Chapter 11 of Port Argent: A Novel is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Port Argent: A Novel is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
|MAY I see Hicks?” The stout, bearded jailor nearly-filled the doorway. He puffed his short pipe deliberately, and stared at Aidee. The smoke floated up and around the gas jet over his head. “Ain't you the Preacher?”
Chapter 11 of Port Argent: A Novel is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having hair on the cheeks and chin
From this reading “The stout, bearded jailor nearly-filled the doorway.”
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading “He puffed his short pipe deliberately, and stared at Aidee.”
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “The smoke floated up and around the gas jet over his head.”
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading “The smoke floated up and around the gas jet over his head.”
plural of “hick” — a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
From this reading “|MAY I see Hicks?””
an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading “The smoke floated up and around the gas jet over his head.”
someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel
From this reading ““Ain't you the Preacher?””
gathered for protruding fullness
From this reading “He puffed his short pipe deliberately, and stared at Aidee.”
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burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flame
In this reading “The smoke floated up and around the gas jet over his head.”
In this reading “He puffed his short pipe deliberately, and stared at Aidee.”
In this reading “He puffed his short pipe deliberately, and stared at Aidee.”
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From this reading He puffed his short pipe deliberately, and stared at Aidee.
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From this reading “Ain't you the Preacher?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He puffed his short pipe deliberately, and stared at Aidee.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The smoke floated up and around the gas jet over his head.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He puffed his short pipe deliberately, and stared at Aidee.
having hair on the cheeks and chin
From this reading The stout, bearded jailor nearly-filled the doorway.
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading He puffed his short pipe deliberately, and stared at Aidee.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading The stout, bearded jailor nearly-filled the doorway.
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading The smoke floated up and around the gas jet over his head.
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading The smoke floated up and around the gas jet over his head.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He puffed his short pipe deliberately, and stared at Aidee.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The smoke floated up and around the gas jet over his head.
plural of “hick” — a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
From this reading |MAY I see Hicks?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He puffed his short pipe deliberately, and stared at Aidee.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading |MAY I see Hicks?”
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading The stout, bearded jailor nearly-filled the doorway.
an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading The smoke floated up and around the gas jet over his head.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading |MAY I see Hicks?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stout, bearded jailor nearly-filled the doorway.
above and across; more than
From this reading The smoke floated up and around the gas jet over his head.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading He puffed his short pipe deliberately, and stared at Aidee.
someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel
From this reading “Ain't you the Preacher?”
gathered for protruding fullness
From this reading He puffed his short pipe deliberately, and stared at Aidee.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading |MAY I see Hicks?”
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading He puffed his short pipe deliberately, and stared at Aidee.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading The smoke floated up and around the gas jet over his head.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He puffed his short pipe deliberately, and stared at Aidee.
dependable
From this reading The stout, bearded jailor nearly-filled the doorway.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The stout, bearded jailor nearly-filled the doorway.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The smoke floated up and around the gas jet over his head.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ain't you the Preacher?”
Chapter 11 of Port Argent: A Novel by Arthur Colton holds 267 sentences, grouped into 54 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 267 sentences of Port Argent: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Port Argent: A Novel by Arthur Colton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 267 sentences, grouped into 54 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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