriet E. Wilson on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Our Nig?

Yes. All 1477 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #584 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Our Nig is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #584, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Our Nig take to read?

About 123 minutes of reading across 296 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Our Nig section by section

How to work through Our Nig section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 12 chapters of Our Nig to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Our Nig

Words and structures a reader meets early in Our Nig, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Smith
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Our Nig; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Mother
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Our Nig; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Grief
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Our Nig; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Beyond
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Our Nig; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.