Chapter 11 of The Amazing Inheritance is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Amazing Inheritance is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Queer!" Joe told him flatly. "Darned queer! But if you don't tell all you know now, Mr. Kingley, you'll have to come through some day!" He regarded Mr. Kingley with an odd combination of eager hope and hot defiance.
Chapter 11 of The Amazing Inheritance is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
From this reading “He regarded Mr. Kingley with an odd combination of eager hope and hot defiance.”
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"Darned queer!”
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
From this reading “He regarded Mr. Kingley with an odd combination of eager hope and hot defiance.”
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading “He regarded Mr. Kingley with an odd combination of eager hope and hot defiance.”
in an unqualified manner
From this reading “Joe told him flatly.”
not divisible by two
From this reading “He regarded Mr. Kingley with an odd combination of eager hope and hot defiance.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “"Queer!"”
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading “He regarded Mr. Kingley with an odd combination of eager hope and hot defiance.”
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.
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In this reading “But if you don't tell all you know now, Mr. Kingley, you'll have to come through some day!"”
penetrate
In this reading “But if you don't tell all you know now, Mr. Kingley, you'll have to come through some day!"”
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(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 But if you don't tell all you know now, Mr. Kingley, you'll have to come through some day!"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He regarded Mr. Kingley with an odd combination of eager hope and hot defiance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He regarded Mr. Kingley with an odd combination of eager hope and hot defiance.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if you don't tell all you know now, Mr. Kingley, you'll have to come through some day!"
a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
From this reading He regarded Mr. Kingley with an odd combination of eager hope and hot defiance.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But if you don't tell all you know now, Mr. Kingley, you'll have to come through some day!"
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "Darned queer!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But if you don't tell all you know now, Mr. Kingley, you'll have to come through some day!"
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
From this reading He regarded Mr. Kingley with an odd combination of eager hope and hot defiance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But if you don't tell all you know now, Mr. Kingley, you'll have to come through some day!"
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading He regarded Mr. Kingley with an odd combination of eager hope and hot defiance.
in an unqualified manner
From this reading Joe told him flatly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But if you don't tell all you know now, Mr. Kingley, you'll have to come through some day!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He regarded Mr. Kingley with an odd combination of eager hope and hot defiance.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Joe told him flatly.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading He regarded Mr. Kingley with an odd combination of eager hope and hot defiance.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading He regarded Mr. Kingley with an odd combination of eager hope and hot defiance.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if you don't tell all you know now, Mr. Kingley, you'll have to come through some day!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe told him flatly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But if you don't tell all you know now, Mr. Kingley, you'll have to come through some day!"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But if you don't tell all you know now, Mr. Kingley, you'll have to come through some day!"
a form of address for a man
From this reading But if you don't tell all you know now, Mr. Kingley, you'll have to come through some day!"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But if you don't tell all you know now, Mr. Kingley, you'll have to come through some day!"
not divisible by two
From this reading He regarded Mr. Kingley with an odd combination of eager hope and hot defiance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He regarded Mr. Kingley with an odd combination of eager hope and hot defiance.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "Queer!"
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading He regarded Mr. Kingley with an odd combination of eager hope and hot defiance.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But if you don't tell all you know now, Mr. Kingley, you'll have to come through some day!"
express in words
From this reading But if you don't tell all you know now, Mr. Kingley, you'll have to come through some day!"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading But if you don't tell all you know now, Mr. Kingley, you'll have to come through some day!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But if you don't tell all you know now, Mr. Kingley, you'll have to come through some day!"
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Joe told him flatly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He regarded Mr. Kingley with an odd combination of eager hope and hot defiance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But if you don't tell all you know now, Mr. Kingley, you'll have to come through some day!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But if you don't tell all you know now, Mr. Kingley, you'll have to come through some day!"
Chapter 11 of The Amazing Inheritance by Frances R. (Frances Roberta) Sterrett holds 410 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 410 sentences of The Amazing Inheritance, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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