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Peveril of the Peak

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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This day at least is friendship’s--on the morrow Let strife come an she will.
--OTWAY.
Deborah Debbitch, summoned by her master, now made her appearance, with her handkerchief at her eyes, and an appearance of great mental trouble.
It was not my fault, Major Bridgenorth,” she said; how could I help it? like will to like--the boy would come--the girl would see him.”
Peace, foolish woman,” said Bridgenorth, and hear what I have got to say.”
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Peveril of the Peak

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Peveril of the Peak 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

Line 1
This day at least is friendship’s--on the morrow Let strife come an she will.
Line 2
--OTWAY.
Line 3
Deborah Debbitch, summoned by her master, now made her appearance, with her handkerchief at her eyes, and an appearance of great mental trouble.
Line 4
It was not my fault, Major Bridgenorth,” she said; “how could I help it? like will to like--the boy would come--the girl would see him.”
Line 5
Peace, foolish woman,” said Bridgenorth, “and hear what I have got to say.”

Learner Dictionary

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.

fault noun US /fɔːlt/

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading ““It was not my fault, Major Bridgenorth,” she said; “how could I help it? like will to like--the boy would come--the girl would see him.””

foolish adjective US /ˈfuːlɪʃ/

devoid of good sense or judgment

From this reading ““Peace, foolish woman,” said Bridgenorth, “and hear what I have got to say.””

handkerchief noun US /ˈhæŋkərtʃɪf/

a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory

From this reading “Deborah Debbitch, summoned by her master, now made her appearance, with her handkerchief at her eyes, and an appearance of great mental trouble.”

Major adjective US /ˈmeɪdʒər/

of greater importance or stature or rank

From this reading ““It was not my fault, Major Bridgenorth,” she said; “how could I help it? like will to like--the boy would come--the girl would see him.””

mental adjective US /ˈmentəl/

involving the mind or an intellectual process

From this reading “Deborah Debbitch, summoned by her master, now made her appearance, with her handkerchief at her eyes, and an appearance of great mental trouble.”

morrow noun US /ˈmɑːroʊ/

the next day

From this reading “This day at least is friendship’s--on the morrow Let strife come an she will.”

strife noun US /straɪf/

lack of agreement or harmony

From this reading “This day at least is friendship’s--on the morrow Let strife come an she will.”

summoned verb US /ˈsʌmənd/

past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court

From this reading “Deborah Debbitch, summoned by her master, now made her appearance, with her handkerchief at her eyes, and an appearance of great mental trouble.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading This day at least is friendship’s--on the morrow Let strife come an she will.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Deborah Debbitch, summoned by her master, now made her appearance, with her handkerchief at her eyes, and an appearance of great mental trouble.

appearancenounUS /əˈpɪrəns/

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading Deborah Debbitch, summoned by her master, now made her appearance, with her handkerchief at her eyes, and an appearance of great mental trouble.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading This day at least is friendship’s--on the morrow Let strife come an she will.

boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading “It was not my fault, Major Bridgenorth,” she said; “how could I help it? like will to like--the boy would come--the girl would see him.”

Bridgenorth

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

From this reading “It was not my fault, Major Bridgenorth,” she said; “how could I help it? like will to like--the boy would come--the girl would see him.”

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Deborah Debbitch, summoned by her master, now made her appearance, with her handkerchief at her eyes, and an appearance of great mental trouble.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading This day at least is friendship’s--on the morrow Let strife come an she will.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “It was not my fault, Major Bridgenorth,” she said; “how could I help it? like will to like--the boy would come--the girl would see him.”

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading This day at least is friendship’s--on the morrow Let strife come an she will.

Debbitch

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

From this reading Deborah Debbitch, summoned by her master, now made her appearance, with her handkerchief at her eyes, and an appearance of great mental trouble.

Deborah

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

From this reading Deborah Debbitch, summoned by her master, now made her appearance, with her handkerchief at her eyes, and an appearance of great mental trouble.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading Deborah Debbitch, summoned by her master, now made her appearance, with her handkerchief at her eyes, and an appearance of great mental trouble.

faultnounUS /fɔːlt/

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading “It was not my fault, Major Bridgenorth,” she said; “how could I help it? like will to like--the boy would come--the girl would see him.”

foolishadjectiveUS /ˈfuːlɪʃ/

devoid of good sense or judgment

From this reading “Peace, foolish woman,” said Bridgenorth, “and hear what I have got to say.”

friendship's

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

From this reading This day at least is friendship’s--on the morrow Let strife come an she will.

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading “It was not my fault, Major Bridgenorth,” she said; “how could I help it? like will to like--the boy would come--the girl would see him.”

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading “Peace, foolish woman,” said Bridgenorth, “and hear what I have got to say.”

