Chapter 11 of The Story of Antony Grace is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Story of Antony Grace is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head. "Lie down, Bill," I said. "Does your head hurt you?" "I don't mind about my head," he muttered, "but such a coward; treat a little bit of a girl like that. Where's my notebook?
Chapter 11 of The Story of Antony Grace is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading “"I don't mind about my head," he muttered, "but such a coward; treat a little bit of a girl like that.”
possessive form of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.”
made afraid
From this reading “Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “"Does your head hurt you?"”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “"I don't mind about my head," he muttered, "but such a coward; treat a little bit of a girl like that.”
a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda
From this reading “Where's my notebook?”
inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading “Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.”
interact in a certain way
From this reading “"I don't mind about my head," he muttered, "but such a coward; treat a little bit of a girl like that.”
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 “Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.”
assume a reclining position
In this reading “"Lie down, Bill," I said.”
In this reading “Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.”
In this reading “"I don't mind about my head," he muttered, "but such a coward; treat a little bit of a girl like that.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "I don't mind about my head," he muttered, "but such a coward; treat a little bit of a girl like that.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I don't mind about my head," he muttered, "but such a coward; treat a little bit of a girl like that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "Lie down, Bill," I said.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "I don't mind about my head," he muttered, "but such a coward; treat a little bit of a girl like that.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I don't mind about my head," he muttered, "but such a coward; treat a little bit of a girl like that.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading "I don't mind about my head," he muttered, "but such a coward; treat a little bit of a girl like that.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Does your head hurt you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't mind about my head," he muttered, "but such a coward; treat a little bit of a girl like that.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Lie down, Bill," I said.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.
possessive form of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.
made afraid
From this reading Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.
a young female
From this reading "I don't mind about my head," he muttered, "but such a coward; treat a little bit of a girl like that.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I don't mind about my head," he muttered, "but such a coward; treat a little bit of a girl like that.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.
be the source of pain
From this reading "Does your head hurt you?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading "Lie down, Bill," I said.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I don't mind about my head," he muttered, "but such a coward; treat a little bit of a girl like that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I don't mind about my head," he muttered, "but such a coward; treat a little bit of a girl like that.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "I don't mind about my head," he muttered, "but such a coward; treat a little bit of a girl like that.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "I don't mind about my head," he muttered, "but such a coward; treat a little bit of a girl like that.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.
a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda
From this reading Where's my notebook?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I don't mind about my head," he muttered, "but such a coward; treat a little bit of a girl like that.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Lie down, Bill," I said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.
inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I don't mind about my head," he muttered, "but such a coward; treat a little bit of a girl like that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.
interact in a certain way
From this reading "I don't mind about my head," he muttered, "but such a coward; treat a little bit of a girl like that.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where's my notebook?
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Linny shrank away, with her eyes looking wild and strange, so that I thought she was frightened by his words, and I interposed and put my arm under the poor fellow's head.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Does your head hurt you?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Does your head hurt you?"
Chapter 11 of The Story of Antony Grace by George Manville Fenn holds 404 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.
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