Chapter 11 of The Orange Girl is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Orange Girl is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ARREST In this distress I again consulted Tom, who knew already the whole case. 'In my opinion, Will,' he said, 'the best thing for you is to run away. Let Alice and the boy come here. Run away.' 'Whither could I run?'
Chapter 11 of The Orange Girl is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take into custody
From this reading “THE ARREST In this distress I again consulted Tom, who knew already the whole case.”
an occurrence of something
From this reading “THE ARREST In this distress I again consulted Tom, who knew already the whole case.”
past form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading “THE ARREST In this distress I again consulted Tom, who knew already the whole case.”
psychological suffering
From this reading “THE ARREST In this distress I again consulted Tom, who knew already the whole case.”
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading “'In my opinion, Will,' he said, 'the best thing for you is to run away.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “'In my opinion, Will,' he said, 'the best thing for you is to run away.”
male cat
From this reading “THE ARREST In this distress I again consulted Tom, who knew already the whole case.”
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “'Whither could I run?'”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
In this reading “'In my opinion, Will,' he said, 'the best thing for you is to run away.”
In this reading “'In my opinion, Will,' he said, 'the best thing for you is to run away.”
In this reading “Let Alice and the boy come here.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
anew
From this reading THE ARREST In this distress I again consulted Tom, who knew already the whole case.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let Alice and the boy come here.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading THE ARREST In this distress I again consulted Tom, who knew already the whole case.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let Alice and the boy come here.
take into custody
From this reading THE ARREST In this distress I again consulted Tom, who knew already the whole case.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading 'In my opinion, Will,' he said, 'the best thing for you is to run away.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading 'In my opinion, Will,' he said, 'the best thing for you is to run away.
a youthful male person
From this reading Let Alice and the boy come here.
an occurrence of something
From this reading THE ARREST In this distress I again consulted Tom, who knew already the whole case.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Let Alice and the boy come here.
past form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading THE ARREST In this distress I again consulted Tom, who knew already the whole case.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading 'Whither could I run?'
psychological suffering
From this reading THE ARREST In this distress I again consulted Tom, who knew already the whole case.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'In my opinion, Will,' he said, 'the best thing for you is to run away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'In my opinion, Will,' he said, 'the best thing for you is to run away.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Let Alice and the boy come here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE ARREST In this distress I again consulted Tom, who knew already the whole case.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ARREST In this distress I again consulted Tom, who knew already the whole case.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'In my opinion, Will,' he said, 'the best thing for you is to run away.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading THE ARREST In this distress I again consulted Tom, who knew already the whole case.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let Alice and the boy come here.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'In my opinion, Will,' he said, 'the best thing for you is to run away.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading 'In my opinion, Will,' he said, 'the best thing for you is to run away.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading 'In my opinion, Will,' he said, 'the best thing for you is to run away.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'In my opinion, Will,' he said, 'the best thing for you is to run away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ARREST In this distress I again consulted Tom, who knew already the whole case.
a special situation
From this reading 'In my opinion, Will,' he said, 'the best thing for you is to run away.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE ARREST In this distress I again consulted Tom, who knew already the whole case.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'In my opinion, Will,' he said, 'the best thing for you is to run away.
male cat
From this reading THE ARREST In this distress I again consulted Tom, who knew already the whole case.
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading 'Whither could I run?'
which person or people
From this reading THE ARREST In this distress I again consulted Tom, who knew already the whole case.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading THE ARREST In this distress I again consulted Tom, who knew already the whole case.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'In my opinion, Will,' he said, 'the best thing for you is to run away.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'In my opinion, Will,' he said, 'the best thing for you is to run away.
Chapter 11 of The Orange Girl by Walter Besant holds 241 sentences, grouped into 49 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 241 sentences of The Orange Girl, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of The Orange Girl by Walter Besant exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 241 sentences, grouped into 49 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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