Chapter 11 of The Long Roll is here in full — 554 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Long Roll is here in full — 554 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE IRON-CLADS Miss Lucy Cary, knitting in hand, stood beside the hearth and surveyed the large Greenwood parlour. "The lining of the window curtains," she said, "is good, stout, small figured chintz. My mother got it from England. Four windows--four yards to a side--say thirty-two yards. That's enough for a dozen good shirts.
Chapter 11 of The Long Roll is here in full — 554 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of e.g. fabric design) adorned with patterns
From this reading “"The lining of the window curtains," she said, "is good, stout, small figured chintz.”
woodlands in full leaf
From this reading “THE IRON-CLADS Miss Lucy Cary, knitting in hand, stood beside the hearth and surveyed the large Greenwood parlour.”
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading “THE IRON-CLADS Miss Lucy Cary, knitting in hand, stood beside the hearth and surveyed the large Greenwood parlour.”
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
From this reading “THE IRON-CLADS Miss Lucy Cary, knitting in hand, stood beside the hearth and surveyed the large Greenwood parlour.”
a protective covering that protects an inside surface
From this reading “"The lining of the window curtains," she said, "is good, stout, small figured chintz.”
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading “THE IRON-CLADS Miss Lucy Cary, knitting in hand, stood beside the hearth and surveyed the large Greenwood parlour.”
plural of “shirt” — a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading “That's enough for a dozen good shirts.”
past form of “survey” — consider in a comprehensive way
From this reading “THE IRON-CLADS Miss Lucy Cary, knitting in hand, stood beside the hearth and surveyed the large Greenwood parlour.”
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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 Four windows--four yards to a side--say thirty-two yards.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE IRON-CLADS Miss Lucy Cary, knitting in hand, stood beside the hearth and surveyed the large Greenwood parlour.
next to; at the side of
From this reading THE IRON-CLADS Miss Lucy Cary, knitting in hand, stood beside the hearth and surveyed the large Greenwood parlour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE IRON-CLADS Miss Lucy Cary, knitting in hand, stood beside the hearth and surveyed the large Greenwood parlour.
a brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric
From this reading "The lining of the window curtains," she said, "is good, stout, small figured chintz.
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading "The lining of the window curtains," she said, "is good, stout, small figured chintz.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading That's enough for a dozen good shirts.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading My mother got it from England.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading That's enough for a dozen good shirts.
(of e.g. fabric design) adorned with patterns
From this reading "The lining of the window curtains," she said, "is good, stout, small figured chintz.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That's enough for a dozen good shirts.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Four windows--four yards to a side--say thirty-two yards.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My mother got it from England.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "The lining of the window curtains," she said, "is good, stout, small figured chintz.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading My mother got it from England.
woodlands in full leaf
From this reading THE IRON-CLADS Miss Lucy Cary, knitting in hand, stood beside the hearth and surveyed the large Greenwood parlour.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading THE IRON-CLADS Miss Lucy Cary, knitting in hand, stood beside the hearth and surveyed the large Greenwood parlour.
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading THE IRON-CLADS Miss Lucy Cary, knitting in hand, stood beside the hearth and surveyed the large Greenwood parlour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE IRON-CLADS Miss Lucy Cary, knitting in hand, stood beside the hearth and surveyed the large Greenwood parlour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE IRON-CLADS Miss Lucy Cary, knitting in hand, stood beside the hearth and surveyed the large Greenwood parlour.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The lining of the window curtains," she said, "is good, stout, small figured chintz.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My mother got it from England.
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
From this reading THE IRON-CLADS Miss Lucy Cary, knitting in hand, stood beside the hearth and surveyed the large Greenwood parlour.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE IRON-CLADS Miss Lucy Cary, knitting in hand, stood beside the hearth and surveyed the large Greenwood parlour.
a protective covering that protects an inside surface
From this reading "The lining of the window curtains," she said, "is good, stout, small figured chintz.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading THE IRON-CLADS Miss Lucy Cary, knitting in hand, stood beside the hearth and surveyed the large Greenwood parlour.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading THE IRON-CLADS Miss Lucy Cary, knitting in hand, stood beside the hearth and surveyed the large Greenwood parlour.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading My mother got it from England.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My mother got it from England.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The lining of the window curtains," she said, "is good, stout, small figured chintz.
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading THE IRON-CLADS Miss Lucy Cary, knitting in hand, stood beside the hearth and surveyed the large Greenwood parlour.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The lining of the window curtains," she said, "is good, stout, small figured chintz.
express in words
From this reading Four windows--four yards to a side--say thirty-two yards.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The lining of the window curtains," she said, "is good, stout, small figured chintz.
plural of “shirt” — a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading That's enough for a dozen good shirts.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Four windows--four yards to a side--say thirty-two yards.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "The lining of the window curtains," she said, "is good, stout, small figured chintz.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE IRON-CLADS Miss Lucy Cary, knitting in hand, stood beside the hearth and surveyed the large Greenwood parlour.
dependable
From this reading "The lining of the window curtains," she said, "is good, stout, small figured chintz.
past form of “survey” — consider in a comprehensive way
From this reading THE IRON-CLADS Miss Lucy Cary, knitting in hand, stood beside the hearth and surveyed the large Greenwood parlour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's enough for a dozen good shirts.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE IRON-CLADS Miss Lucy Cary, knitting in hand, stood beside the hearth and surveyed the large Greenwood parlour.
being two more than thirty
From this reading Four windows--four yards to a side--say thirty-two yards.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Four windows--four yards to a side--say thirty-two yards.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading "The lining of the window curtains," she said, "is good, stout, small figured chintz.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Four windows--four yards to a side--say thirty-two yards.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Four windows--four yards to a side--say thirty-two yards.
Chapter 11 of The Long Roll by Mary Johnston holds 554 sentences, grouped into 111 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 554 sentences of The Long Roll, unabridged, divided into 111 reading sections.
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