Chapter 11 of Thankful's Inheritance is here in full — 625 sentences across 125 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Thankful's Inheritance is here in full — 625 sentences across 125 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The next morning the captain was an early caller. Breakfast at the High Cliff House was scarcely over when he knocked at the kitchen door. Imogene opened the door. “Mr. Kendrick ain't here,” she said, in answer to the caller's question. “He's gone.”
Chapter 11 of Thankful's Inheritance is here in full — 625 sentences across 125 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eat an early morning meal
From this reading “Breakfast at the High Cliff House was scarcely over when he knocked at the kitchen door.”
a social or business visitor
From this reading “The next morning the captain was an early caller.”
possessive form of “caller” — a social or business visitor
From this reading ““Mr. Kendrick ain't here,” she said, in answer to the caller's question.”
a steep high face of rock
From this reading “Breakfast at the High Cliff House was scarcely over when he knocked at the kitchen door.”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “The next morning the captain was an early caller.”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “Breakfast at the High Cliff House was scarcely over when he knocked at the kitchen door.”
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “Breakfast at the High Cliff House was scarcely over when he knocked at the kitchen door.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “Breakfast at the High Cliff House was scarcely over when he knocked at the kitchen door.”
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From this reading “Mr. Kendrick ain't here,” she said, in answer to the caller's question.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The next morning the captain was an early caller.
react verbally
From this reading “Mr. Kendrick ain't here,” she said, in answer to the caller's question.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Breakfast at the High Cliff House was scarcely over when he knocked at the kitchen door.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Breakfast at the High Cliff House was scarcely over when he knocked at the kitchen door.
a social or business visitor
From this reading The next morning the captain was an early caller.
possessive form of “caller” — a social or business visitor
From this reading “Mr. Kendrick ain't here,” she said, in answer to the caller's question.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The next morning the captain was an early caller.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading Breakfast at the High Cliff House was scarcely over when he knocked at the kitchen door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Breakfast at the High Cliff House was scarcely over when he knocked at the kitchen door.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading The next morning the captain was an early caller.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “He's gone.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Breakfast at the High Cliff House was scarcely over when he knocked at the kitchen door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He's gone.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Mr. Kendrick ain't here,” she said, in answer to the caller's question.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Breakfast at the High Cliff House was scarcely over when he knocked at the kitchen door.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Breakfast at the High Cliff House was scarcely over when he knocked at the kitchen door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Imogene opened the door.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Mr. Kendrick ain't here,” she said, in answer to the caller's question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mr. Kendrick ain't here,” she said, in answer to the caller's question.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading Breakfast at the High Cliff House was scarcely over when he knocked at the kitchen door.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading Breakfast at the High Cliff House was scarcely over when he knocked at the kitchen door.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning the captain was an early caller.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Mr. Kendrick ain't here,” she said, in answer to the caller's question.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning the captain was an early caller.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Imogene opened the door.
above and across; more than
From this reading Breakfast at the High Cliff House was scarcely over when he knocked at the kitchen door.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “Mr. Kendrick ain't here,” she said, in answer to the caller's question.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Mr. Kendrick ain't here,” she said, in answer to the caller's question.
only a very short time before
From this reading Breakfast at the High Cliff House was scarcely over when he knocked at the kitchen door.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Mr. Kendrick ain't here,” she said, in answer to the caller's question.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning the captain was an early caller.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Mr. Kendrick ain't here,” she said, in answer to the caller's question.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning the captain was an early caller.
at the time that
From this reading Breakfast at the High Cliff House was scarcely over when he knocked at the kitchen door.
Chapter 11 of Thankful's Inheritance by Joseph Crosby Lincoln holds 625 sentences, grouped into 125 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 625 sentences of Thankful's Inheritance, unabridged, divided into 125 reading sections.
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