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The sound and the fury
The sound and the fury

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of The sound and the fury is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_
_What_ _That that grins at you that thing through them_ I could still see the smoke stack.
That’s where the water would be, heading out to the sea and the peaceful grottoes.
Tumbling peacefully they would, and when He said Rise only the flat irons.
When Versh and I hunted all day we wouldn’t take any lunch, and at twelve oclock I’d get hungry.
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The sound and the fury

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of The sound and the fury is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_
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_What_ _That that grins at you that thing through them_ I could still see the smoke stack.
/wʌt ðæt ðæt ɡrɪnz æt juː ðæt θɪŋ θruː ðem aɪ kʊd stɪl siː ðə smoʊk stæk/
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That’s where the water would be, heading out to the sea and the peaceful grottoes.
Line 4
Tumbling peacefully they would, and when He said Rise only the flat irons.
/ˈtʌmbəlɪŋ ˈpiːsfəli ðeɪ wʊd ənd wen hiː sed raɪz ˈoʊnli ðə flæt ˈaɪərnz/
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When Versh and I hunted all day we wouldn’t take any lunch, and at twelve oclock I’d get hungry.

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Caddy noun US /ˈkædi/

a can for storing tea

From this reading “_Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_”

cant noun US /kænt/

stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition

grins noun US /ɡrɪnz/

plural of “grin” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading “_What_ _That that grins at you that thing through them_ I could still see the smoke stack.”

heading noun US /ˈhedɪŋ/

a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about

From this reading “That’s where the water would be, heading out to the sea and the peaceful grottoes.”

irons noun US /ˈaɪərnz/

metal shackles; for hands or legs

From this reading “Tumbling peacefully they would, and when He said Rise only the flat irons.”

peacefully adverb US /ˈpiːsfəli/

in a peaceful manner

From this reading “Tumbling peacefully they would, and when He said Rise only the flat irons.”

stack noun US /stæk/

an orderly pile

From this reading “_What_ _That that grins at you that thing through them_ I could still see the smoke stack.”

Tumbling noun US /ˈtʌmbəlɪŋ/

the gymnastic moves of an acrobat

From this reading “Tumbling peacefully they would, and when He said Rise only the flat irons.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

at twelve preposition + noun

In this reading “When Versh and I hunted all day we wouldn’t take any lunch, and at twelve oclock I’d get hungry.”

all day adjective + noun

In this reading “When Versh and I hunted all day we wouldn’t take any lunch, and at twelve oclock I’d get hungry.”

take any verb + adjective

In this reading “When Versh and I hunted all day we wouldn’t take any lunch, and at twelve oclock I’d get hungry.”

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading That’s where the water would be, heading out to the sea and the peaceful grottoes.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading When Versh and I hunted all day we wouldn’t take any lunch, and at twelve oclock I’d get hungry.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _What_ _That that grins at you that thing through them_ I could still see the smoke stack.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

CaddynounUS /ˈkædi/

a can for storing tea

From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

cantnounUS /kænt/

stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition

From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading _What_ _That that grins at you that thing through them_ I could still see the smoke stack.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading When Versh and I hunted all day we wouldn’t take any lunch, and at twelve oclock I’d get hungry.

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

Dont

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From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

flatadjectiveUS /flæt/

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading Tumbling peacefully they would, and when He said Rise only the flat irons.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading When Versh and I hunted all day we wouldn’t take any lunch, and at twelve oclock I’d get hungry.

grinsnounUS /ɡrɪnz/

plural of “grin” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading _What_ _That that grins at you that thing through them_ I could still see the smoke stack.

grottoes

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That’s where the water would be, heading out to the sea and the peaceful grottoes.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Tumbling peacefully they would, and when He said Rise only the flat irons.

headingnounUS /ˈhedɪŋ/

a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about

From this reading That’s where the water would be, heading out to the sea and the peaceful grottoes.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

hungryadjectiveUS /ˈhʌŋɡri/

feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food

From this reading When Versh and I hunted all day we wouldn’t take any lunch, and at twelve oclock I’d get hungry.

