Chapter 11 of The Kingdom of the Blind is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Kingdom of the Blind is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Olive Moreton gave a little start as the long, grey, racing car came noiselessly to a standstill by the side of the kerbstone. Captain Granet raised his hat and leaned from the driving seat towards her. “Hope I didn’t frighten you, Miss Moreton?” “Not at all,” she replied. “What a perfectly lovely car!”
Chapter 11 of The Kingdom of the Blind is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/68 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “Olive Moreton gave a little start as the long, grey, racing car came noiselessly to a standstill by the side of the kerbstone.”
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading “Captain Granet raised his hat and leaned from the driving seat towards her.”
cause fear in
From this reading ““Hope I didn’t frighten you, Miss Moreton?””
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “Olive Moreton gave a little start as the long, grey, racing car came noiselessly to a standstill by the side of the kerbstone.”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “Captain Granet raised his hat and leaned from the driving seat towards her.”
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading “Olive Moreton gave a little start as the long, grey, racing car came noiselessly to a standstill by the side of the kerbstone.”
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading “Olive Moreton gave a little start as the long, grey, racing car came noiselessly to a standstill by the side of the kerbstone.”
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
From this reading “Olive Moreton gave a little start as the long, grey, racing car came noiselessly to a standstill by the side of the kerbstone.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Olive Moreton gave a little start as the long, grey, racing car came noiselessly to a standstill by the side of the kerbstone.
(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 “Not at all,” she replied.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Captain Granet raised his hat and leaned from the driving seat towards her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Olive Moreton gave a little start as the long, grey, racing car came noiselessly to a standstill by the side of the kerbstone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Not at all,” she replied.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Olive Moreton gave a little start as the long, grey, racing car came noiselessly to a standstill by the side of the kerbstone.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Olive Moreton gave a little start as the long, grey, racing car came noiselessly to a standstill by the side of the kerbstone.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Granet raised his hat and leaned from the driving seat towards her.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Olive Moreton gave a little start as the long, grey, racing car came noiselessly to a standstill by the side of the kerbstone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hope I didn’t frighten you, Miss Moreton?”
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading Captain Granet raised his hat and leaned from the driving seat towards her.
cause fear in
From this reading “Hope I didn’t frighten you, Miss Moreton?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Captain Granet raised his hat and leaned from the driving seat towards her.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Olive Moreton gave a little start as the long, grey, racing car came noiselessly to a standstill by the side of the kerbstone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Granet raised his hat and leaned from the driving seat towards her.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Olive Moreton gave a little start as the long, grey, racing car came noiselessly to a standstill by the side of the kerbstone.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Captain Granet raised his hat and leaned from the driving seat towards her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Captain Granet raised his hat and leaned from the driving seat towards her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Captain Granet raised his hat and leaned from the driving seat towards her.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “Hope I didn’t frighten you, Miss Moreton?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Hope I didn’t frighten you, Miss Moreton?”
a paving stone forming part of a curb
From this reading Olive Moreton gave a little start as the long, grey, racing car came noiselessly to a standstill by the side of the kerbstone.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Captain Granet raised his hat and leaned from the driving seat towards her.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Olive Moreton gave a little start as the long, grey, racing car came noiselessly to a standstill by the side of the kerbstone.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Olive Moreton gave a little start as the long, grey, racing car came noiselessly to a standstill by the side of the kerbstone.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “What a perfectly lovely car!”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Hope I didn’t frighten you, Miss Moreton?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Olive Moreton gave a little start as the long, grey, racing car came noiselessly to a standstill by the side of the kerbstone.
without a sound
From this reading Olive Moreton gave a little start as the long, grey, racing car came noiselessly to a standstill by the side of the kerbstone.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not at all,” she replied.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Olive Moreton gave a little start as the long, grey, racing car came noiselessly to a standstill by the side of the kerbstone.
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading Olive Moreton gave a little start as the long, grey, racing car came noiselessly to a standstill by the side of the kerbstone.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “What a perfectly lovely car!”
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading Olive Moreton gave a little start as the long, grey, racing car came noiselessly to a standstill by the side of the kerbstone.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Captain Granet raised his hat and leaned from the driving seat towards her.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Not at all,” she replied.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Captain Granet raised his hat and leaned from the driving seat towards her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Not at all,” she replied.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Olive Moreton gave a little start as the long, grey, racing car came noiselessly to a standstill by the side of the kerbstone.
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
From this reading Olive Moreton gave a little start as the long, grey, racing car came noiselessly to a standstill by the side of the kerbstone.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Olive Moreton gave a little start as the long, grey, racing car came noiselessly to a standstill by the side of the kerbstone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Olive Moreton gave a little start as the long, grey, racing car came noiselessly to a standstill by the side of the kerbstone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Olive Moreton gave a little start as the long, grey, racing car came noiselessly to a standstill by the side of the kerbstone.
in the direction of
From this reading Captain Granet raised his hat and leaned from the driving seat towards her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What a perfectly lovely car!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Hope I didn’t frighten you, Miss Moreton?”
Chapter 11 of The Kingdom of the Blind by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 344 sentences, grouped into 69 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 344 sentences of The Kingdom of the Blind, unabridged, divided into 69 reading sections.
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