Chapter 11 of The Silent Battle is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Silent Battle is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But Miss Jaffray had risen and was drawing on her gloves. “Oh, no. I wouldn’t tell. Besides--you know I don’t believe it.” She glanced at the clock, and brushed a speck from her sleeve.
Chapter 11 of The Silent Battle is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading “She glanced at the clock, and brushed a speck from her sleeve.”
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading “She glanced at the clock, and brushed a speck from her sleeve.”
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading “But Miss Jaffray had risen and was drawing on her gloves.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “She glanced at the clock, and brushed a speck from her sleeve.”
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading “But Miss Jaffray had risen and was drawing on her gloves.”
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading “But Miss Jaffray had risen and was drawing on her gloves.”
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading “She glanced at the clock, and brushed a speck from her sleeve.”
a very small spot
From this reading “She glanced at the clock, and brushed a speck from her sleeve.”
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.
In this reading “She glanced at the clock, and brushed a speck from her sleeve.”
In this reading “She glanced at the clock, and brushed a speck from her sleeve.”
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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 She glanced at the clock, and brushed a speck from her sleeve.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Miss Jaffray had risen and was drawing on her gloves.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She glanced at the clock, and brushed a speck from her sleeve.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Besides--you know I don’t believe it.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides--you know I don’t believe it.”
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading She glanced at the clock, and brushed a speck from her sleeve.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Miss Jaffray had risen and was drawing on her gloves.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading She glanced at the clock, and brushed a speck from her sleeve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Besides--you know I don’t believe it.”
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading But Miss Jaffray had risen and was drawing on her gloves.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She glanced at the clock, and brushed a speck from her sleeve.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading She glanced at the clock, and brushed a speck from her sleeve.
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading But Miss Jaffray had risen and was drawing on her gloves.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But Miss Jaffray had risen and was drawing on her gloves.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But Miss Jaffray had risen and was drawing on her gloves.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wouldn’t tell.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Besides--you know I don’t believe it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Miss Jaffray had risen and was drawing on her gloves.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Besides--you know I don’t believe it.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading But Miss Jaffray had risen and was drawing on her gloves.
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh, no.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, no.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But Miss Jaffray had risen and was drawing on her gloves.
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading But Miss Jaffray had risen and was drawing on her gloves.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She glanced at the clock, and brushed a speck from her sleeve.
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading She glanced at the clock, and brushed a speck from her sleeve.
a very small spot
From this reading She glanced at the clock, and brushed a speck from her sleeve.
express in words
From this reading I wouldn’t tell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She glanced at the clock, and brushed a speck from her sleeve.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Miss Jaffray had risen and was drawing on her gloves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wouldn’t tell.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Besides--you know I don’t believe it.”
Chapter 11 of The Silent Battle by George Gibbs holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 402 sentences of The Silent Battle, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of The Silent Battle by George Gibbs exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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