Chapter 11 of The Monk of Hambleton is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Monk of Hambleton is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"A chip of metal, I should say. Steel. Blue steel." "Blue steel! Where have you seen blue steel before to-day?"
Chapter 11 of The Monk of Hambleton is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Where have you seen blue steel before to-day?"”
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading “Blue steel."”
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading “"A chip of metal, I should say.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Where have you seen blue steel before to-day?"”
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
From this reading “"A chip of metal, I should say.”
express in words
From this reading “"A chip of metal, I should say.”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Where have you seen blue steel before to-day?"”
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading “Steel.”
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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 chip of metal, I should say.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Where have you seen blue steel before to-day?"
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Blue steel."
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading "A chip of metal, I should say.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Where have you seen blue steel before to-day?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "A chip of metal, I should say.
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
From this reading "A chip of metal, I should say.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A chip of metal, I should say.
express in words
From this reading "A chip of metal, I should say.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Where have you seen blue steel before to-day?"
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "A chip of metal, I should say.
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading Steel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where have you seen blue steel before to-day?"
in or at the place that
From this reading Where have you seen blue steel before to-day?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where have you seen blue steel before to-day?"
Chapter 11 of The Monk of Hambleton by Armstrong Livingston holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 408 sentences of The Monk of Hambleton, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of The Monk of Hambleton by Armstrong Livingston exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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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