Chapter 11 of The Making of a Saint is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Making of a Saint is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Oh,' I groaned. 'What are they going to do to him?' A shout of laughter burst from the mob, and the clown flourished his bauble and bowed acknowledgments from side to side. A halt was made before the stage, and Caterina spoke again. 'Orso Orsi.
Chapter 11 of The Making of a Saint is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “acknowledgment” — the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading “A shout of laughter burst from the mob, and the clown flourished his bauble and bowed acknowledgments from side to side.”
a mock scepter carried by a court jester
From this reading “A shout of laughter burst from the mob, and the clown flourished his bauble and bowed acknowledgments from side to side.”
a rude or vulgar fool
From this reading “A shout of laughter burst from the mob, and the clown flourished his bauble and bowed acknowledgments from side to side.”
past form of “flourish” — grow vigorously
From this reading “A shout of laughter burst from the mob, and the clown flourished his bauble and bowed acknowledgments from side to side.”
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “'Oh,' I groaned.”
cause to stop
From this reading “A halt was made before the stage, and Caterina spoke again.”
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading “A shout of laughter burst from the mob, and the clown flourished his bauble and bowed acknowledgments from side to side.”
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading “A shout of laughter burst from the mob, and the clown flourished his bauble and bowed acknowledgments from side to side.”
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In this reading “A shout of laughter burst from the mob, and the clown flourished his bauble and bowed acknowledgments from side to side.”
In this reading “A shout of laughter burst from the mob, and the clown flourished his bauble and bowed acknowledgments from side to side.”
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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 A shout of laughter burst from the mob, and the clown flourished his bauble and bowed acknowledgments from side to side.
plural of “acknowledgment” — the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading A shout of laughter burst from the mob, and the clown flourished his bauble and bowed acknowledgments from side to side.
anew
From this reading A halt was made before the stage, and Caterina spoke again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A shout of laughter burst from the mob, and the clown flourished his bauble and bowed acknowledgments from side to side.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'What are they going to do to him?'
a mock scepter carried by a court jester
From this reading A shout of laughter burst from the mob, and the clown flourished his bauble and bowed acknowledgments from side to side.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A halt was made before the stage, and Caterina spoke again.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading A shout of laughter burst from the mob, and the clown flourished his bauble and bowed acknowledgments from side to side.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading A shout of laughter burst from the mob, and the clown flourished his bauble and bowed acknowledgments from side to side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A halt was made before the stage, and Caterina spoke again.
a rude or vulgar fool
From this reading A shout of laughter burst from the mob, and the clown flourished his bauble and bowed acknowledgments from side to side.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'What are they going to do to him?'
past form of “flourish” — grow vigorously
From this reading A shout of laughter burst from the mob, and the clown flourished his bauble and bowed acknowledgments from side to side.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A shout of laughter burst from the mob, and the clown flourished his bauble and bowed acknowledgments from side to side.
the act of departing
From this reading 'What are they going to do to him?'
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading 'Oh,' I groaned.
cause to stop
From this reading A halt was made before the stage, and Caterina spoke again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'What are they going to do to him?'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A shout of laughter burst from the mob, and the clown flourished his bauble and bowed acknowledgments from side to side.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Oh,' I groaned.
the sound of laughing
From this reading A shout of laughter burst from the mob, and the clown flourished his bauble and bowed acknowledgments from side to side.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A halt was made before the stage, and Caterina spoke again.
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading A shout of laughter burst from the mob, and the clown flourished his bauble and bowed acknowledgments from side to side.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A shout of laughter burst from the mob, and the clown flourished his bauble and bowed acknowledgments from side to side.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh,' I groaned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Orso Orsi.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Orso Orsi.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading A shout of laughter burst from the mob, and the clown flourished his bauble and bowed acknowledgments from side to side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading A shout of laughter burst from the mob, and the clown flourished his bauble and bowed acknowledgments from side to side.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading A halt was made before the stage, and Caterina spoke again.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading A halt was made before the stage, and Caterina spoke again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A shout of laughter burst from the mob, and the clown flourished his bauble and bowed acknowledgments from side to side.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'What are they going to do to him?'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'What are they going to do to him?'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A halt was made before the stage, and Caterina spoke again.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What are they going to do to him?'
Chapter 11 of The Making of a Saint by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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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