Chapter 11 of The Spring Song is here in full — 476 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Spring Song is here in full — 476 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
INSPECTOR DORSET ‘Hark, hark! Bow-wow. The watch-dogs bark: Bow-wow.’ ――_Shakespeare._ Ann had followed Grif a little way down the road, but she soon turned aside to hunt for Pouncer on her own account. Not that she had much hope of finding him: it was indeed more from a sense of duty than anything else that she now and then called aloud, “Bouncer!
Chapter 11 of The Spring Song is here in full — 476 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/95 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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using the voice; not silently
From this reading “Not that she had much hope of finding him: it was indeed more from a sense of duty than anything else that she now and then called aloud, “Bouncer!”
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading “The watch-dogs bark: Bow-wow.’”
a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting
From this reading “Not that she had much hope of finding him: it was indeed more from a sense of duty than anything else that she now and then called aloud, “Bouncer!”
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading “Not that she had much hope of finding him: it was indeed more from a sense of duty than anything else that she now and then called aloud, “Bouncer!”
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading “INSPECTOR DORSET ‘Hark, hark!”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “――_Shakespeare._ Ann had followed Grif a little way down the road, but she soon turned aside to hunt for Pouncer on her own account.”
a high ranking police officer
From this reading “INSPECTOR DORSET ‘Hark, hark!”
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
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 “――_Shakespeare._ Ann had followed Grif a little way down the road, but she soon turned aside to hunt for Pouncer on her own account.”
In this reading “Not that she had much hope of finding him: it was indeed more from a sense of duty than anything else that she now and then called aloud, “Bouncer!”
In this reading “――_Shakespeare._ Ann had followed Grif a little way down the road, but she soon turned aside to hunt for Pouncer on her own account.”
In this reading “――_Shakespeare._ Ann had followed Grif a little way down the road, but she soon turned aside to hunt for Pouncer on her own account.”
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 ――_Shakespeare._ Ann had followed Grif a little way down the road, but she soon turned aside to hunt for Pouncer on her own account.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading ――_Shakespeare._ Ann had followed Grif a little way down the road, but she soon turned aside to hunt for Pouncer on her own account.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading Not that she had much hope of finding him: it was indeed more from a sense of duty than anything else that she now and then called aloud, “Bouncer!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not that she had much hope of finding him: it was indeed more from a sense of duty than anything else that she now and then called aloud, “Bouncer!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ――_Shakespeare._ Ann had followed Grif a little way down the road, but she soon turned aside to hunt for Pouncer on her own account.
any thing at all
From this reading Not that she had much hope of finding him: it was indeed more from a sense of duty than anything else that she now and then called aloud, “Bouncer!
on or to one side
From this reading ――_Shakespeare._ Ann had followed Grif a little way down the road, but she soon turned aside to hunt for Pouncer on her own account.
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading The watch-dogs bark: Bow-wow.’
a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting
From this reading Not that she had much hope of finding him: it was indeed more from a sense of duty than anything else that she now and then called aloud, “Bouncer!
the bark of a dog
From this reading Bow-wow.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ――_Shakespeare._ Ann had followed Grif a little way down the road, but she soon turned aside to hunt for Pouncer on her own account.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Not that she had much hope of finding him: it was indeed more from a sense of duty than anything else that she now and then called aloud, “Bouncer!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading INSPECTOR DORSET ‘Hark, hark!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading ――_Shakespeare._ Ann had followed Grif a little way down the road, but she soon turned aside to hunt for Pouncer on her own account.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Not that she had much hope of finding him: it was indeed more from a sense of duty than anything else that she now and then called aloud, “Bouncer!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not that she had much hope of finding him: it was indeed more from a sense of duty than anything else that she now and then called aloud, “Bouncer!
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Not that she had much hope of finding him: it was indeed more from a sense of duty than anything else that she now and then called aloud, “Bouncer!
