Chapter 11 of Short Stories Old and New is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Short Stories Old and New is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Are you at all in earnest?" I said. "A little," said Dravot, sweetly. "As big a map as you have got, even if it's all blank where Kafiristan is, and any books you've got. We can read, though we aren't very educated."
Chapter 11 of Short Stories Old and New is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “"As big a map as you have got, even if it's all blank where Kafiristan is, and any books you've got.”
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading “"As big a map as you have got, even if it's all blank where Kafiristan is, and any books you've got.”
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “"As big a map as you have got, even if it's all blank where Kafiristan is, and any books you've got.”
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading “"Are you at all in earnest?"”
possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)
From this reading “We can read, though we aren't very educated."”
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading “"As big a map as you have got, even if it's all blank where Kafiristan is, and any books you've got.”
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “We can read, though we aren't very educated."”
in an affectionate or loving manner (“sweet” is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of “sweetly”)
From this reading “"A little," said Dravot, sweetly.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "A little," said Dravot, sweetly.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Are you at all in earnest?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "As big a map as you have got, even if it's all blank where Kafiristan is, and any books you've got.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "As big a map as you have got, even if it's all blank where Kafiristan is, and any books you've got.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you at all in earnest?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We can read, though we aren't very educated."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As big a map as you have got, even if it's all blank where Kafiristan is, and any books you've got.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Are you at all in earnest?"
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "As big a map as you have got, even if it's all blank where Kafiristan is, and any books you've got.
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading "As big a map as you have got, even if it's all blank where Kafiristan is, and any books you've got.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading "As big a map as you have got, even if it's all blank where Kafiristan is, and any books you've got.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can read, though we aren't very educated."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A little," said Dravot, sweetly.
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading "Are you at all in earnest?"
possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)
From this reading We can read, though we aren't very educated."
divisible by two
From this reading "As big a map as you have got, even if it's all blank where Kafiristan is, and any books you've got.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "As big a map as you have got, even if it's all blank where Kafiristan is, and any books you've got.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "As big a map as you have got, even if it's all blank where Kafiristan is, and any books you've got.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "As big a map as you have got, even if it's all blank where Kafiristan is, and any books you've got.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Are you at all in earnest?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "As big a map as you have got, even if it's all blank where Kafiristan is, and any books you've got.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "As big a map as you have got, even if it's all blank where Kafiristan is, and any books you've got.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "As big a map as you have got, even if it's all blank where Kafiristan is, and any books you've got.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "A little," said Dravot, sweetly.
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading "As big a map as you have got, even if it's all blank where Kafiristan is, and any books you've got.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading We can read, though we aren't very educated."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said.
in an affectionate or loving manner (“sweet” is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of “sweetly”)
From this reading "A little," said Dravot, sweetly.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading We can read, though we aren't very educated."
precisely as stated
From this reading We can read, though we aren't very educated."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can read, though we aren't very educated."
in or at the place that
From this reading "As big a map as you have got, even if it's all blank where Kafiristan is, and any books you've got.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you at all in earnest?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "As big a map as you have got, even if it's all blank where Kafiristan is, and any books you've got.
Chapter 11 of Short Stories Old and New by C. Alphonso (Charles Alphonso) [Editor] Smith holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 407 sentences of Short Stories Old and New, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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