Chapter 11 of The Playground of Satan is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Playground of Satan is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What place, idiot?" "That begins with a kay and ends in a curse." The man was evidently right, for a lull came now as though the retreating force had completed its tasks in Kosczielna. The day wore on. The women, though obsessed with the same sense of coming disaster, bore up splendidly.
Chapter 11 of The Playground of Satan is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading “"That begins with a kay and ends in a curse."”
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading “The women, though obsessed with the same sense of coming disaster, bore up splendidly.”
a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading “"What place, idiot?"”
calm by deception
From this reading “The man was evidently right, for a lull came now as though the retreating force had completed its tasks in Kosczielna.”
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading “The women, though obsessed with the same sense of coming disaster, bore up splendidly.”
-ing form of “retreat” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading “The man was evidently right, for a lull came now as though the retreating force had completed its tasks in Kosczielna.”
extremely well
From this reading “The women, though obsessed with the same sense of coming disaster, bore up splendidly.”
plural of “task” — any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading “The man was evidently right, for a lull came now as though the retreating force had completed its tasks in Kosczielna.”
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.
pass slowly (of time)
In this reading “The day wore on.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "That begins with a kay and ends in a curse."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "That begins with a kay and ends in a curse."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The man was evidently right, for a lull came now as though the retreating force had completed its tasks in Kosczielna.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading "That begins with a kay and ends in a curse."
cause to be bored
From this reading The women, though obsessed with the same sense of coming disaster, bore up splendidly.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The man was evidently right, for a lull came now as though the retreating force had completed its tasks in Kosczielna.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The women, though obsessed with the same sense of coming disaster, bore up splendidly.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading The man was evidently right, for a lull came now as though the retreating force had completed its tasks in Kosczielna.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading "That begins with a kay and ends in a curse."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day wore on.
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading The women, though obsessed with the same sense of coming disaster, bore up splendidly.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "That begins with a kay and ends in a curse."
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading The man was evidently right, for a lull came now as though the retreating force had completed its tasks in Kosczielna.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The man was evidently right, for a lull came now as though the retreating force had completed its tasks in Kosczielna.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading The man was evidently right, for a lull came now as though the retreating force had completed its tasks in Kosczielna.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The man was evidently right, for a lull came now as though the retreating force had completed its tasks in Kosczielna.
a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading "What place, idiot?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "That begins with a kay and ends in a curse."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The man was evidently right, for a lull came now as though the retreating force had completed its tasks in Kosczielna.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That begins with a kay and ends in a curse."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man was evidently right, for a lull came now as though the retreating force had completed its tasks in Kosczielna.
calm by deception
From this reading The man was evidently right, for a lull came now as though the retreating force had completed its tasks in Kosczielna.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man was evidently right, for a lull came now as though the retreating force had completed its tasks in Kosczielna.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The man was evidently right, for a lull came now as though the retreating force had completed its tasks in Kosczielna.
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading The women, though obsessed with the same sense of coming disaster, bore up splendidly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The women, though obsessed with the same sense of coming disaster, bore up splendidly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The day wore on.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "What place, idiot?"
-ing form of “retreat” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading The man was evidently right, for a lull came now as though the retreating force had completed its tasks in Kosczielna.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The man was evidently right, for a lull came now as though the retreating force had completed its tasks in Kosczielna.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The women, though obsessed with the same sense of coming disaster, bore up splendidly.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading The women, though obsessed with the same sense of coming disaster, bore up splendidly.
extremely well
From this reading The women, though obsessed with the same sense of coming disaster, bore up splendidly.
plural of “task” — any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading The man was evidently right, for a lull came now as though the retreating force had completed its tasks in Kosczielna.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That begins with a kay and ends in a curse."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man was evidently right, for a lull came now as though the retreating force had completed its tasks in Kosczielna.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The man was evidently right, for a lull came now as though the retreating force had completed its tasks in Kosczielna.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The women, though obsessed with the same sense of coming disaster, bore up splendidly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man was evidently right, for a lull came now as though the retreating force had completed its tasks in Kosczielna.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What place, idiot?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "That begins with a kay and ends in a curse."
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The women, though obsessed with the same sense of coming disaster, bore up splendidly.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading The day wore on.
Chapter 11 of The Playground of Satan by Beatrice C. Baskerville holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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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