Chapter 11 of The dream: A novel is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The dream: A novel is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I couldn't say a word more for a moment or so. I rolled over on the turf and looked her in the face. 'I'm sorry,' I said. 'I'm a silly young Tommy suddenly in love--oh! desperately in love.' "Her grave face regarded me.
Chapter 11 of The dream: A novel is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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with great urgency
From this reading “'I'm a silly young Tommy suddenly in love--oh! desperately in love.'”
death of a person
From this reading “"Her grave face regarded me.”
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading “"Her grave face regarded me.”
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading “I rolled over on the turf and looked her in the face.”
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “'I'm a silly young Tommy suddenly in love--oh! desperately in love.'”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “'I'm sorry,' I said.”
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “'I'm a silly young Tommy suddenly in love--oh! desperately in love.'”
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading “I rolled over on the turf and looked her in the face.”
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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temporarily
In this reading “"I couldn't say a word more for a moment or so.”
In this reading “"I couldn't say a word more for a moment or so.”
In this reading “I rolled over on the turf and looked her in the face.”
In this reading “"Her grave face regarded me.”
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 "I couldn't say a word more for a moment or so.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I rolled over on the turf and looked her in the face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I couldn't say a word more for a moment or so.
with great urgency
From this reading 'I'm a silly young Tommy suddenly in love--oh! desperately in love.'
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I rolled over on the turf and looked her in the face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I couldn't say a word more for a moment or so.
death of a person
From this reading "Her grave face regarded me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I rolled over on the turf and looked her in the face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I couldn't say a word more for a moment or so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I'm sorry,' I said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I rolled over on the turf and looked her in the face.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I rolled over on the turf and looked her in the face.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading 'I'm a silly young Tommy suddenly in love--oh! desperately in love.'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Her grave face regarded me.
a particular point in time
From this reading "I couldn't say a word more for a moment or so.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I couldn't say a word more for a moment or so.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'I'm a silly young Tommy suddenly in love--oh! desperately in love.'
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I rolled over on the turf and looked her in the face.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I couldn't say a word more for a moment or so.
above and across; more than
From this reading I rolled over on the turf and looked her in the face.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading "Her grave face regarded me.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading I rolled over on the turf and looked her in the face.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'I'm sorry,' I said.
express in words
From this reading "I couldn't say a word more for a moment or so.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading 'I'm a silly young Tommy suddenly in love--oh! desperately in love.'
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I couldn't say a word more for a moment or so.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading 'I'm sorry,' I said.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading 'I'm a silly young Tommy suddenly in love--oh! desperately in love.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I rolled over on the turf and looked her in the face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I'm a silly young Tommy suddenly in love--oh! desperately in love.'
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading I rolled over on the turf and looked her in the face.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "I couldn't say a word more for a moment or so.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading 'I'm a silly young Tommy suddenly in love--oh! desperately in love.'
Chapter 11 of The dream: A novel by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 425 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 425 sentences of The dream: A novel, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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