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Deborah Debbitch, summoned by her master, now made her appearance, with her handkerchief at her eyes, and an appearance of great mental trouble.

handkerchiefnounUS /ˈhæŋkərtʃɪf/

a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory

From this reading Deborah Debbitch, summoned by her master, now made her appearance, with her handkerchief at her eyes, and an appearance of great mental trouble.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Peace, foolish woman,” said Bridgenorth, “and hear what I have got to say.”

hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading “Peace, foolish woman,” said Bridgenorth, “and hear what I have got to say.”

helpverbUS /help/

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading “It was not my fault, Major Bridgenorth,” she said; “how could I help it? like will to like--the boy would come--the girl would see him.”

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Deborah Debbitch, summoned by her master, now made her appearance, with her handkerchief at her eyes, and an appearance of great mental trouble.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “It was not my fault, Major Bridgenorth,” she said; “how could I help it? like will to like--the boy would come--the girl would see him.”

how

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

From this reading “It was not my fault, Major Bridgenorth,” she said; “how could I help it? like will to like--the boy would come--the girl would see him.”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “It was not my fault, Major Bridgenorth,” she said; “how could I help it? like will to like--the boy would come--the girl would see him.”

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This day at least is friendship’s--on the morrow Let strife come an she will.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “It was not my fault, Major Bridgenorth,” she said; “how could I help it? like will to like--the boy would come--the girl would see him.”

leastadjectiveUS /liːst/

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading This day at least is friendship’s--on the morrow Let strife come an she will.

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading This day at least is friendship’s--on the morrow Let strife come an she will.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading “It was not my fault, Major Bridgenorth,” she said; “how could I help it? like will to like--the boy would come--the girl would see him.”

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Deborah Debbitch, summoned by her master, now made her appearance, with her handkerchief at her eyes, and an appearance of great mental trouble.

MajoradjectiveUS /ˈmeɪdʒər/

of greater importance or stature or rank

From this reading “It was not my fault, Major Bridgenorth,” she said; “how could I help it? like will to like--the boy would come--the girl would see him.”

masternounUS /ˈmæstər/

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading Deborah Debbitch, summoned by her master, now made her appearance, with her handkerchief at her eyes, and an appearance of great mental trouble.

mentaladjectiveUS /ˈmentəl/

involving the mind or an intellectual process

From this reading Deborah Debbitch, summoned by her master, now made her appearance, with her handkerchief at her eyes, and an appearance of great mental trouble.

morrownounUS /ˈmɑːroʊ/

the next day

From this reading This day at least is friendship’s--on the morrow Let strife come an she will.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “It was not my fault, Major Bridgenorth,” she said; “how could I help it? like will to like--the boy would come--the girl would see him.”

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “It was not my fault, Major Bridgenorth,” she said; “how could I help it? like will to like--the boy would come--the girl would see him.”

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Deborah Debbitch, summoned by her master, now made her appearance, with her handkerchief at her eyes, and an appearance of great mental trouble.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Deborah Debbitch, summoned by her master, now made her appearance, with her handkerchief at her eyes, and an appearance of great mental trouble.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading This day at least is friendship’s--on the morrow Let strife come an she will.

OTWAY

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

From this reading --OTWAY.

PeacenounUS /piːs/

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading “Peace, foolish woman,” said Bridgenorth, “and hear what I have got to say.”

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “It was not my fault, Major Bridgenorth,” she said; “how could I help it? like will to like--the boy would come--the girl would see him.”

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading “Peace, foolish woman,” said Bridgenorth, “and hear what I have got to say.”

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “It was not my fault, Major Bridgenorth,” she said; “how could I help it? like will to like--the boy would come--the girl would see him.”

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading This day at least is friendship’s--on the morrow Let strife come an she will.

strifenounUS /straɪf/

lack of agreement or harmony

From this reading This day at least is friendship’s--on the morrow Let strife come an she will.

summonedverbUS /ˈsʌmənd/

past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court

From this reading Deborah Debbitch, summoned by her master, now made her appearance, with her handkerchief at her eyes, and an appearance of great mental trouble.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading This day at least is friendship’s--on the morrow Let strife come an she will.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This day at least is friendship’s--on the morrow Let strife come an she will.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “It was not my fault, Major Bridgenorth,” she said; “how could I help it? like will to like--the boy would come--the girl would see him.”

troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/

a source of difficulty

From this reading Deborah Debbitch, summoned by her master, now made her appearance, with her handkerchief at her eyes, and an appearance of great mental trouble.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “It was not my fault, Major Bridgenorth,” she said; “how could I help it? like will to like--the boy would come--the girl would see him.”

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “Peace, foolish woman,” said Bridgenorth, “and hear what I have got to say.”

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading This day at least is friendship’s--on the morrow Let strife come an she will.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Deborah Debbitch, summoned by her master, now made her appearance, with her handkerchief at her eyes, and an appearance of great mental trouble.

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading “Peace, foolish woman,” said Bridgenorth, “and hear what I have got to say.”

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “It was not my fault, Major Bridgenorth,” she said; “how could I help it? like will to like--the boy would come--the girl would see him.”

Chapter 11 of Peveril of the Peak by Walter Scott holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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.

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Bellowing
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Barrels
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