Chapter 11 of The Seventh Noon is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Seventh Noon is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_A Parting and a Meeting_ He was still dazed, but at sight of her he recovered himself and stepped forward. "Are you injured?" she cried. "Not in the slightest," he assured her. "I think if I could have seen, I 'd have thrown him." "It was dark--up there?"
Chapter 11 of The Seventh Noon is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading “"Not in the slightest," he assured her.”
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading “_A Parting and a Meeting_ He was still dazed, but at sight of her he recovered himself and stepped forward.”
harmed
From this reading “"Are you injured?" she cried.”
the act of departing politely
From this reading “_A Parting and a Meeting_ He was still dazed, but at sight of her he recovered himself and stepped forward.”
freed from illness or injury
From this reading “_A Parting and a Meeting_ He was still dazed, but at sight of her he recovered himself and stepped forward.”
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading “"Not in the slightest," he assured her.”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “_A Parting and a Meeting_ He was still dazed, but at sight of her he recovered himself and stepped forward.”
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading “"I think if I could have seen, I 'd have thrown him."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A Parting and a Meeting_ He was still dazed, but at sight of her he recovered himself and stepped forward.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _A Parting and a Meeting_ He was still dazed, but at sight of her he recovered himself and stepped forward.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you injured?" she cried.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading "Not in the slightest," he assured her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _A Parting and a Meeting_ He was still dazed, but at sight of her he recovered himself and stepped forward.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _A Parting and a Meeting_ He was still dazed, but at sight of her he recovered himself and stepped forward.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I think if I could have seen, I 'd have thrown him."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Are you injured?" she cried.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading "I think if I could have seen, I 'd have thrown him."
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "It was dark--up there?"
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading _A Parting and a Meeting_ He was still dazed, but at sight of her he recovered himself and stepped forward.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading _A Parting and a Meeting_ He was still dazed, but at sight of her he recovered himself and stepped forward.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I think if I could have seen, I 'd have thrown him."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _A Parting and a Meeting_ He was still dazed, but at sight of her he recovered himself and stepped forward.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _A Parting and a Meeting_ He was still dazed, but at sight of her he recovered himself and stepped forward.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I think if I could have seen, I 'd have thrown him."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading _A Parting and a Meeting_ He was still dazed, but at sight of her he recovered himself and stepped forward.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think if I could have seen, I 'd have thrown him."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I think if I could have seen, I 'd have thrown him."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Not in the slightest," he assured her.
harmed
From this reading "Are you injured?" she cried.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was dark--up there?"
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading _A Parting and a Meeting_ He was still dazed, but at sight of her he recovered himself and stepped forward.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not in the slightest," he assured her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A Parting and a Meeting_ He was still dazed, but at sight of her he recovered himself and stepped forward.
the act of departing politely
From this reading _A Parting and a Meeting_ He was still dazed, but at sight of her he recovered himself and stepped forward.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading _A Parting and a Meeting_ He was still dazed, but at sight of her he recovered himself and stepped forward.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I think if I could have seen, I 'd have thrown him."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Are you injured?" she cried.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading _A Parting and a Meeting_ He was still dazed, but at sight of her he recovered himself and stepped forward.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading "Not in the slightest," he assured her.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading _A Parting and a Meeting_ He was still dazed, but at sight of her he recovered himself and stepped forward.
not in physical motion
From this reading _A Parting and a Meeting_ He was still dazed, but at sight of her he recovered himself and stepped forward.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Not in the slightest," he assured her.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "It was dark--up there?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think if I could have seen, I 'd have thrown him."
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading "I think if I could have seen, I 'd have thrown him."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "It was dark--up there?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _A Parting and a Meeting_ He was still dazed, but at sight of her he recovered himself and stepped forward.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you injured?" she cried.
Chapter 11 of The Seventh Noon by Frederick Orin Bartlett holds 289 sentences, grouped into 58 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 289 sentences of The Seventh Noon, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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