Chapter 11 of The Dust of Conflict is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Dust of Conflict is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Why?” said the girl chillingly. Tony made a little deprecatory gesture. “I deserve your suspicions, but I think you can trust me,” he said. “I want to repair the wrong I did him, and bring him back to England.” Nettie looked at him steadily, though her face was flushed.
Chapter 11 of The Dust of Conflict is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
be worthy or deserving
From this reading ““I deserve your suspicions, but I think you can trust me,” he said.”
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading “Nettie looked at him steadily, though her face was flushed.”
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading “Tony made a little deprecatory gesture.”
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading ““I want to repair the wrong I did him, and bring him back to England.””
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading “Nettie looked at him steadily, though her face was flushed.”
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading ““I deserve your suspicions, but I think you can trust me,” he said.”
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading ““I deserve your suspicions, but I think you can trust me,” he said.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading ““I want to repair the wrong I did him, and bring him back to England.””
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.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Nettie looked at him steadily, though her face was flushed.”
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 Tony made a little deprecatory gesture.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I want to repair the wrong I did him, and bring him back to England.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nettie looked at him steadily, though her face was flushed.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “I want to repair the wrong I did him, and bring him back to England.”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “I want to repair the wrong I did him, and bring him back to England.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I deserve your suspicions, but I think you can trust me,” he said.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I deserve your suspicions, but I think you can trust me,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why?” said the girl chillingly.
tending to diminish or disparage
From this reading Tony made a little deprecatory gesture.
be worthy or deserving
From this reading “I deserve your suspicions, but I think you can trust me,” he said.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I want to repair the wrong I did him, and bring him back to England.”
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading “I want to repair the wrong I did him, and bring him back to England.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Nettie looked at him steadily, though her face was flushed.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading Nettie looked at him steadily, though her face was flushed.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading Tony made a little deprecatory gesture.
a young female
From this reading “Why?” said the girl chillingly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I deserve your suspicions, but I think you can trust me,” he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nettie looked at him steadily, though her face was flushed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I want to repair the wrong I did him, and bring him back to England.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I deserve your suspicions, but I think you can trust me,” he said.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Tony made a little deprecatory gesture.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Nettie looked at him steadily, though her face was flushed.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Tony made a little deprecatory gesture.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I deserve your suspicions, but I think you can trust me,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nettie looked at him steadily, though her face was flushed.
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading “I want to repair the wrong I did him, and bring him back to England.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Why?” said the girl chillingly.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading Nettie looked at him steadily, though her face was flushed.
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “I deserve your suspicions, but I think you can trust me,” he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Why?” said the girl chillingly.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I deserve your suspicions, but I think you can trust me,” he said.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Nettie looked at him steadily, though her face was flushed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I want to repair the wrong I did him, and bring him back to England.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tony made a little deprecatory gesture.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “I deserve your suspicions, but I think you can trust me,” he said.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I want to repair the wrong I did him, and bring him back to England.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nettie looked at him steadily, though her face was flushed.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why?” said the girl chillingly.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “I want to repair the wrong I did him, and bring him back to England.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I deserve your suspicions, but I think you can trust me,” he said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I deserve your suspicions, but I think you can trust me,” he said.
Chapter 11 of The Dust of Conflict by Harold Bindloss holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 411 sentences of The Dust of Conflict, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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