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading ――_Shakespeare._ Ann had followed Grif a little way down the road, but she soon turned aside to hunt for Pouncer on her own account.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ――_Shakespeare._ Ann had followed Grif a little way down the road, but she soon turned aside to hunt for Pouncer on her own account.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not that she had much hope of finding him: it was indeed more from a sense of duty than anything else that she now and then called aloud, “Bouncer!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ――_Shakespeare._ Ann had followed Grif a little way down the road, but she soon turned aside to hunt for Pouncer on her own account.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ――_Shakespeare._ Ann had followed Grif a little way down the road, but she soon turned aside to hunt for Pouncer on her own account.
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading INSPECTOR DORSET ‘Hark, hark!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ――_Shakespeare._ Ann had followed Grif a little way down the road, but she soon turned aside to hunt for Pouncer on her own account.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not that she had much hope of finding him: it was indeed more from a sense of duty than anything else that she now and then called aloud, “Bouncer!
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Not that she had much hope of finding him: it was indeed more from a sense of duty than anything else that she now and then called aloud, “Bouncer!
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading ――_Shakespeare._ Ann had followed Grif a little way down the road, but she soon turned aside to hunt for Pouncer on her own account.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Not that she had much hope of finding him: it was indeed more from a sense of duty than anything else that she now and then called aloud, “Bouncer!
a high ranking police officer
From this reading INSPECTOR DORSET ‘Hark, hark!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not that she had much hope of finding him: it was indeed more from a sense of duty than anything else that she now and then called aloud, “Bouncer!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ――_Shakespeare._ Ann had followed Grif a little way down the road, but she soon turned aside to hunt for Pouncer on her own account.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Not that she had much hope of finding him: it was indeed more from a sense of duty than anything else that she now and then called aloud, “Bouncer!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Not that she had much hope of finding him: it was indeed more from a sense of duty than anything else that she now and then called aloud, “Bouncer!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that she had much hope of finding him: it was indeed more from a sense of duty than anything else that she now and then called aloud, “Bouncer!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Not that she had much hope of finding him: it was indeed more from a sense of duty than anything else that she now and then called aloud, “Bouncer!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not that she had much hope of finding him: it was indeed more from a sense of duty than anything else that she now and then called aloud, “Bouncer!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ――_Shakespeare._ Ann had followed Grif a little way down the road, but she soon turned aside to hunt for Pouncer on her own account.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading ――_Shakespeare._ Ann had followed Grif a little way down the road, but she soon turned aside to hunt for Pouncer on her own account.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ――_Shakespeare._ Ann had followed Grif a little way down the road, but she soon turned aside to hunt for Pouncer on her own account.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading ――_Shakespeare._ Ann had followed Grif a little way down the road, but she soon turned aside to hunt for Pouncer on her own account.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Not that she had much hope of finding him: it was indeed more from a sense of duty than anything else that she now and then called aloud, “Bouncer!
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading ――_Shakespeare._ Ann had followed Grif a little way down the road, but she soon turned aside to hunt for Pouncer on her own account.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ――_Shakespeare._ Ann had followed Grif a little way down the road, but she soon turned aside to hunt for Pouncer on her own account.
in the near future
From this reading ――_Shakespeare._ Ann had followed Grif a little way down the road, but she soon turned aside to hunt for Pouncer on her own account.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Not that she had much hope of finding him: it was indeed more from a sense of duty than anything else that she now and then called aloud, “Bouncer!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that she had much hope of finding him: it was indeed more from a sense of duty than anything else that she now and then called aloud, “Bouncer!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The watch-dogs bark: Bow-wow.’
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Not that she had much hope of finding him: it was indeed more from a sense of duty than anything else that she now and then called aloud, “Bouncer!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ――_Shakespeare._ Ann had followed Grif a little way down the road, but she soon turned aside to hunt for Pouncer on her own account.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading ――_Shakespeare._ Ann had followed Grif a little way down the road, but she soon turned aside to hunt for Pouncer on her own account.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not that she had much hope of finding him: it was indeed more from a sense of duty than anything else that she now and then called aloud, “Bouncer!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The watch-dogs bark: Bow-wow.’
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading ――_Shakespeare._ Ann had followed Grif a little way down the road, but she soon turned aside to hunt for Pouncer on her own account.
Chapter 11 of The Spring Song by Forrest Reid holds 476 sentences, grouped into 96 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 476 sentences of The Spring Song, unabridged, divided into 96 reading sections.
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