Chapter 11 of Septimus is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Septimus is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received. Mrs. Oldrieve woke with a start from her after-luncheon nap. "Who, dear?" "Why, Emmy and Septimus Dix. Read it."
Chapter 11 of Septimus is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/55 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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United States social reformer who pioneered in the reform of prisons and in the treatment of the mentally ill; superintended women army nurses during the American Civil War (1802-1887)
From this reading “"Why, Emmy and Septimus Dix.”
an annual award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in television
From this reading “"Why, Emmy and Septimus Dix.”
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading “"Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.”
a period of time spent sleeping
From this reading “Mrs. Oldrieve woke with a start from her after-luncheon nap.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “"Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Mrs. Oldrieve woke with a start from her after-luncheon nap.”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “"Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Mrs. Oldrieve woke with a start from her after-luncheon nap.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Oldrieve woke with a start from her after-luncheon nap.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Why, Emmy and Septimus Dix.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.
dearly loved
From this reading "Who, dear?"
United States social reformer who pioneered in the reform of prisons and in the treatment of the mentally ill; superintended women army nurses during the American Civil War (1802-1887)
From this reading "Why, Emmy and Septimus Dix.
an annual award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in television
From this reading "Why, Emmy and Septimus Dix.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Oldrieve woke with a start from her after-luncheon nap.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading "Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Oldrieve woke with a start from her after-luncheon nap.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Read it."
and nothing more
From this reading "Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.
joined in matrimony
From this reading "Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Oldrieve woke with a start from her after-luncheon nap.
a period of time spent sleeping
From this reading Mrs. Oldrieve woke with a start from her after-luncheon nap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Oldrieve woke with a start from her after-luncheon nap.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Read it."
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading "Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, Emmy and Septimus Dix.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading "Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Mrs. Oldrieve woke with a start from her after-luncheon nap.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading "Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.
which person or people
From this reading "Who, dear?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Emmy and Septimus Dix.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Oldrieve woke with a start from her after-luncheon nap.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Mrs. Oldrieve woke with a start from her after-luncheon nap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.
Chapter 11 of Septimus by William John Locke holds 279 sentences, grouped into 56 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 279 sentences of Septimus, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Septimus by William John Locke exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 279 sentences, grouped into 56 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.
Work through the 56 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 56 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 11 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Septimus, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
