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Chapter 11 of The Grey Man is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Dominie silently took down the mast and let it rest in the bottom of the boat. Our speed slackened till we floated without motion on the gently heaving water. I continued to peer into the gloom. Yet how Marjorie Kennedy could have come to be in danger upon the shore of Benane was far beyond my comprehending at that time. ’Marjorie!
Chapter 11 of The Grey Man is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “comprehend” — get the meaning of something
From this reading “Yet how Marjorie Kennedy could have come to be in danger upon the shore of Benane was far beyond my comprehending at that time.”
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “Our speed slackened till we floated without motion on the gently heaving water.”
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading “I continued to peer into the gloom.”
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
From this reading “Our speed slackened till we floated without motion on the gently heaving water.”
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading “Yet how Marjorie Kennedy could have come to be in danger upon the shore of Benane was far beyond my comprehending at that time.”
a vertical spar for supporting sails
From this reading “The Dominie silently took down the mast and let it rest in the bottom of the boat.”
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading “I continued to peer into the gloom.”
past form of “slacken” — become slow or slower
From this reading “Our speed slackened till we floated without motion on the gently heaving water.”
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 “I continued to peer into the gloom.”
In this reading “Yet how Marjorie Kennedy could have come to be in danger upon the shore of Benane was far beyond my comprehending at that time.”
In this reading “Yet how Marjorie Kennedy could have come to be in danger upon the shore of Benane was far beyond my comprehending at that time.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Dominie silently took down the mast and let it rest in the bottom of the boat.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yet how Marjorie Kennedy could have come to be in danger upon the shore of Benane was far beyond my comprehending at that time.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yet how Marjorie Kennedy could have come to be in danger upon the shore of Benane was far beyond my comprehending at that time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet how Marjorie Kennedy could have come to be in danger upon the shore of Benane was far beyond my comprehending at that time.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Yet how Marjorie Kennedy could have come to be in danger upon the shore of Benane was far beyond my comprehending at that time.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The Dominie silently took down the mast and let it rest in the bottom of the boat.
the lower side of anything
From this reading The Dominie silently took down the mast and let it rest in the bottom of the boat.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Yet how Marjorie Kennedy could have come to be in danger upon the shore of Benane was far beyond my comprehending at that time.
-ing form of “comprehend” — get the meaning of something
From this reading Yet how Marjorie Kennedy could have come to be in danger upon the shore of Benane was far beyond my comprehending at that time.
without stop or interruption
From this reading I continued to peer into the gloom.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yet how Marjorie Kennedy could have come to be in danger upon the shore of Benane was far beyond my comprehending at that time.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading Yet how Marjorie Kennedy could have come to be in danger upon the shore of Benane was far beyond my comprehending at that time.
a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson
From this reading The Dominie silently took down the mast and let it rest in the bottom of the boat.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The Dominie silently took down the mast and let it rest in the bottom of the boat.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Yet how Marjorie Kennedy could have come to be in danger upon the shore of Benane was far beyond my comprehending at that time.
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Our speed slackened till we floated without motion on the gently heaving water.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Our speed slackened till we floated without motion on the gently heaving water.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading I continued to peer into the gloom.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yet how Marjorie Kennedy could have come to be in danger upon the shore of Benane was far beyond my comprehending at that time.
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
From this reading Our speed slackened till we floated without motion on the gently heaving water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet how Marjorie Kennedy could have come to be in danger upon the shore of Benane was far beyond my comprehending at that time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I continued to peer into the gloom.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Dominie silently took down the mast and let it rest in the bottom of the boat.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I continued to peer into the gloom.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Dominie silently took down the mast and let it rest in the bottom of the boat.
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading Yet how Marjorie Kennedy could have come to be in danger upon the shore of Benane was far beyond my comprehending at that time.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The Dominie silently took down the mast and let it rest in the bottom of the boat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet how Marjorie Kennedy could have come to be in danger upon the shore of Benane was far beyond my comprehending at that time.
a vertical spar for supporting sails
From this reading The Dominie silently took down the mast and let it rest in the bottom of the boat.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading Our speed slackened till we floated without motion on the gently heaving water.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yet how Marjorie Kennedy could have come to be in danger upon the shore of Benane was far beyond my comprehending at that time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Dominie silently took down the mast and let it rest in the bottom of the boat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Our speed slackened till we floated without motion on the gently heaving water.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our speed slackened till we floated without motion on the gently heaving water.
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading I continued to peer into the gloom.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The Dominie silently took down the mast and let it rest in the bottom of the boat.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Yet how Marjorie Kennedy could have come to be in danger upon the shore of Benane was far beyond my comprehending at that time.
without speaking
From this reading The Dominie silently took down the mast and let it rest in the bottom of the boat.
past form of “slacken” — become slow or slower
From this reading Our speed slackened till we floated without motion on the gently heaving water.
move hurridly
From this reading Our speed slackened till we floated without motion on the gently heaving water.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet how Marjorie Kennedy could have come to be in danger upon the shore of Benane was far beyond my comprehending at that time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Dominie silently took down the mast and let it rest in the bottom of the boat.
up to a particular time
From this reading Our speed slackened till we floated without motion on the gently heaving water.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Yet how Marjorie Kennedy could have come to be in danger upon the shore of Benane was far beyond my comprehending at that time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I continued to peer into the gloom.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The Dominie silently took down the mast and let it rest in the bottom of the boat.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Yet how Marjorie Kennedy could have come to be in danger upon the shore of Benane was far beyond my comprehending at that time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet how Marjorie Kennedy could have come to be in danger upon the shore of Benane was far beyond my comprehending at that time.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Our speed slackened till we floated without motion on the gently heaving water.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Our speed slackened till we floated without motion on the gently heaving water.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Our speed slackened till we floated without motion on the gently heaving water.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet how Marjorie Kennedy could have come to be in danger upon the shore of Benane was far beyond my comprehending at that time.
Chapter 11 of The Grey Man by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett holds 423 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.
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