huntedadjectiveUS /ˈhʌntəd/

reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted

From this reading When Versh and I hunted all day we wouldn’t take any lunch, and at twelve oclock I’d get hungry.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

I'd

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From this reading When Versh and I hunted all day we wouldn’t take any lunch, and at twelve oclock I’d get hungry.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

ironsnounUS /ˈaɪərnz/

metal shackles; for hands or legs

From this reading Tumbling peacefully they would, and when He said Rise only the flat irons.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

it'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

JacksonnounUS /ˈdʒæksən/

English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)

From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

lunchverbUS /lʌntʃ/

take the midday meal

From this reading When Versh and I hunted all day we wouldn’t take any lunch, and at twelve oclock I’d get hungry.

matternounUS /ˈmætər/

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

oclock

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When Versh and I hunted all day we wouldn’t take any lunch, and at twelve oclock I’d get hungry.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading Tumbling peacefully they would, and when He said Rise only the flat irons.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading That’s where the water would be, heading out to the sea and the peaceful grottoes.

peacefuladjectiveUS /ˈpiːsfəl/

not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war

From this reading That’s where the water would be, heading out to the sea and the peaceful grottoes.

peacefullyadverbUS /ˈpiːsfəli/

in a peaceful manner

From this reading Tumbling peacefully they would, and when He said Rise only the flat irons.

promiseverbUS /ˈprɑːməs/

make a promise or commitment

From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

RiseverbUS /raɪz/

move upward

From this reading Tumbling peacefully they would, and when He said Rise only the flat irons.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Tumbling peacefully they would, and when He said Rise only the flat irons.

seanounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading That’s where the water would be, heading out to the sea and the peaceful grottoes.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading _What_ _That that grins at you that thing through them_ I could still see the smoke stack.

sendverbUS /send/

cause to go somewhere

From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

smokenounUS /smoʊk/

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading _What_ _That that grins at you that thing through them_ I could still see the smoke stack.

stacknounUS /stæk/

an orderly pile

From this reading _What_ _That that grins at you that thing through them_ I could still see the smoke stack.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading _What_ _That that grins at you that thing through them_ I could still see the smoke stack.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading When Versh and I hunted all day we wouldn’t take any lunch, and at twelve oclock I’d get hungry.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

That's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That’s where the water would be, heading out to the sea and the peaceful grottoes.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _What_ _That that grins at you that thing through them_ I could still see the smoke stack.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Tumbling peacefully they would, and when He said Rise only the flat irons.

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading _What_ _That that grins at you that thing through them_ I could still see the smoke stack.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading _What_ _That that grins at you that thing through them_ I could still see the smoke stack.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

touchverbUS /tʌtʃ/

make physical contact with, come in contact with

From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

TumblingnounUS /ˈtʌmbəlɪŋ/

the gymnastic moves of an acrobat

From this reading Tumbling peacefully they would, and when He said Rise only the flat irons.

twelvenounUS /twelv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading When Versh and I hunted all day we wouldn’t take any lunch, and at twelve oclock I’d get hungry.

Versh

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From this reading When Versh and I hunted all day we wouldn’t take any lunch, and at twelve oclock I’d get hungry.

waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading That’s where the water would be, heading out to the sea and the peaceful grottoes.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading When Versh and I hunted all day we wouldn’t take any lunch, and at twelve oclock I’d get hungry.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Tumbling peacefully they would, and when He said Rise only the flat irons.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading That’s where the water would be, heading out to the sea and the peaceful grottoes.

wontnounUS /woʊnt/

an established custom

From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading That’s where the water would be, heading out to the sea and the peaceful grottoes.

wouldn't

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From this reading When Versh and I hunted all day we wouldn’t take any lunch, and at twelve oclock I’d get hungry.

YesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

you're

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Caddy_ _Dont touch me just promise_ _If you’re sick you cant_ _Yes I can after that it’ll be all right it wont matter dont let them send him to Jackson promise_ _I promise Caddy Caddy_ _Dont touch me dont touch me_ _What does it look like Caddy_

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