Chapter 11 of The Sea Bride is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Sea Bride is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Noll's eyes were reddening angrily. "Speak out, man," he exclaimed. "Don't shilly-shally with your tongue. If there's harm afoot, by God, I can take a hand. What's in your mind?"
Chapter 11 of The Sea Bride is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 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.
on foot; walking
From this reading “If there's harm afoot, by God, I can take a hand.”
with anger
From this reading “Noll's eyes were reddening angrily.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “"Speak out, man," he exclaimed.”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “If there's harm afoot, by God, I can take a hand.”
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “If there's harm afoot, by God, I can take a hand.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “What's in your mind?"”
express in speech
From this reading “"Speak out, man," he exclaimed.”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “"Don't shilly-shally with your tongue.”
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.
express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
In this reading “"Speak out, man," he exclaimed.”
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 If there's harm afoot, by God, I can take a hand.
on foot; walking
From this reading If there's harm afoot, by God, I can take a hand.
with anger
From this reading Noll's eyes were reddening angrily.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If there's harm afoot, by God, I can take a hand.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If there's harm afoot, by God, I can take a hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't shilly-shally with your tongue.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Speak out, man," he exclaimed.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Noll's eyes were reddening angrily.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading If there's harm afoot, by God, I can take a hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading If there's harm afoot, by God, I can take a hand.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading If there's harm afoot, by God, I can take a hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Speak out, man," he exclaimed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If there's harm afoot, by God, I can take a hand.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If there's harm afoot, by God, I can take a hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What's in your mind?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Speak out, man," he exclaimed.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading What's in your mind?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Noll's eyes were reddening angrily.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Speak out, man," he exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Noll's eyes were reddening angrily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't shilly-shally with your tongue.
express in speech
From this reading "Speak out, man," he exclaimed.
carry out
From this reading If there's harm afoot, by God, I can take a hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If there's harm afoot, by God, I can take a hand.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading "Don't shilly-shally with your tongue.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Noll's eyes were reddening angrily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What's in your mind?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Don't shilly-shally with your tongue.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't shilly-shally with your tongue.
Chapter 11 of The Sea Bride by Ben Ames Williams holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 415 sentences of The Sea Bride, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of The Sea Bride by Ben Ames Williams exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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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