Chapter 11 of The Kingdom Round the Corner: A Novel is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Kingdom Round the Corner: A Novel is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I wish you'd sit down, my dear fellow." Tabs glanced at his watch. There was only a quarter of an hour left of the time he had allotted. As a concession to Sir Tobias he seated himself. "It was about General Braithwaite that you called me up last night?"
Chapter 11 of The Kingdom Round the Corner: A Novel is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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given as a task
From this reading “There was only a quarter of an hour left of the time he had allotted.”
a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
From this reading “As a concession to Sir Tobias he seated himself.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “Tabs glanced at his watch.”
one of four equal parts
From this reading “There was only a quarter of an hour left of the time he had allotted.”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “As a concession to Sir Tobias he seated himself.”
be seated
From this reading “"I wish you'd sit down, my dear fellow."”
plural of “tab” — the bill in a restaurant
From this reading “Tabs glanced at his watch.”
look attentively
From this reading “Tabs glanced at his watch.”
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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 There was only a quarter of an hour left of the time he had allotted.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "It was about General Braithwaite that you called me up last night?"
given as a task
From this reading There was only a quarter of an hour left of the time he had allotted.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was only a quarter of an hour left of the time he had allotted.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a concession to Sir Tobias he seated himself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tabs glanced at his watch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was about General Braithwaite that you called me up last night?"
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "It was about General Braithwaite that you called me up last night?"
a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
From this reading As a concession to Sir Tobias he seated himself.
dearly loved
From this reading "I wish you'd sit down, my dear fellow."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I wish you'd sit down, my dear fellow."
a boy or man
From this reading "I wish you'd sit down, my dear fellow."
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading "It was about General Braithwaite that you called me up last night?"
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Tabs glanced at his watch.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was only a quarter of an hour left of the time he had allotted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was only a quarter of an hour left of the time he had allotted.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As a concession to Sir Tobias he seated himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tabs glanced at his watch.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading There was only a quarter of an hour left of the time he had allotted.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish you'd sit down, my dear fellow."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was about General Braithwaite that you called me up last night?"
immediately past
From this reading "It was about General Braithwaite that you called me up last night?"
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading There was only a quarter of an hour left of the time he had allotted.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It was about General Braithwaite that you called me up last night?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I wish you'd sit down, my dear fellow."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "It was about General Braithwaite that you called me up last night?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was only a quarter of an hour left of the time he had allotted.
and nothing more
From this reading There was only a quarter of an hour left of the time he had allotted.
one of four equal parts
From this reading There was only a quarter of an hour left of the time he had allotted.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading As a concession to Sir Tobias he seated himself.
term of address for a man
From this reading As a concession to Sir Tobias he seated himself.
be seated
From this reading "I wish you'd sit down, my dear fellow."
plural of “tab” — the bill in a restaurant
From this reading Tabs glanced at his watch.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It was about General Braithwaite that you called me up last night?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was only a quarter of an hour left of the time he had allotted.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was only a quarter of an hour left of the time he had allotted.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There was only a quarter of an hour left of the time he had allotted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As a concession to Sir Tobias he seated himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As a concession to Sir Tobias he seated himself.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "It was about General Braithwaite that you called me up last night?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was only a quarter of an hour left of the time he had allotted.
look attentively
From this reading Tabs glanced at his watch.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish you'd sit down, my dear fellow."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It was about General Braithwaite that you called me up last night?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish you'd sit down, my dear fellow."
Chapter 11 of The Kingdom Round the Corner: A Novel by Coningsby Dawson holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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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