Chapter 11 of The Gray Dawn is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Gray Dawn is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You can have whatever you want." "That's too vague, too indefinite. How rich--or poor--are we going to be?" "We'll be rich enough." "Very?"
Chapter 11 of The Gray Dawn is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “"We'll be rich enough."”
the act of departing
From this reading “How rich--or poor--are we going to be?"”
vague or not clearly defined or stated
From this reading “"That's too vague, too indefinite.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “How rich--or poor--are we going to be?"”
possessing material wealth
From this reading “How rich--or poor--are we going to be?"”
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading “"That's too vague, too indefinite.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “"You can have whatever you want."”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “"You can have whatever you want."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How rich--or poor--are we going to be?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How rich--or poor--are we going to be?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You can have whatever you want."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "We'll be rich enough."
the act of departing
From this reading How rich--or poor--are we going to be?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You can have whatever you want."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How rich--or poor--are we going to be?"
vague or not clearly defined or stated
From this reading "That's too vague, too indefinite.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading How rich--or poor--are we going to be?"
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading How rich--or poor--are we going to be?"
possessing material wealth
From this reading How rich--or poor--are we going to be?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's too vague, too indefinite.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How rich--or poor--are we going to be?"
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "That's too vague, too indefinite.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading "That's too vague, too indefinite.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very?"
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "You can have whatever you want."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How rich--or poor--are we going to be?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll be rich enough."
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading "You can have whatever you want."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can have whatever you want."
Chapter 11 of The Gray Dawn by Stewart Edward White holds 406 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 406 sentences of The Gray Dawn, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of The Gray Dawn by Stewart Edward White exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
Work through the 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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