Chapter 11 of The Beggar Man is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Beggar Man is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When Peg went to Faith's room that night for their usual gossip, she found the door locked against her. She rattled the handle impatiently and called: "Faith!" There was no answer, and she rapped on the panel, a vague feeling of surprise in her heart. "Faith!
Chapter 11 of The Beggar Man is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading “When Peg went to Faith's room that night for their usual gossip, she found the door locked against her.”
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
From this reading “She rattled the handle impatiently and called:”
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading “She rattled the handle impatiently and called:”
sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
From this reading “There was no answer, and she rapped on the panel, a vague feeling of surprise in her heart.”
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
From this reading “When Peg went to Faith's room that night for their usual gossip, she found the door locked against her.”
inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply
From this reading “There was no answer, and she rapped on the panel, a vague feeling of surprise in her heart.”
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading “She rattled the handle impatiently and called:”
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading “There was no answer, and she rapped on the panel, a vague feeling of surprise in her heart.”
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In this reading “There was no answer, and she rapped on the panel, a vague feeling of surprise in her heart.”
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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 There was no answer, and she rapped on the panel, a vague feeling of surprise in her heart.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading When Peg went to Faith's room that night for their usual gossip, she found the door locked against her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She rattled the handle impatiently and called:
react verbally
From this reading There was no answer, and she rapped on the panel, a vague feeling of surprise in her heart.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She rattled the handle impatiently and called:
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading When Peg went to Faith's room that night for their usual gossip, she found the door locked against her.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading "Faith!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Peg went to Faith's room that night for their usual gossip, she found the door locked against her.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading There was no answer, and she rapped on the panel, a vague feeling of surprise in her heart.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Peg went to Faith's room that night for their usual gossip, she found the door locked against her.
set up or found
From this reading When Peg went to Faith's room that night for their usual gossip, she found the door locked against her.
light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading When Peg went to Faith's room that night for their usual gossip, she found the door locked against her.
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
From this reading She rattled the handle impatiently and called:
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading There was no answer, and she rapped on the panel, a vague feeling of surprise in her heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Peg went to Faith's room that night for their usual gossip, she found the door locked against her.
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading She rattled the handle impatiently and called:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no answer, and she rapped on the panel, a vague feeling of surprise in her heart.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading When Peg went to Faith's room that night for their usual gossip, she found the door locked against her.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading When Peg went to Faith's room that night for their usual gossip, she found the door locked against her.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no answer, and she rapped on the panel, a vague feeling of surprise in her heart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no answer, and she rapped on the panel, a vague feeling of surprise in her heart.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was no answer, and she rapped on the panel, a vague feeling of surprise in her heart.
sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
From this reading There was no answer, and she rapped on the panel, a vague feeling of surprise in her heart.
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
From this reading When Peg went to Faith's room that night for their usual gossip, she found the door locked against her.
inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply
From this reading There was no answer, and she rapped on the panel, a vague feeling of surprise in her heart.
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading She rattled the handle impatiently and called:
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading When Peg went to Faith's room that night for their usual gossip, she found the door locked against her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Peg went to Faith's room that night for their usual gossip, she found the door locked against her.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading There was no answer, and she rapped on the panel, a vague feeling of surprise in her heart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Peg went to Faith's room that night for their usual gossip, she found the door locked against her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Peg went to Faith's room that night for their usual gossip, she found the door locked against her.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When Peg went to Faith's room that night for their usual gossip, she found the door locked against her.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no answer, and she rapped on the panel, a vague feeling of surprise in her heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Peg went to Faith's room that night for their usual gossip, she found the door locked against her.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading When Peg went to Faith's room that night for their usual gossip, she found the door locked against her.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading There was no answer, and she rapped on the panel, a vague feeling of surprise in her heart.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no answer, and she rapped on the panel, a vague feeling of surprise in her heart.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When Peg went to Faith's room that night for their usual gossip, she found the door locked against her.
at the time that
From this reading When Peg went to Faith's room that night for their usual gossip, she found the door locked against her.
Chapter 11 of The Beggar Man by Ruby M. (Ruby Mildred) Ayres holds 211 sentences, grouped into 43 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 211 sentences of The Beggar Man, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of The Beggar Man by Ruby M. (Ruby Mildred) Ayres exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 211 sentences, grouped into 43 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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