Chapter 11 of The Hand of the Mighty, and Other Stories is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Hand of the Mighty, and Other Stories is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“See here, Perkins,” Philip said, “what is it you are trying to tell us? Come, don't keep it all to yourself. Let us into the secret. That's a good fellow.” “My dear Philip, I pledge you my sacred word of honor my one wish is to enlighten you, but I appear little better than a candle whose light is placed under a bushel.”
Chapter 11 of The Hand of the Mighty, and Other Stories is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading ““My dear Philip, I pledge you my sacred word of honor my one wish is to enlighten you, but I appear little better than a candle whose light is placed under a bushel.””
a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
From this reading ““My dear Philip, I pledge you my sacred word of honor my one wish is to enlighten you, but I appear little better than a candle whose light is placed under a bushel.””
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading ““My dear Philip, I pledge you my sacred word of honor my one wish is to enlighten you, but I appear little better than a candle whose light is placed under a bushel.””
make understand
From this reading ““My dear Philip, I pledge you my sacred word of honor my one wish is to enlighten you, but I appear little better than a candle whose light is placed under a bushel.””
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading ““My dear Philip, I pledge you my sacred word of honor my one wish is to enlighten you, but I appear little better than a candle whose light is placed under a bushel.””
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading ““See here, Perkins,” Philip said, “what is it you are trying to tell us?”
promise solemnly and formally
From this reading ““My dear Philip, I pledge you my sacred word of honor my one wish is to enlighten you, but I appear little better than a candle whose light is placed under a bushel.””
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading ““My dear Philip, I pledge you my sacred word of honor my one wish is to enlighten you, but I appear little better than a candle whose light is placed under a bushel.””
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 ““My dear Philip, I pledge you my sacred word of honor my one wish is to enlighten you, but I appear little better than a candle whose light is placed under a bushel.””
In this reading “That's a good fellow.””
In this reading ““My dear Philip, I pledge you my sacred word of honor my one wish is to enlighten you, but I appear little better than a candle whose light is placed under a bushel.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That's a good fellow.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Come, don't keep it all to yourself.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “My dear Philip, I pledge you my sacred word of honor my one wish is to enlighten you, but I appear little better than a candle whose light is placed under a bushel.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “See here, Perkins,” Philip said, “what is it you are trying to tell us?
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “My dear Philip, I pledge you my sacred word of honor my one wish is to enlighten you, but I appear little better than a candle whose light is placed under a bushel.”
a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
From this reading “My dear Philip, I pledge you my sacred word of honor my one wish is to enlighten you, but I appear little better than a candle whose light is placed under a bushel.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “My dear Philip, I pledge you my sacred word of honor my one wish is to enlighten you, but I appear little better than a candle whose light is placed under a bushel.”
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading “My dear Philip, I pledge you my sacred word of honor my one wish is to enlighten you, but I appear little better than a candle whose light is placed under a bushel.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, don't keep it all to yourself.
dearly loved
From this reading “My dear Philip, I pledge you my sacred word of honor my one wish is to enlighten you, but I appear little better than a candle whose light is placed under a bushel.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come, don't keep it all to yourself.
make understand
From this reading “My dear Philip, I pledge you my sacred word of honor my one wish is to enlighten you, but I appear little better than a candle whose light is placed under a bushel.”
a boy or man
From this reading That's a good fellow.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading That's a good fellow.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “See here, Perkins,” Philip said, “what is it you are trying to tell us?
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading “My dear Philip, I pledge you my sacred word of honor my one wish is to enlighten you, but I appear little better than a candle whose light is placed under a bushel.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “My dear Philip, I pledge you my sacred word of honor my one wish is to enlighten you, but I appear little better than a candle whose light is placed under a bushel.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Let us into the secret.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “See here, Perkins,” Philip said, “what is it you are trying to tell us?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “See here, Perkins,” Philip said, “what is it you are trying to tell us?
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Come, don't keep it all to yourself.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us into the secret.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “My dear Philip, I pledge you my sacred word of honor my one wish is to enlighten you, but I appear little better than a candle whose light is placed under a bushel.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “My dear Philip, I pledge you my sacred word of honor my one wish is to enlighten you, but I appear little better than a candle whose light is placed under a bushel.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear Philip, I pledge you my sacred word of honor my one wish is to enlighten you, but I appear little better than a candle whose light is placed under a bushel.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “My dear Philip, I pledge you my sacred word of honor my one wish is to enlighten you, but I appear little better than a candle whose light is placed under a bushel.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “My dear Philip, I pledge you my sacred word of honor my one wish is to enlighten you, but I appear little better than a candle whose light is placed under a bushel.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “See here, Perkins,” Philip said, “what is it you are trying to tell us?
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “See here, Perkins,” Philip said, “what is it you are trying to tell us?
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading “My dear Philip, I pledge you my sacred word of honor my one wish is to enlighten you, but I appear little better than a candle whose light is placed under a bushel.”
promise solemnly and formally
From this reading “My dear Philip, I pledge you my sacred word of honor my one wish is to enlighten you, but I appear little better than a candle whose light is placed under a bushel.”
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading “My dear Philip, I pledge you my sacred word of honor my one wish is to enlighten you, but I appear little better than a candle whose light is placed under a bushel.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “See here, Perkins,” Philip said, “what is it you are trying to tell us?
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Let us into the secret.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “See here, Perkins,” Philip said, “what is it you are trying to tell us?
express in words
From this reading “See here, Perkins,” Philip said, “what is it you are trying to tell us?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “My dear Philip, I pledge you my sacred word of honor my one wish is to enlighten you, but I appear little better than a candle whose light is placed under a bushel.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's a good fellow.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let us into the secret.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “See here, Perkins,” Philip said, “what is it you are trying to tell us?
hard to endure
From this reading “See here, Perkins,” Philip said, “what is it you are trying to tell us?
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “My dear Philip, I pledge you my sacred word of honor my one wish is to enlighten you, but I appear little better than a candle whose light is placed under a bushel.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “See here, Perkins,” Philip said, “what is it you are trying to tell us?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “See here, Perkins,” Philip said, “what is it you are trying to tell us?
belonging to which person
From this reading “My dear Philip, I pledge you my sacred word of honor my one wish is to enlighten you, but I appear little better than a candle whose light is placed under a bushel.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “My dear Philip, I pledge you my sacred word of honor my one wish is to enlighten you, but I appear little better than a candle whose light is placed under a bushel.”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “My dear Philip, I pledge you my sacred word of honor my one wish is to enlighten you, but I appear little better than a candle whose light is placed under a bushel.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “See here, Perkins,” Philip said, “what is it you are trying to tell us?
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Come, don't keep it all to yourself.
Chapter 11 of The Hand of the Mighty, and Other Stories by Vaughan Kester holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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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