Chapter 11 of The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Then," she said, as though resuming some conversation--"then he is, in truth, sick to death?" "You mean--Regnault!" asked O'Neill, caught unawares. "Yes, Senora. He is sick to death." Her steady gaze from under the level brows embarrassed him like an assault.
Chapter 11 of The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
From this reading “Her steady gaze from under the level brows embarrassed him like an assault.”
plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “Her steady gaze from under the level brows embarrassed him like an assault.”
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading “Her steady gaze from under the level brows embarrassed him like an assault.”
United States playwright (1888-1953)
From this reading “"You mean--Regnault!" asked O'Neill, caught unawares.”
-ing form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading “"Then," she said, as though resuming some conversation--"then he is, in truth, sick to death?"”
a Spanish title or form of address for a married woman; similar to the English “Mrs” or “madam”
From this reading “"Yes, Senora.”
make steady
From this reading “Her steady gaze from under the level brows embarrassed him like an assault.”
without forethought or plan; inadvertently
From this reading “"You mean--Regnault!" asked O'Neill, caught unawares.”
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her steady gaze from under the level brows embarrassed him like an assault.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Then," she said, as though resuming some conversation--"then he is, in truth, sick to death?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "You mean--Regnault!" asked O'Neill, caught unawares.
close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
From this reading Her steady gaze from under the level brows embarrassed him like an assault.
plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Her steady gaze from under the level brows embarrassed him like an assault.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "You mean--Regnault!" asked O'Neill, caught unawares.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading "Then," she said, as though resuming some conversation--"then he is, in truth, sick to death?"
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "Then," she said, as though resuming some conversation--"then he is, in truth, sick to death?"
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading Her steady gaze from under the level brows embarrassed him like an assault.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her steady gaze from under the level brows embarrassed him like an assault.
a long fixed look
From this reading Her steady gaze from under the level brows embarrassed him like an assault.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then," she said, as though resuming some conversation--"then he is, in truth, sick to death?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her steady gaze from under the level brows embarrassed him like an assault.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her steady gaze from under the level brows embarrassed him like an assault.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Then," she said, as though resuming some conversation--"then he is, in truth, sick to death?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Then," she said, as though resuming some conversation--"then he is, in truth, sick to death?"
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Her steady gaze from under the level brows embarrassed him like an assault.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Her steady gaze from under the level brows embarrassed him like an assault.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "You mean--Regnault!" asked O'Neill, caught unawares.
United States playwright (1888-1953)
From this reading "You mean--Regnault!" asked O'Neill, caught unawares.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You mean--Regnault!" asked O'Neill, caught unawares.
-ing form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading "Then," she said, as though resuming some conversation--"then he is, in truth, sick to death?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Then," she said, as though resuming some conversation--"then he is, in truth, sick to death?"
a Spanish title or form of address for a married woman; similar to the English “Mrs” or “madam”
From this reading "Yes, Senora.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then," she said, as though resuming some conversation--"then he is, in truth, sick to death?"
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "Then," she said, as though resuming some conversation--"then he is, in truth, sick to death?"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Then," she said, as though resuming some conversation--"then he is, in truth, sick to death?"
make steady
From this reading Her steady gaze from under the level brows embarrassed him like an assault.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her steady gaze from under the level brows embarrassed him like an assault.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then," she said, as though resuming some conversation--"then he is, in truth, sick to death?"
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Then," she said, as though resuming some conversation--"then he is, in truth, sick to death?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then," she said, as though resuming some conversation--"then he is, in truth, sick to death?"
a fact that has been verified
From this reading "Then," she said, as though resuming some conversation--"then he is, in truth, sick to death?"
without forethought or plan; inadvertently
From this reading "You mean--Regnault!" asked O'Neill, caught unawares.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Her steady gaze from under the level brows embarrassed him like an assault.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Senora.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You mean--Regnault!" asked O'Neill, caught unawares.
Chapter 11 of The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories by Perceval Gibbon holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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 397 sentences of The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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