Chapter 11 of Pole Baker: A Novel is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Pole Baker: A Novel is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
XXVIII IT was quite dark when Pole went into the cottage. There was a fire in the little sitting-room, and by its light he could see his wife through the open door of the next room as she quietly moved about. He paused in the door-way and whispered: “Are the childern asleep, Sally?” “Yes, an' tucked away.”
Chapter 11 of Pole Baker: A Novel is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a state of sleep
From this reading ““Are the childern asleep, Sally?””
a small house with a single story
From this reading “XXVIII IT was quite dark when Pole went into the cottage.”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “He paused in the door-way and whispered:”
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading “XXVIII IT was quite dark when Pole went into the cottage.”
with low volume
From this reading “There was a fire in the little sitting-room, and by its light he could see his wife through the open door of the next room as she quietly moved about.”
witty remark
From this reading ““Are the childern asleep, Sally?””
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading ““Yes, an' tucked away.””
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “He paused in the door-way and whispered:”
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.
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the policy of granting equal trade opportunities to all countries
In this reading “There was a fire in the little sitting-room, and by its light he could see his wife through the open door of the next room as she quietly moved about.”
In this reading “There was a fire in the little sitting-room, and by its light he could see his wife through the open door of the next room as she quietly moved about.”
to come or go into
In this reading “XXVIII IT was quite dark when Pole went into the cottage.”
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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 There was a fire in the little sitting-room, and by its light he could see his wife through the open door of the next room as she quietly moved about.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was a fire in the little sitting-room, and by its light he could see his wife through the open door of the next room as she quietly moved about.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Yes, an' tucked away.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a fire in the little sitting-room, and by its light he could see his wife through the open door of the next room as she quietly moved about.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are the childern asleep, Sally?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a fire in the little sitting-room, and by its light he could see his wife through the open door of the next room as she quietly moved about.
in a state of sleep
From this reading “Are the childern asleep, Sally?”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Yes, an' tucked away.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was a fire in the little sitting-room, and by its light he could see his wife through the open door of the next room as she quietly moved about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Are the childern asleep, Sally?”
a small house with a single story
From this reading XXVIII IT was quite dark when Pole went into the cottage.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was a fire in the little sitting-room, and by its light he could see his wife through the open door of the next room as she quietly moved about.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading XXVIII IT was quite dark when Pole went into the cottage.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading There was a fire in the little sitting-room, and by its light he could see his wife through the open door of the next room as she quietly moved about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He paused in the door-way and whispered:
start firing a weapon
From this reading There was a fire in the little sitting-room, and by its light he could see his wife through the open door of the next room as she quietly moved about.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a fire in the little sitting-room, and by its light he could see his wife through the open door of the next room as she quietly moved about.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a fire in the little sitting-room, and by its light he could see his wife through the open door of the next room as she quietly moved about.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a fire in the little sitting-room, and by its light he could see his wife through the open door of the next room as she quietly moved about.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading XXVIII IT was quite dark when Pole went into the cottage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading XXVIII IT was quite dark when Pole went into the cottage.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a fire in the little sitting-room, and by its light he could see his wife through the open door of the next room as she quietly moved about.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading There was a fire in the little sitting-room, and by its light he could see his wife through the open door of the next room as she quietly moved about.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was a fire in the little sitting-room, and by its light he could see his wife through the open door of the next room as she quietly moved about.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading There was a fire in the little sitting-room, and by its light he could see his wife through the open door of the next room as she quietly moved about.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading There was a fire in the little sitting-room, and by its light he could see his wife through the open door of the next room as she quietly moved about.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a fire in the little sitting-room, and by its light he could see his wife through the open door of the next room as she quietly moved about.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading There was a fire in the little sitting-room, and by its light he could see his wife through the open door of the next room as she quietly moved about.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading He paused in the door-way and whispered:
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading XXVIII IT was quite dark when Pole went into the cottage.
with low volume
From this reading There was a fire in the little sitting-room, and by its light he could see his wife through the open door of the next room as she quietly moved about.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading XXVIII IT was quite dark when Pole went into the cottage.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading There was a fire in the little sitting-room, and by its light he could see his wife through the open door of the next room as she quietly moved about.
witty remark
From this reading “Are the childern asleep, Sally?”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading There was a fire in the little sitting-room, and by its light he could see his wife through the open door of the next room as she quietly moved about.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a fire in the little sitting-room, and by its light he could see his wife through the open door of the next room as she quietly moved about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a fire in the little sitting-room, and by its light he could see his wife through the open door of the next room as she quietly moved about.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading XXVIII IT was quite dark when Pole went into the cottage.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a fire in the little sitting-room, and by its light he could see his wife through the open door of the next room as she quietly moved about.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading There was a fire in the little sitting-room, and by its light he could see his wife through the open door of the next room as she quietly moved about.
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading “Yes, an' tucked away.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading XXVIII IT was quite dark when Pole went into the cottage.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading XXVIII IT was quite dark when Pole went into the cottage.
at the time that
From this reading XXVIII IT was quite dark when Pole went into the cottage.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading He paused in the door-way and whispered:
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading There was a fire in the little sitting-room, and by its light he could see his wife through the open door of the next room as she quietly moved about.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one
From this reading XXVIII IT was quite dark when Pole went into the cottage.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, an' tucked away.”
Chapter 11 of Pole Baker: A Novel by Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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