Chapter 11 of The Blue Castle: a novel is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Blue Castle: a novel is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Valancy hurried home through the faint blue twilight—hurried too fast perhaps. The attack she had when she thankfully reached the shelter of her own room was the worst yet. It was really very bad. She might die in one of those spells. It would be dreadful to die in such pain.
Chapter 11 of The Blue Castle: a novel is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 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.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading “The attack she had when she thankfully reached the shelter of her own room was the worst yet.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “It would be dreadful to die in such pain.”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “Valancy hurried home through the faint blue twilight—hurried too fast perhaps.”
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading “The attack she had when she thankfully reached the shelter of her own room was the worst yet.”
plural of “spell” — a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
From this reading “She might die in one of those spells.”
in a thankful manner; with thanks
From this reading “The attack she had when she thankfully reached the shelter of her own room was the worst yet.”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “Valancy hurried home through the faint blue twilight—hurried too fast perhaps.”
the least favorable outcome
From this reading “The attack she had when she thankfully reached the shelter of her own room was the worst yet.”
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 “Valancy hurried home through the faint blue twilight—hurried too fast perhaps.”
In this reading “The attack she had when she thankfully reached the shelter of her own room was the worst yet.”
In this reading “The attack she had when she thankfully reached the shelter of her own room was the worst yet.”
In this reading “It was really very bad.”
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.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading The attack she had when she thankfully reached the shelter of her own room was the worst yet.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading It was really very bad.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be dreadful to die in such pain.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Valancy hurried home through the faint blue twilight—hurried too fast perhaps.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading She might die in one of those spells.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading It would be dreadful to die in such pain.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Valancy hurried home through the faint blue twilight—hurried too fast perhaps.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Valancy hurried home through the faint blue twilight—hurried too fast perhaps.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The attack she had when she thankfully reached the shelter of her own room was the worst yet.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The attack she had when she thankfully reached the shelter of her own room was the worst yet.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Valancy hurried home through the faint blue twilight—hurried too fast perhaps.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Valancy hurried home through the faint blue twilight—hurried too fast perhaps.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She might die in one of those spells.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was really very bad.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She might die in one of those spells.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The attack she had when she thankfully reached the shelter of her own room was the worst yet.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She might die in one of those spells.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The attack she had when she thankfully reached the shelter of her own room was the worst yet.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading It would be dreadful to die in such pain.
by chance
From this reading Valancy hurried home through the faint blue twilight—hurried too fast perhaps.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The attack she had when she thankfully reached the shelter of her own room was the worst yet.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It was really very bad.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The attack she had when she thankfully reached the shelter of her own room was the worst yet.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The attack she had when she thankfully reached the shelter of her own room was the worst yet.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading The attack she had when she thankfully reached the shelter of her own room was the worst yet.
plural of “spell” — a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
From this reading She might die in one of those spells.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It would be dreadful to die in such pain.
in a thankful manner; with thanks
From this reading The attack she had when she thankfully reached the shelter of her own room was the worst yet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Valancy hurried home through the faint blue twilight—hurried too fast perhaps.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She might die in one of those spells.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Valancy hurried home through the faint blue twilight—hurried too fast perhaps.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would be dreadful to die in such pain.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Valancy hurried home through the faint blue twilight—hurried too fast perhaps.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading Valancy hurried home through the faint blue twilight—hurried too fast perhaps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Valancy hurried home through the faint blue twilight—hurried too fast perhaps.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was really very bad.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The attack she had when she thankfully reached the shelter of her own room was the worst yet.
at the time that
From this reading The attack she had when she thankfully reached the shelter of her own room was the worst yet.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading The attack she had when she thankfully reached the shelter of her own room was the worst yet.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be dreadful to die in such pain.
but in spite of that
From this reading The attack she had when she thankfully reached the shelter of her own room was the worst yet.
Chapter 11 of The Blue Castle: a novel by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 41 sentences, grouped into 9 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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