Chapter 11 of Raffles is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Raffles is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“‘Sea-green Incorruptible?’” inquired Lord Ernest as we stood face to face. “You don’t corrupt me,” I replied through naked teeth. “Then come into my room. I’ll lead the way. Think you can hit me if I misbehave?”
Chapter 11 of Raffles is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
From this reading ““You don’t corrupt me,” I replied through naked teeth.”
cause to move by striking
From this reading “Think you can hit me if I misbehave?””
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading ““‘Sea-green Incorruptible?’” inquired Lord Ernest as we stood face to face.”
take somebody somewhere
From this reading “I’ll lead the way.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading ““‘Sea-green Incorruptible?’” inquired Lord Ernest as we stood face to face.”
behave badly
From this reading “Think you can hit me if I misbehave?””
completely unclothed
From this reading ““You don’t corrupt me,” I replied through naked teeth.”
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading ““You don’t corrupt me,” I replied through naked teeth.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “‘Sea-green Incorruptible?’” inquired Lord Ernest as we stood face to face.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Think you can hit me if I misbehave?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Then come into my room.
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
From this reading “You don’t corrupt me,” I replied through naked teeth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You don’t corrupt me,” I replied through naked teeth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘Sea-green Incorruptible?’” inquired Lord Ernest as we stood face to face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “‘Sea-green Incorruptible?’” inquired Lord Ernest as we stood face to face.
cause to move by striking
From this reading Think you can hit me if I misbehave?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You don’t corrupt me,” I replied through naked teeth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll lead the way.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Think you can hit me if I misbehave?”
incapable of being morally corrupted
From this reading “‘Sea-green Incorruptible?’” inquired Lord Ernest as we stood face to face.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “‘Sea-green Incorruptible?’” inquired Lord Ernest as we stood face to face.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Then come into my room.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading I’ll lead the way.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “‘Sea-green Incorruptible?’” inquired Lord Ernest as we stood face to face.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You don’t corrupt me,” I replied through naked teeth.
behave badly
From this reading Think you can hit me if I misbehave?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Then come into my room.
completely unclothed
From this reading “You don’t corrupt me,” I replied through naked teeth.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “You don’t corrupt me,” I replied through naked teeth.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “Then come into my room.
of the color of the sea; bluish green
From this reading “‘Sea-green Incorruptible?’” inquired Lord Ernest as we stood face to face.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “‘Sea-green Incorruptible?’” inquired Lord Ernest as we stood face to face.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading “You don’t corrupt me,” I replied through naked teeth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I’ll lead the way.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then come into my room.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Think you can hit me if I misbehave?”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “You don’t corrupt me,” I replied through naked teeth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “‘Sea-green Incorruptible?’” inquired Lord Ernest as we stood face to face.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I’ll lead the way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “‘Sea-green Incorruptible?’” inquired Lord Ernest as we stood face to face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You don’t corrupt me,” I replied through naked teeth.
Chapter 11 of Raffles by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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.
Chapter 11 holds 194 sentences of Raffles, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Raffles by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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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