Chapter 11 of The black border is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The black border is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PUHWOKIN’--provoking. PUHZAC’LY--exactly, precisely. PUHZISHUN--position, positions. PULBLIC--public, the public. PULL WOOL--to pull the kinky forelock in salutation to “de Buckruh.”
Chapter 11 of The black border is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “PUHZAC’LY--exactly, precisely.”
(used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes
From this reading “PULL WOOL--to pull the kinky forelock in salutation to “de Buckruh.””
plural of “position” — the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading “PUHZISHUN--position, positions.”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “PUHZAC’LY--exactly, precisely.”
causing or tending to cause anger or resentment
From this reading “PUHWOKIN’--provoking.”
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading “PULBLIC--public, the public.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “PULL WOOL--to pull the kinky forelock in salutation to “de Buckruh.””
a fabric made from the hair of sheep
From this reading “PULL WOOL--to pull the kinky forelock in salutation to “de Buckruh.””
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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From this reading PULL WOOL--to pull the kinky forelock in salutation to “de Buckruh.”
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading PULL WOOL--to pull the kinky forelock in salutation to “de Buckruh.”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading PUHZAC’LY--exactly, precisely.
a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead
From this reading PULL WOOL--to pull the kinky forelock in salutation to “de Buckruh.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PULL WOOL--to pull the kinky forelock in salutation to “de Buckruh.”
(used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes
From this reading PULL WOOL--to pull the kinky forelock in salutation to “de Buckruh.”
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading PUHZISHUN--position, positions.
plural of “position” — the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading PUHZISHUN--position, positions.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading PUHZAC’LY--exactly, precisely.
causing or tending to cause anger or resentment
From this reading PUHWOKIN’--provoking.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading PULBLIC--public, the public.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PUHWOKIN’--provoking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PUHZAC’LY--exactly, precisely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PUHZISHUN--position, positions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PULBLIC--public, the public.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading PULL WOOL--to pull the kinky forelock in salutation to “de Buckruh.”
an act of honor or courteous recognition
From this reading PULL WOOL--to pull the kinky forelock in salutation to “de Buckruh.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PULBLIC--public, the public.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PULL WOOL--to pull the kinky forelock in salutation to “de Buckruh.”
a fabric made from the hair of sheep
From this reading PULL WOOL--to pull the kinky forelock in salutation to “de Buckruh.”
Chapter 11 of The black border by Ambrose Elliott Gonzalez holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 399 sentences of The black border, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of The black border by Ambrose Elliott Gonzalez exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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