Chapter 11 of The Spider's Web is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Spider's Web is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I know," said Luke kindly. "I wish I’d told you sooner, Huber. I didn’t expect you’d go so far." "I’d have gone just as far, Nelson. I’m sorry."
Chapter 11 of The Spider's Web is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “I didn’t expect you’d go so far."”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “"I’d have gone just as far, Nelson.”
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading “"I know," said Luke kindly.”
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading “"I know," said Luke kindly.”
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading “"I’d have gone just as far, Nelson.”
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading “"I wish I’d told you sooner, Huber.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I’m sorry."”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “"I wish I’d told you sooner, Huber.”
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.
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I’d have gone just as far, Nelson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn’t expect you’d go so far."
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading I didn’t expect you’d go so far."
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I didn’t expect you’d go so far."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I didn’t expect you’d go so far."
destroyed or killed
From this reading "I’d have gone just as far, Nelson.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I’d have gone just as far, Nelson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish I’d told you sooner, Huber.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know," said Luke kindly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish I’d told you sooner, Huber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m sorry."
and nothing more
From this reading "I’d have gone just as far, Nelson.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading "I know," said Luke kindly.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know," said Luke kindly.
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading "I know," said Luke kindly.
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading "I’d have gone just as far, Nelson.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I know," said Luke kindly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I didn’t expect you’d go so far."
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading "I wish I’d told you sooner, Huber.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I’m sorry."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I wish I’d told you sooner, Huber.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish I’d told you sooner, Huber.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I wish I’d told you sooner, Huber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn’t expect you’d go so far."
Chapter 11 of The Spider's Web by Reginald Wright Kauffman holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 411 sentences of The Spider's Web, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of The Spider's Web by Reginald Wright Kauffman exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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