Chapter 11 of The Golden Rock is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Golden Rock is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Look out!" hissed Sirayo, and fired again. The shouting increased, and Hume's grasp tightened on his revolver, while his breathing came quicker. What was that? The sound of metal touching the rock--just touching it--but the faint tinkle was enough. There were men crawling up, then!
Chapter 11 of The Golden Rock is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading “There were men crawling up, then!”
past form of “hiss” — make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
From this reading “"Look out!" hissed Sirayo, and fired again.”
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
From this reading “The sound of metal touching the rock--just touching it--but the faint tinkle was enough.”
more quickly
From this reading “The shouting increased, and Hume's grasp tightened on his revolver, while his breathing came quicker.”
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading “The shouting increased, and Hume's grasp tightened on his revolver, while his breathing came quicker.”
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading “The shouting increased, and Hume's grasp tightened on his revolver, while his breathing came quicker.”
past form of “tighten” — make tight or tighter
From this reading “The shouting increased, and Hume's grasp tightened on his revolver, while his breathing came quicker.”
a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
From this reading “The sound of metal touching the rock--just touching it--but the faint tinkle was enough.”
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 “The shouting increased, and Hume's grasp tightened on his revolver, while his breathing came quicker.”
be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
In this reading “"Look out!" hissed Sirayo, and fired again.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading "Look out!" hissed Sirayo, and fired again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Look out!" hissed Sirayo, and fired again.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading The shouting increased, and Hume's grasp tightened on his revolver, while his breathing came quicker.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sound of metal touching the rock--just touching it--but the faint tinkle was enough.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The shouting increased, and Hume's grasp tightened on his revolver, while his breathing came quicker.
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading There were men crawling up, then!
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The sound of metal touching the rock--just touching it--but the faint tinkle was enough.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The sound of metal touching the rock--just touching it--but the faint tinkle was enough.
having lost your job
From this reading "Look out!" hissed Sirayo, and fired again.
hold firmly
From this reading The shouting increased, and Hume's grasp tightened on his revolver, while his breathing came quicker.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The shouting increased, and Hume's grasp tightened on his revolver, while his breathing came quicker.
past form of “hiss” — make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
From this reading "Look out!" hissed Sirayo, and fired again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shouting increased, and Hume's grasp tightened on his revolver, while his breathing came quicker.
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading The shouting increased, and Hume's grasp tightened on his revolver, while his breathing came quicker.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sound of metal touching the rock--just touching it--but the faint tinkle was enough.
and nothing more
From this reading The sound of metal touching the rock--just touching it--but the faint tinkle was enough.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look out!" hissed Sirayo, and fired again.
the force of workers available
From this reading There were men crawling up, then!
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
From this reading The sound of metal touching the rock--just touching it--but the faint tinkle was enough.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sound of metal touching the rock--just touching it--but the faint tinkle was enough.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The shouting increased, and Hume's grasp tightened on his revolver, while his breathing came quicker.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Look out!" hissed Sirayo, and fired again.
more quickly
From this reading The shouting increased, and Hume's grasp tightened on his revolver, while his breathing came quicker.
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading The shouting increased, and Hume's grasp tightened on his revolver, while his breathing came quicker.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The sound of metal touching the rock--just touching it--but the faint tinkle was enough.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading The shouting increased, and Hume's grasp tightened on his revolver, while his breathing came quicker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look out!" hissed Sirayo, and fired again.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The sound of metal touching the rock--just touching it--but the faint tinkle was enough.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What was that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The shouting increased, and Hume's grasp tightened on his revolver, while his breathing came quicker.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading There were men crawling up, then!
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were men crawling up, then!
past form of “tighten” — make tight or tighter
From this reading The shouting increased, and Hume's grasp tightened on his revolver, while his breathing came quicker.
a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
From this reading The sound of metal touching the rock--just touching it--but the faint tinkle was enough.
arousing affect
From this reading The sound of metal touching the rock--just touching it--but the faint tinkle was enough.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There were men crawling up, then!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was that?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were men crawling up, then!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was that?
during the time that
From this reading The shouting increased, and Hume's grasp tightened on his revolver, while his breathing came quicker.
Chapter 11 of The Golden Rock by Ernest Glanville holds 388 sentences, grouped into 78 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 388 sentences of The Golden Rock, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of The Golden Rock by Ernest Glanville exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 388 sentences, grouped into 78 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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