Chapter 11 of The Portygee is here in full — 769 sentences across 154 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Portygee is here in full — 769 sentences across 154 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Albert read the name on the card. He was too astonished to speak. Her father! He was here! He-- His grandfather spoke again, and his tone was brisk and businesslike.
Chapter 11 of The Portygee is here in full — 769 sentences across 154 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading “Albert read the name on the card.”
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “He was too astonished to speak.”
quick and energetic
From this reading “He-- His grandfather spoke again, and his tone was brisk and businesslike.”
exhibiting methodical and systematic characteristics that would be useful in business
From this reading “He-- His grandfather spoke again, and his tone was brisk and businesslike.”
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading “Albert read the name on the card.”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “He-- His grandfather spoke again, and his tone was brisk and businesslike.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “He-- His grandfather spoke again, and his tone was brisk and businesslike.”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “He-- His grandfather spoke again, and his tone was brisk and businesslike.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading He-- His grandfather spoke again, and his tone was brisk and businesslike.
prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading Albert read the name on the card.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He-- His grandfather spoke again, and his tone was brisk and businesslike.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading He was too astonished to speak.
quick and energetic
From this reading He-- His grandfather spoke again, and his tone was brisk and businesslike.
exhibiting methodical and systematic characteristics that would be useful in business
From this reading He-- His grandfather spoke again, and his tone was brisk and businesslike.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading Albert read the name on the card.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Her father!
the father of your father or mother
From this reading He-- His grandfather spoke again, and his tone was brisk and businesslike.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was too astonished to speak.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading He was here!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He-- His grandfather spoke again, and his tone was brisk and businesslike.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Albert read the name on the card.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Albert read the name on the card.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Albert read the name on the card.
express in speech
From this reading He was too astonished to speak.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He-- His grandfather spoke again, and his tone was brisk and businesslike.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Albert read the name on the card.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was too astonished to speak.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading He-- His grandfather spoke again, and his tone was brisk and businesslike.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He was too astonished to speak.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was too astonished to speak.
Chapter 11 of The Portygee by Joseph Crosby Lincoln holds 769 sentences, grouped into 154 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 769 sentences of The Portygee, unabridged, divided into 154 reading sections.
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