Chapter 11 of The Thin Red Line is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Thin Red Line is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. HOBSON CALLS. The _Arcadia_ went direct from Gibraltar to Southampton, where Mrs. Wilders left it and returned to London. It was necessary for her to review her position and look things in the face. Her circumstances were undoubtedly straitened since her husband's death.
Chapter 11 of The Thin Red Line is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading “HOBSON CALLS.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “Her circumstances were undoubtedly straitened since her husband's death.”
command with authority
From this reading “The _Arcadia_ went direct from Gibraltar to Southampton, where Mrs. Wilders left it and returned to London.”
location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules
From this reading “The _Arcadia_ went direct from Gibraltar to Southampton, where Mrs. Wilders left it and returned to London.”
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “Her circumstances were undoubtedly straitened since her husband's death.”
a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading “It was necessary for her to review her position and look things in the face.”
without doubt; certainly
From this reading “Her circumstances were undoubtedly straitened since her husband's death.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The _Arcadia_ went direct from Gibraltar to Southampton, where Mrs. Wilders left it and returned to London.
a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese
From this reading The _Arcadia_ went direct from Gibraltar to Southampton, where Mrs. Wilders left it and returned to London.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading HOBSON CALLS.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Her circumstances were undoubtedly straitened since her husband's death.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Her circumstances were undoubtedly straitened since her husband's death.
command with authority
From this reading The _Arcadia_ went direct from Gibraltar to Southampton, where Mrs. Wilders left it and returned to London.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading It was necessary for her to review her position and look things in the face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was necessary for her to review her position and look things in the face.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The _Arcadia_ went direct from Gibraltar to Southampton, where Mrs. Wilders left it and returned to London.
location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules
From this reading The _Arcadia_ went direct from Gibraltar to Southampton, where Mrs. Wilders left it and returned to London.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was necessary for her to review her position and look things in the face.
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From this reading HOBSON CALLS.
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Her circumstances were undoubtedly straitened since her husband's death.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was necessary for her to review her position and look things in the face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The _Arcadia_ went direct from Gibraltar to Southampton, where Mrs. Wilders left it and returned to London.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The _Arcadia_ went direct from Gibraltar to Southampton, where Mrs. Wilders left it and returned to London.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading The _Arcadia_ went direct from Gibraltar to Southampton, where Mrs. Wilders left it and returned to London.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It was necessary for her to review her position and look things in the face.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The _Arcadia_ went direct from Gibraltar to Southampton, where Mrs. Wilders left it and returned to London.
absolutely essential
From this reading It was necessary for her to review her position and look things in the face.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading It was necessary for her to review her position and look things in the face.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The _Arcadia_ went direct from Gibraltar to Southampton, where Mrs. Wilders left it and returned to London.
a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading It was necessary for her to review her position and look things in the face.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Her circumstances were undoubtedly straitened since her husband's death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _Arcadia_ went direct from Gibraltar to Southampton, where Mrs. Wilders left it and returned to London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her circumstances were undoubtedly straitened since her husband's death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The _Arcadia_ went direct from Gibraltar to Southampton, where Mrs. Wilders left it and returned to London.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading It was necessary for her to review her position and look things in the face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The _Arcadia_ went direct from Gibraltar to Southampton, where Mrs. Wilders left it and returned to London.
without doubt; certainly
From this reading Her circumstances were undoubtedly straitened since her husband's death.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was necessary for her to review her position and look things in the face.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The _Arcadia_ went direct from Gibraltar to Southampton, where Mrs. Wilders left it and returned to London.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her circumstances were undoubtedly straitened since her husband's death.
in or at the place that
From this reading The _Arcadia_ went direct from Gibraltar to Southampton, where Mrs. Wilders left it and returned to London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _Arcadia_ went direct from Gibraltar to Southampton, where Mrs. Wilders left it and returned to London.
Chapter 11 of The Thin Red Line by Arthur Griffiths holds 293 sentences, grouped into 59 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 293 sentences of The Thin Red Line, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
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