Chapter 11 of The heel of Achilles is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The heel of Achilles is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Lady Lucy!” Then the young clergyman _was_ “somebody.” Lydia was speechless. Nathalie went on, speaking very seriously: “Of course, the Squire being killed like that was dreadful--he was only thirty-five.
Chapter 11 of The heel of Achilles is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading “Then the young clergyman _was_ “somebody.””
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading ““Of course, the Squire being killed like that was dreadful--he was only thirty-five.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading ““Lady Lucy!””
an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
From this reading “Lydia was speechless.”
in a serious manner
From this reading “Nathalie went on, speaking very seriously:”
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading “Lydia was speechless.”
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading ““Of course, the Squire being killed like that was dreadful--he was only thirty-five.”
being five more than thirty
From this reading ““Of course, the Squire being killed like that was dreadful--he was only thirty-five.”
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.
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In this reading “Then the young clergyman _was_ “somebody.””
as might be expected
In this reading ““Of course, the Squire being killed like that was dreadful--he was only thirty-five.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “Nathalie went on, speaking very seriously:”
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Of course, the Squire being killed like that was dreadful--he was only thirty-five.
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading Then the young clergyman _was_ “somebody.”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Of course, the Squire being killed like that was dreadful--he was only thirty-five.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “Of course, the Squire being killed like that was dreadful--he was only thirty-five.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Of course, the Squire being killed like that was dreadful--he was only thirty-five.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “Of course, the Squire being killed like that was dreadful--he was only thirty-five.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Lady Lucy!”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Of course, the Squire being killed like that was dreadful--he was only thirty-five.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “Lady Lucy!”
an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
From this reading Lydia was speechless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nathalie went on, speaking very seriously:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of course, the Squire being killed like that was dreadful--he was only thirty-five.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nathalie went on, speaking very seriously:
and nothing more
From this reading “Of course, the Squire being killed like that was dreadful--he was only thirty-five.
in a serious manner
From this reading Nathalie went on, speaking very seriously:
a person, without saying who
From this reading Then the young clergyman _was_ “somebody.”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Nathalie went on, speaking very seriously:
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading Lydia was speechless.
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading “Of course, the Squire being killed like that was dreadful--he was only thirty-five.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Of course, the Squire being killed like that was dreadful--he was only thirty-five.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the young clergyman _was_ “somebody.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the young clergyman _was_ “somebody.”
being five more than thirty
From this reading “Of course, the Squire being killed like that was dreadful--he was only thirty-five.
precisely as stated
From this reading Nathalie went on, speaking very seriously:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then the young clergyman _was_ “somebody.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Nathalie went on, speaking very seriously:
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Then the young clergyman _was_ “somebody.”
Chapter 11 of The heel of Achilles by E. M. Delafield holds 407 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.
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