Chapter 11 of The Black Diamond is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Black Diamond is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘The b—’s stunned,’ said Atwell. ‘Serve him right!’ Mr Hind had appeared on the scene and was bending over the prostrate policeman. George leaned panting against the bar. ‘There’s blood coming from his ears and nose,’ Mr Hind said hoarsely.
Chapter 11 of The Black Diamond is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading “George leaned panting against the bar.”
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading “Mr Hind had appeared on the scene and was bending over the prostrate policeman.”
any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers
From this reading “Mr Hind had appeared on the scene and was bending over the prostrate policeman.”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “George leaned panting against the bar.”
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading “George leaned panting against the bar.”
a member of a police force
From this reading “Mr Hind had appeared on the scene and was bending over the prostrate policeman.”
get into a prostrate position, as in submission
From this reading “Mr Hind had appeared on the scene and was bending over the prostrate policeman.”
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “‘The b—’s stunned,’ said Atwell.”
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.
In this reading “George leaned panting against the bar.”
In this reading “Mr Hind had appeared on the scene and was bending over the prostrate policeman.”
In this reading “Mr Hind had appeared on the scene and was bending over the prostrate policeman.”
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.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading George leaned panting against the bar.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr Hind had appeared on the scene and was bending over the prostrate policeman.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Mr Hind had appeared on the scene and was bending over the prostrate policeman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘The b—’s stunned,’ said Atwell.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading ‘The b—’s stunned,’ said Atwell.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading George leaned panting against the bar.
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading Mr Hind had appeared on the scene and was bending over the prostrate policeman.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading ‘There’s blood coming from his ears and nose,’ Mr Hind said hoarsely.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading ‘There’s blood coming from his ears and nose,’ Mr Hind said hoarsely.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading ‘There’s blood coming from his ears and nose,’ Mr Hind said hoarsely.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ‘There’s blood coming from his ears and nose,’ Mr Hind said hoarsely.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George leaned panting against the bar.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr Hind had appeared on the scene and was bending over the prostrate policeman.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Serve him right!’
any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers
From this reading Mr Hind had appeared on the scene and was bending over the prostrate policeman.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘There’s blood coming from his ears and nose,’ Mr Hind said hoarsely.
in a hoarse or husky voice
From this reading ‘There’s blood coming from his ears and nose,’ Mr Hind said hoarsely.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading George leaned panting against the bar.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr Hind had appeared on the scene and was bending over the prostrate policeman.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading ‘There’s blood coming from his ears and nose,’ Mr Hind said hoarsely.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr Hind had appeared on the scene and was bending over the prostrate policeman.
above and across; more than
From this reading Mr Hind had appeared on the scene and was bending over the prostrate policeman.
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading George leaned panting against the bar.
a member of a police force
From this reading Mr Hind had appeared on the scene and was bending over the prostrate policeman.
get into a prostrate position, as in submission
From this reading Mr Hind had appeared on the scene and was bending over the prostrate policeman.
precisely, exactly
From this reading ‘Serve him right!’
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading ‘The b—’s stunned,’ said Atwell.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘The b—’s stunned,’ said Atwell.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Mr Hind had appeared on the scene and was bending over the prostrate policeman.
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading ‘Serve him right!’
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading ‘The b—’s stunned,’ said Atwell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘The b—’s stunned,’ said Atwell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘There’s blood coming from his ears and nose,’ Mr Hind said hoarsely.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr Hind had appeared on the scene and was bending over the prostrate policeman.
Chapter 11 of The Black Diamond by Francis Brett Young holds 406 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 406 sentences of The Black Diamond, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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