Chapter 11 of The Coast of Chance is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Coast of Chance is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mrs. Herrick's look had faded to a mere concentrated attention. "You mean that there is something you wish to do for whoever is going down?" "Oh, something I must do," Flora insisted. Mrs. Herrick considered a moment. "Why can't he do it for himself?" she threw out suddenly.
Chapter 11 of The Coast of Chance is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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gathered together or made less diffuse
From this reading “Mrs. Herrick's look had faded to a mere concentrated attention.”
carefully weighed
From this reading “Mrs. Herrick considered a moment.”
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading “Mrs. Herrick's look had faded to a mere concentrated attention.”
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading “"Oh, something I must do," Flora insisted.”
English lyric poet (1591-1674)
From this reading “Mrs. Herrick's look had faded to a mere concentrated attention.”
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “"Oh, something I must do," Flora insisted.”
being nothing more than specified
From this reading “Mrs. Herrick's look had faded to a mere concentrated attention.”
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “"Why can't he do it for himself?" she threw out suddenly.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Mrs. Herrick's look had faded to a mere concentrated attention.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Mrs. Herrick's look had faded to a mere concentrated attention.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why can't he do it for himself?" she threw out suddenly.
gathered together or made less diffuse
From this reading Mrs. Herrick's look had faded to a mere concentrated attention.
carefully weighed
From this reading Mrs. Herrick considered a moment.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You mean that there is something you wish to do for whoever is going down?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "You mean that there is something you wish to do for whoever is going down?"
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading Mrs. Herrick's look had faded to a mere concentrated attention.
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading "Oh, something I must do," Flora insisted.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You mean that there is something you wish to do for whoever is going down?"
the act of departing
From this reading "You mean that there is something you wish to do for whoever is going down?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Herrick's look had faded to a mere concentrated attention.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why can't he do it for himself?" she threw out suddenly.
English lyric poet (1591-1674)
From this reading Mrs. Herrick considered a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Herrick's look had faded to a mere concentrated attention.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Why can't he do it for himself?" she threw out suddenly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, something I must do," Flora insisted.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading "Oh, something I must do," Flora insisted.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You mean that there is something you wish to do for whoever is going down?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Why can't he do it for himself?" she threw out suddenly.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Mrs. Herrick's look had faded to a mere concentrated attention.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "You mean that there is something you wish to do for whoever is going down?"
being nothing more than specified
From this reading Mrs. Herrick's look had faded to a mere concentrated attention.
a particular point in time
From this reading Mrs. Herrick considered a moment.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Herrick's look had faded to a mere concentrated attention.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Oh, something I must do," Flora insisted.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, something I must do," Flora insisted.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Why can't he do it for himself?" she threw out suddenly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why can't he do it for himself?" she threw out suddenly.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "You mean that there is something you wish to do for whoever is going down?"
happening unexpectedly
From this reading "Why can't he do it for himself?" she threw out suddenly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You mean that there is something you wish to do for whoever is going down?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "You mean that there is something you wish to do for whoever is going down?"
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading "Why can't he do it for himself?" she threw out suddenly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Herrick's look had faded to a mere concentrated attention.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You mean that there is something you wish to do for whoever is going down?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why can't he do it for himself?" she threw out suddenly.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "You mean that there is something you wish to do for whoever is going down?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You mean that there is something you wish to do for whoever is going down?"
Chapter 11 of The Coast of Chance by Esther, -1908 Chamberlain holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 421 sentences of The Coast of Chance, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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