Chapter 11 of The Bradys' Race for Life is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Bradys' Race for Life is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RESCUE. “Evelyn Grimm!” Old King Brady repeated the name with a horrified gasp. Both detectives rubbed their eyes. “Did I hear you aright?” asked the old detective.
Chapter 11 of The Bradys' Race for Life is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States pioneer photographer famous for his portraits; was the official Union photographer for the American Civil War (1823-1896)
From this reading “Old King Brady repeated the name with a horrified gasp.”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading ““Did I hear you aright?” asked the old detective.”
plural of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “Both detectives rubbed their eyes.”
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading “Old King Brady repeated the name with a horrified gasp.”
the younger of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories (1786-1859)
From this reading ““Evelyn Grimm!””
stricken with horror
From this reading “Old King Brady repeated the name with a horrified gasp.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “THE RESCUE.”
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading “Both detectives rubbed their eyes.”
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 “Old King Brady repeated the name with a horrified gasp.”
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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 Old King Brady repeated the name with a horrified gasp.
in an accurate manner
From this reading “Did I hear you aright?” asked the old detective.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Did I hear you aright?” asked the old detective.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both detectives rubbed their eyes.
United States pioneer photographer famous for his portraits; was the official Union photographer for the American Civil War (1823-1896)
From this reading Old King Brady repeated the name with a horrified gasp.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “Did I hear you aright?” asked the old detective.
plural of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading Both detectives rubbed their eyes.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did I hear you aright?” asked the old detective.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Evelyn Grimm!”
opinion or judgment
From this reading Both detectives rubbed their eyes.
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading Old King Brady repeated the name with a horrified gasp.
the younger of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories (1786-1859)
From this reading “Evelyn Grimm!”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Did I hear you aright?” asked the old detective.
stricken with horror
From this reading Old King Brady repeated the name with a horrified gasp.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Did I hear you aright?” asked the old detective.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Old King Brady repeated the name with a horrified gasp.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Old King Brady repeated the name with a horrified gasp.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old King Brady repeated the name with a horrified gasp.
recurring again and again
From this reading Old King Brady repeated the name with a horrified gasp.
free from harm or evil
From this reading THE RESCUE.
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading Both detectives rubbed their eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESCUE.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Both detectives rubbed their eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Old King Brady repeated the name with a horrified gasp.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did I hear you aright?” asked the old detective.
Chapter 11 of The Bradys' Race for Life by Francis Worcester Doughty holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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 192 sentences of The Bradys' Race for Life, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of The Bradys' Race for Life by Francis Worcester Doughty exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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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