Chapter 9 of The Adventures of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Adventures of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Well, the two of us sat up in our room for an hour, and when his watch pointed to half-past eleven, my partner said: "Hist! Here we go now. Take off your shoes." Grumblingly I complied, and he did the same.
Chapter 9 of The Adventures of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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inflected form of “comply” — act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
From this reading “Grumblingly I complied, and he did the same.”
being one more than ten
From this reading “Well, the two of us sat up in our room for an hour, and when his watch pointed to half-past eleven, my partner said:”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “Well, the two of us sat up in our room for an hour, and when his watch pointed to half-past eleven, my partner said:”
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading “Well, the two of us sat up in our room for an hour, and when his watch pointed to half-past eleven, my partner said:”
having a point
From this reading “Well, the two of us sat up in our room for an hour, and when his watch pointed to half-past eleven, my partner said:”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “Well, the two of us sat up in our room for an hour, and when his watch pointed to half-past eleven, my partner said:”
a particular situation
From this reading “Take off your shoes."”
look attentively
From this reading “Well, the two of us sat up in our room for an hour, and when his watch pointed to half-past eleven, my partner said:”
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.
leave
In this reading “Take off your shoes."”
In this reading “Well, the two of us sat up in our room for an hour, and when his watch pointed to half-past eleven, my partner said:”
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Well, the two of us sat up in our room for an hour, and when his watch pointed to half-past eleven, my partner said:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, the two of us sat up in our room for an hour, and when his watch pointed to half-past eleven, my partner said:
inflected form of “comply” — act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
From this reading Grumblingly I complied, and he did the same.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Grumblingly I complied, and he did the same.
being one more than ten
From this reading Well, the two of us sat up in our room for an hour, and when his watch pointed to half-past eleven, my partner said:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, the two of us sat up in our room for an hour, and when his watch pointed to half-past eleven, my partner said:
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Here we go now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grumblingly I complied, and he did the same.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, the two of us sat up in our room for an hour, and when his watch pointed to half-past eleven, my partner said:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Grumblingly I complied, and he did the same.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here we go now.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Well, the two of us sat up in our room for an hour, and when his watch pointed to half-past eleven, my partner said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hist!
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Well, the two of us sat up in our room for an hour, and when his watch pointed to half-past eleven, my partner said:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Grumblingly I complied, and he did the same.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, the two of us sat up in our room for an hour, and when his watch pointed to half-past eleven, my partner said:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Well, the two of us sat up in our room for an hour, and when his watch pointed to half-past eleven, my partner said:
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Here we go now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, the two of us sat up in our room for an hour, and when his watch pointed to half-past eleven, my partner said:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Take off your shoes."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Well, the two of us sat up in our room for an hour, and when his watch pointed to half-past eleven, my partner said:
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading Well, the two of us sat up in our room for an hour, and when his watch pointed to half-past eleven, my partner said:
having a point
From this reading Well, the two of us sat up in our room for an hour, and when his watch pointed to half-past eleven, my partner said:
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Well, the two of us sat up in our room for an hour, and when his watch pointed to half-past eleven, my partner said:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Well, the two of us sat up in our room for an hour, and when his watch pointed to half-past eleven, my partner said:
Identical; not different.
From this reading Grumblingly I complied, and he did the same.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Well, the two of us sat up in our room for an hour, and when his watch pointed to half-past eleven, my partner said:
a particular situation
From this reading Take off your shoes."
carry out
From this reading Take off your shoes."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, the two of us sat up in our room for an hour, and when his watch pointed to half-past eleven, my partner said:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, the two of us sat up in our room for an hour, and when his watch pointed to half-past eleven, my partner said:
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Well, the two of us sat up in our room for an hour, and when his watch pointed to half-past eleven, my partner said:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Well, the two of us sat up in our room for an hour, and when his watch pointed to half-past eleven, my partner said:
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, the two of us sat up in our room for an hour, and when his watch pointed to half-past eleven, my partner said:
look attentively
From this reading Well, the two of us sat up in our room for an hour, and when his watch pointed to half-past eleven, my partner said:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Here we go now.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, the two of us sat up in our room for an hour, and when his watch pointed to half-past eleven, my partner said:
at the time that
From this reading Well, the two of us sat up in our room for an hour, and when his watch pointed to half-past eleven, my partner said:
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Take off your shoes."
Chapter 9 of The Adventures of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons by James Francis Thierry holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 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.
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