Chapter 11 of The Kentons is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Kentons is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Sometimes when I'm helping him with it--" "Ah, I knew you must help him!" "And he comes to a place where there has been a dreadful slaughter, it seems as if he felt worse about it than I did. He isn't sure that it wasn't all wrong. He thinks all war is wrong now." "Is he--has he become a follower of Tolstoy?"
Chapter 11 of The Kentons is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “"And he comes to a place where there has been a dreadful slaughter, it seems as if he felt worse about it than I did.”
a person who accepts the leadership of another
From this reading “"Is he--has he become a follower of Tolstoy?"”
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading “"Sometimes when I'm helping him with it--" "Ah, I knew you must help him!"”
the killing of animals (as for food)
From this reading “"And he comes to a place where there has been a dreadful slaughter, it seems as if he felt worse about it than I did.”
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “He thinks all war is wrong now."”
Russian author remembered for two great novels (1828-1910)
From this reading “"Is he--has he become a follower of Tolstoy?"”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “"And he comes to a place where there has been a dreadful slaughter, it seems as if he felt worse about it than I did.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “He isn't sure that it wasn't all wrong.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "And he comes to a place where there has been a dreadful slaughter, it seems as if he felt worse about it than I did.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "And he comes to a place where there has been a dreadful slaughter, it seems as if he felt worse about it than I did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sometimes when I'm helping him with it--" "Ah, I knew you must help him!"
(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 He isn't sure that it wasn't all wrong.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And he comes to a place where there has been a dreadful slaughter, it seems as if he felt worse about it than I did.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And he comes to a place where there has been a dreadful slaughter, it seems as if he felt worse about it than I did.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading "Is he--has he become a follower of Tolstoy?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "And he comes to a place where there has been a dreadful slaughter, it seems as if he felt worse about it than I did.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "And he comes to a place where there has been a dreadful slaughter, it seems as if he felt worse about it than I did.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "And he comes to a place where there has been a dreadful slaughter, it seems as if he felt worse about it than I did.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "And he comes to a place where there has been a dreadful slaughter, it seems as if he felt worse about it than I did.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading "And he comes to a place where there has been a dreadful slaughter, it seems as if he felt worse about it than I did.
a person who accepts the leadership of another
From this reading "Is he--has he become a follower of Tolstoy?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And he comes to a place where there has been a dreadful slaughter, it seems as if he felt worse about it than I did.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And he comes to a place where there has been a dreadful slaughter, it seems as if he felt worse about it than I did.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Sometimes when I'm helping him with it--" "Ah, I knew you must help him!"
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading "Sometimes when I'm helping him with it--" "Ah, I knew you must help him!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Sometimes when I'm helping him with it--" "Ah, I knew you must help him!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Sometimes when I'm helping him with it--" "Ah, I knew you must help him!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sometimes when I'm helping him with it--" "Ah, I knew you must help him!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "And he comes to a place where there has been a dreadful slaughter, it seems as if he felt worse about it than I did.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He thinks all war is wrong now."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He isn't sure that it wasn't all wrong.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Sometimes when I'm helping him with it--" "Ah, I knew you must help him!"
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Sometimes when I'm helping him with it--" "Ah, I knew you must help him!"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Sometimes when I'm helping him with it--" "Ah, I knew you must help him!"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He thinks all war is wrong now."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Is he--has he become a follower of Tolstoy?"
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "And he comes to a place where there has been a dreadful slaughter, it seems as if he felt worse about it than I did.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "And he comes to a place where there has been a dreadful slaughter, it seems as if he felt worse about it than I did.
the killing of animals (as for food)
From this reading "And he comes to a place where there has been a dreadful slaughter, it seems as if he felt worse about it than I did.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading "Sometimes when I'm helping him with it--" "Ah, I knew you must help him!"
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading He isn't sure that it wasn't all wrong.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "And he comes to a place where there has been a dreadful slaughter, it seems as if he felt worse about it than I did.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He isn't sure that it wasn't all wrong.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "And he comes to a place where there has been a dreadful slaughter, it seems as if he felt worse about it than I did.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading He thinks all war is wrong now."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And he comes to a place where there has been a dreadful slaughter, it seems as if he felt worse about it than I did.
Russian author remembered for two great novels (1828-1910)
From this reading "Is he--has he become a follower of Tolstoy?"
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading He thinks all war is wrong now."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He isn't sure that it wasn't all wrong.
at the time that
From this reading "Sometimes when I'm helping him with it--" "Ah, I knew you must help him!"
in or at the place that
From this reading "And he comes to a place where there has been a dreadful slaughter, it seems as if he felt worse about it than I did.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Sometimes when I'm helping him with it--" "Ah, I knew you must help him!"
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading "And he comes to a place where there has been a dreadful slaughter, it seems as if he felt worse about it than I did.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading He isn't sure that it wasn't all wrong.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sometimes when I'm helping him with it--" "Ah, I knew you must help him!"
Chapter 11 of The Kentons by William Dean Howells holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 182 sentences of The Kentons, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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