Chapter 11 of The Claw is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Claw is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But I did not know how to go, nor where. And I knew not how I should bear to leave Dick's boy behind. I had no money, either. I must earn it first. And how to do that?
Chapter 11 of The Claw is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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have
From this reading “And I knew not how I should bear to leave Dick's boy behind.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “And I knew not how I should bear to leave Dick's boy behind.”
a youthful male person
From this reading “And I knew not how I should bear to leave Dick's boy behind.”
possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective
From this reading “And I knew not how I should bear to leave Dick's boy behind.”
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading “I must earn it first.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “I had no money, either.”
go away from a place
From this reading “And I knew not how I should bear to leave Dick's boy behind.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “I had no money, either.”
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.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I knew not how I should bear to leave Dick's boy behind.
have
From this reading And I knew not how I should bear to leave Dick's boy behind.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading And I knew not how I should bear to leave Dick's boy behind.
a youthful male person
From this reading And I knew not how I should bear to leave Dick's boy behind.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I did not know how to go, nor where.
possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective
From this reading And I knew not how I should bear to leave Dick's boy behind.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But I did not know how to go, nor where.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And how to do that?
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading I must earn it first.
one or the other of two
From this reading I had no money, either.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I must earn it first.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But I did not know how to go, nor where.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had no money, either.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I did not know how to go, nor where.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I did not know how to go, nor where.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I must earn it first.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And I knew not how I should bear to leave Dick's boy behind.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But I did not know how to go, nor where.
go away from a place
From this reading And I knew not how I should bear to leave Dick's boy behind.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading I had no money, either.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must earn it first.
not any; not one
From this reading I had no money, either.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But I did not know how to go, nor where.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But I did not know how to go, nor where.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And I knew not how I should bear to leave Dick's boy behind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And how to do that?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I did not know how to go, nor where.
in or at the place that
From this reading But I did not know how to go, nor where.
Chapter 11 of The Claw by Cynthia Stockley holds 408 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 408 sentences of The Claw, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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