Chapter 11 of Pomander Walk is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Pomander Walk is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, I never!" said Mrs. Poskett, alluding to them. "I wonder who’ll be getting married next!" She and Madame came and sat under the elm. Marjolaine crept very cautiously down the steps. She was elaborately concealing something in the folds of her dress.
Chapter 11 of Pomander Walk is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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-ing form of “allude” — make a more or less disguised reference to
From this reading “"Well, I never!" said Mrs. Poskett, alluding to them.”
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading “Marjolaine crept very cautiously down the steps.”
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading “She was elaborately concealing something in the folds of her dress.”
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “Marjolaine crept very cautiously down the steps.”
put on clothes
From this reading “She was elaborately concealing something in the folds of her dress.”
with elaboration
From this reading “She was elaborately concealing something in the folds of her dress.”
any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading “She and Madame came and sat under the elm.”
plural of “fold” — an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading “She was elaborately concealing something in the folds of her dress.”
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 “She and Madame came and sat under the elm.”
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-ing form of “allude” — make a more or less disguised reference to
From this reading "Well, I never!" said Mrs. Poskett, alluding to them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She and Madame came and sat under the elm.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I wonder who’ll be getting married next!"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She and Madame came and sat under the elm.
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading Marjolaine crept very cautiously down the steps.
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading She was elaborately concealing something in the folds of her dress.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Marjolaine crept very cautiously down the steps.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Marjolaine crept very cautiously down the steps.
put on clothes
From this reading She was elaborately concealing something in the folds of her dress.
with elaboration
From this reading She was elaborately concealing something in the folds of her dress.
any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading She and Madame came and sat under the elm.
plural of “fold” — an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading She was elaborately concealing something in the folds of her dress.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "I wonder who’ll be getting married next!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was elaborately concealing something in the folds of her dress.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I never!" said Mrs. Poskett, alluding to them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was elaborately concealing something in the folds of her dress.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading She and Madame came and sat under the elm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marjolaine crept very cautiously down the steps.
joined in matrimony
From this reading "I wonder who’ll be getting married next!"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Well, I never!" said Mrs. Poskett, alluding to them.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Well, I never!" said Mrs. Poskett, alluding to them.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "I wonder who’ll be getting married next!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was elaborately concealing something in the folds of her dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I never!" said Mrs. Poskett, alluding to them.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, I never!" said Mrs. Poskett, alluding to them.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She and Madame came and sat under the elm.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She and Madame came and sat under the elm.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She was elaborately concealing something in the folds of her dress.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Marjolaine crept very cautiously down the steps.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She and Madame came and sat under the elm.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Well, I never!" said Mrs. Poskett, alluding to them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, I never!" said Mrs. Poskett, alluding to them.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She and Madame came and sat under the elm.
precisely as stated
From this reading Marjolaine crept very cautiously down the steps.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was elaborately concealing something in the folds of her dress.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I never!" said Mrs. Poskett, alluding to them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wonder who’ll be getting married next!"
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "I wonder who’ll be getting married next!"
Chapter 11 of Pomander Walk by Louis Napoleon Parker holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 405 sentences of Pomander Walk, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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