Chapter 11 of The Red Derelict is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Red Derelict is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, that won't take a minute. I've let her sleep as long as possible. For the rest, I've hardly anything worth collecting. But you? You haven't been to bed, have you?"
Chapter 11 of The Red Derelict is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “You haven't been to bed, have you?"”
the act of gathering something together
From this reading “For the rest, I've hardly anything worth collecting.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “For the rest, I've hardly anything worth collecting.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “"Oh, that won't take a minute.”
capable of happening or existing
From this reading “I've let her sleep as long as possible.”
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “For the rest, I've hardly anything worth collecting.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “I've let her sleep as long as possible.”
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading “For the rest, I've hardly anything worth collecting.”
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.
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 "Oh, that won't take a minute.
any thing at all
From this reading For the rest, I've hardly anything worth collecting.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I've let her sleep as long as possible.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading You haven't been to bed, have you?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You haven't been to bed, have you?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you?
the act of gathering something together
From this reading For the rest, I've hardly anything worth collecting.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the rest, I've hardly anything worth collecting.
only a very short time before
From this reading For the rest, I've hardly anything worth collecting.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You haven't been to bed, have you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You haven't been to bed, have you?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I've let her sleep as long as possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've let her sleep as long as possible.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I've let her sleep as long as possible.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I've let her sleep as long as possible.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Oh, that won't take a minute.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, that won't take a minute.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading I've let her sleep as long as possible.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading For the rest, I've hardly anything worth collecting.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I've let her sleep as long as possible.
carry out
From this reading "Oh, that won't take a minute.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, that won't take a minute.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the rest, I've hardly anything worth collecting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You haven't been to bed, have you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, that won't take a minute.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading For the rest, I've hardly anything worth collecting.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But you?
Chapter 11 of The Red Derelict by Bertram Mitford holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 426 sentences of The Red Derelict, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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