Chapter 11 of The Silent Call is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Silent Call is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, Hal, my son," he said gently; "which is it? Do you stay or do you go?" Hal rose to his feet, pressed his hands to his head and then there was a long silence. Big Bill appeared at the entrance to the stable. "Well, Boss," he said, awaiting instructions.
Chapter 11 of The Silent Call is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading “"Well, Boss," he said, awaiting instructions.”
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “Big Bill appeared at the entrance to the stable.”
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading “"Well, Boss," he said, awaiting instructions.”
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading “Big Bill appeared at the entrance to the stable.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “"Well, Hal, my son," he said gently; "which is it?”
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading “"Well, Boss," he said, awaiting instructions.”
compacted by ironing
From this reading “Hal rose to his feet, pressed his hands to his head and then there was a long silence.”
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading “Big Bill appeared at the entrance to the stable.”
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.
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In this reading “Hal rose to his feet, pressed his hands to his head and then there was a long silence.”
In this reading “Big Bill appeared at the entrance to the stable.”
In this reading “Big Bill appeared at the entrance to the stable.”
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 Hal rose to his feet, pressed his hands to his head and then there was a long silence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hal rose to his feet, pressed his hands to his head and then there was a long silence.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Big Bill appeared at the entrance to the stable.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Big Bill appeared at the entrance to the stable.
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading "Well, Boss," he said, awaiting instructions.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Big Bill appeared at the entrance to the stable.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Big Bill appeared at the entrance to the stable.
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading "Well, Boss," he said, awaiting instructions.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you stay or do you go?"
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading Big Bill appeared at the entrance to the stable.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Hal rose to his feet, pressed his hands to his head and then there was a long silence.
in a gradual manner
From this reading "Well, Hal, my son," he said gently; "which is it?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Do you stay or do you go?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Hal, my son," he said gently; "which is it?
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Hal rose to his feet, pressed his hands to his head and then there was a long silence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, Hal, my son," he said gently; "which is it?
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Hal rose to his feet, pressed his hands to his head and then there was a long silence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hal rose to his feet, pressed his hands to his head and then there was a long silence.
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading "Well, Boss," he said, awaiting instructions.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, Hal, my son," he said gently; "which is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, Hal, my son," he said gently; "which is it?
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 Hal rose to his feet, pressed his hands to his head and then there was a long silence.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, Hal, my son," he said gently; "which is it?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Do you stay or do you go?"
compacted by ironing
From this reading Hal rose to his feet, pressed his hands to his head and then there was a long silence.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Hal rose to his feet, pressed his hands to his head and then there was a long silence.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, Hal, my son," he said gently; "which is it?
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Hal rose to his feet, pressed his hands to his head and then there was a long silence.
a male human offspring
From this reading "Well, Hal, my son," he said gently; "which is it?
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading Big Bill appeared at the entrance to the stable.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Do you stay or do you go?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Big Bill appeared at the entrance to the stable.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Hal rose to his feet, pressed his hands to his head and then there was a long silence.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Hal rose to his feet, pressed his hands to his head and then there was a long silence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hal rose to his feet, pressed his hands to his head and then there was a long silence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hal rose to his feet, pressed his hands to his head and then there was a long silence.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, Hal, my son," he said gently; "which is it?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Well, Hal, my son," he said gently; "which is it?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you stay or do you go?"
Chapter 11 of The Silent Call by Edwin Milton Royle holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 417 sentences of The Silent Call, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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