Chapter 11 of The Man Next Door is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Man Next Door is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Colonel," says I, "we got to stand it. She's gone and it ain't no joke." "How do you know?" He turned on me savage now. "Damn you!
Chapter 11 of The Man Next Door is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “"Colonel," says I, "we got to stand it.”
used as expletives
From this reading “"Damn you!”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “She's gone and it ain't no joke."”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “She's gone and it ain't no joke."”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “He turned on me savage now.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “"Colonel," says I, "we got to stand it.”
be standing; be upright
From this reading “"Colonel," says I, "we got to stand it.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “He turned on me savage now.”
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From this reading She's gone and it ain't no joke."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She's gone and it ain't no joke."
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading "Colonel," says I, "we got to stand it.
used as expletives
From this reading "Damn you!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you know?"
destroyed or killed
From this reading She's gone and it ain't no joke."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Colonel," says I, "we got to stand it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned on me savage now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How do you know?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Colonel," says I, "we got to stand it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Colonel," says I, "we got to stand it.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading She's gone and it ain't no joke."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "How do you know?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He turned on me savage now.
not any; not one
From this reading She's gone and it ain't no joke."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He turned on me savage now.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He turned on me savage now.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading He turned on me savage now.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Colonel," says I, "we got to stand it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's gone and it ain't no joke."
be standing; be upright
From this reading "Colonel," says I, "we got to stand it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Colonel," says I, "we got to stand it.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned on me savage now.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Colonel," says I, "we got to stand it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How do you know?"
Chapter 11 of The Man Next Door by Emerson Hough holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 404 sentences of The Man Next Door, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of The Man Next Door by Emerson Hough exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 404 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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