Chapter 11 of The Incomplete Amorist is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Incomplete Amorist is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE THOUGHT. The dark-haired woman was still ably answering the chaff of Nini and the Germans. And her face was not the face she had shewn to Betty. Betty came quietly behind her and touched her shoulder. She leapt in her chair and turned white under the rouge.
Chapter 11 of The Incomplete Amorist is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with competence; in a competent capable manner
From this reading “The dark-haired woman was still ably answering the chaff of Nini and the Germans.”
replying
From this reading “The dark-haired woman was still ably answering the chaff of Nini and the Germans.”
be silly or tease one another
From this reading “The dark-haired woman was still ably answering the chaff of Nini and the Germans.”
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading “The dark-haired woman was still ably answering the chaff of Nini and the Germans.”
inflected form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “She leapt in her chair and turned white under the rouge.”
with low volume
From this reading “Betty came quietly behind her and touched her shoulder.”
makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
From this reading “She leapt in her chair and turned white under the rouge.”
having come into contact
From this reading “Betty came quietly behind her and touched her shoulder.”
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with competence; in a competent capable manner
From this reading The dark-haired woman was still ably answering the chaff of Nini and the Germans.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The dark-haired woman was still ably answering the chaff of Nini and the Germans.
replying
From this reading The dark-haired woman was still ably answering the chaff of Nini and the Germans.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Betty came quietly behind her and touched her shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And her face was not the face she had shewn to Betty.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Betty came quietly behind her and touched her shoulder.
be silly or tease one another
From this reading The dark-haired woman was still ably answering the chaff of Nini and the Germans.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading She leapt in her chair and turned white under the rouge.
having hair of a dark color
From this reading The dark-haired woman was still ably answering the chaff of Nini and the Germans.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading And her face was not the face she had shewn to Betty.
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading The dark-haired woman was still ably answering the chaff of Nini and the Germans.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And her face was not the face she had shewn to Betty.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And her face was not the face she had shewn to Betty.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She leapt in her chair and turned white under the rouge.
inflected form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading She leapt in her chair and turned white under the rouge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dark-haired woman was still ably answering the chaff of Nini and the Germans.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And her face was not the face she had shewn to Betty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The dark-haired woman was still ably answering the chaff of Nini and the Germans.
with low volume
From this reading Betty came quietly behind her and touched her shoulder.
makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
From this reading She leapt in her chair and turned white under the rouge.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And her face was not the face she had shewn to Betty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And her face was not the face she had shewn to Betty.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Betty came quietly behind her and touched her shoulder.
not in physical motion
From this reading The dark-haired woman was still ably answering the chaff of Nini and the Germans.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THOUGHT.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THE THOUGHT.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And her face was not the face she had shewn to Betty.
having come into contact
From this reading Betty came quietly behind her and touched her shoulder.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She leapt in her chair and turned white under the rouge.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She leapt in her chair and turned white under the rouge.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The dark-haired woman was still ably answering the chaff of Nini and the Germans.
a Caucasian
From this reading She leapt in her chair and turned white under the rouge.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The dark-haired woman was still ably answering the chaff of Nini and the Germans.
Chapter 11 of The Incomplete Amorist by E. (Edith) Nesbit holds 297 sentences, grouped into 60 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 297 sentences of The Incomplete Amorist, unabridged, divided into 60 reading sections.
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