Chapter 11 of Sir Hilton's Sin is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Sir Hilton's Sin is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That's right, uncle. Lady Lisle came and saw him, didn't she, Sam?" "Yes, sir," growled Sam, still mopping his face. "But not dressed--not in my silk and boots?" "Oh, yes, uncle.
Chapter 11 of Sir Hilton's Sin is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading “"But not dressed--not in my silk and boots?"”
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading “"But not dressed--not in my silk and boots?"”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “"Yes, sir," growled Sam, still mopping his face.”
a fabric woven with lisle thread
From this reading “Lady Lisle came and saw him, didn't she, Sam?"”
cleaning with a mop
From this reading “"Yes, sir," growled Sam, still mopping his face.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “Lady Lisle came and saw him, didn't she, Sam?"”
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading “"But not dressed--not in my silk and boots?"”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “"That's right, uncle.”
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.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Lisle came and saw him, didn't she, Sam?"
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading "But not dressed--not in my silk and boots?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But not dressed--not in my silk and boots?"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Lady Lisle came and saw him, didn't she, Sam?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Lisle came and saw him, didn't she, Sam?"
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading "But not dressed--not in my silk and boots?"
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Yes, sir," growled Sam, still mopping his face.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading "Yes, sir," growled Sam, still mopping his face.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lady Lisle came and saw him, didn't she, Sam?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, sir," growled Sam, still mopping his face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But not dressed--not in my silk and boots?"
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Lisle came and saw him, didn't she, Sam?"
a fabric woven with lisle thread
From this reading Lady Lisle came and saw him, didn't she, Sam?"
cleaning with a mop
From this reading "Yes, sir," growled Sam, still mopping his face.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "But not dressed--not in my silk and boots?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But not dressed--not in my silk and boots?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yes, uncle.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "That's right, uncle.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Lady Lisle came and saw him, didn't she, Sam?"
cut with a saw
From this reading Lady Lisle came and saw him, didn't she, Sam?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Lisle came and saw him, didn't she, Sam?"
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading "But not dressed--not in my silk and boots?"
term of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, sir," growled Sam, still mopping his face.
not in physical motion
From this reading "Yes, sir," growled Sam, still mopping his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's right, uncle.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "That's right, uncle.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir," growled Sam, still mopping his face.
Chapter 11 of Sir Hilton's Sin by George Manville Fenn holds 390 sentences, grouped into 78 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 390 sentences of Sir Hilton's Sin, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Sir Hilton's Sin by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 390 sentences, grouped into 78 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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