Chapter 11 of The Vanishing Point is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Vanishing Point is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Slipping to her knees, she came into the square of light. “Am I not beautiful? Is there another like me? Would it not have been happier to have been kind? See what you have spoiled.”
Chapter 11 of The Vanishing Point 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.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading ““Am I not beautiful?”
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “Would it not have been happier to have been kind?”
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “Would it not have been happier to have been kind?”
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “Slipping to her knees, she came into the square of light.”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “Slipping to her knees, she came into the square of light.”
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading “Slipping to her knees, she came into the square of light.”
having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention
From this reading “See what you have spoiled.””
make square
From this reading “Slipping to her knees, she came into the square of light.”
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.
obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “Slipping to her knees, she came into the square of light.”
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.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Am I not beautiful?
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Is there another like me?
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “Am I not beautiful?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Would it not have been happier to have been kind?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Slipping to her knees, she came into the square of light.
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Would it not have been happier to have been kind?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Would it not have been happier to have been kind?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Slipping to her knees, she came into the square of light.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Am I not beautiful?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Slipping to her knees, she came into the square of light.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is there another like me?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Would it not have been happier to have been kind?
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Would it not have been happier to have been kind?
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Slipping to her knees, she came into the square of light.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Slipping to her knees, she came into the square of light.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Is there another like me?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Is there another like me?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Am I not beautiful?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Slipping to her knees, she came into the square of light.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See what you have spoiled.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Slipping to her knees, she came into the square of light.
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading Slipping to her knees, she came into the square of light.
having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention
From this reading See what you have spoiled.”
make square
From this reading Slipping to her knees, she came into the square of light.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Slipping to her knees, she came into the square of light.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Is there another like me?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Slipping to her knees, she came into the square of light.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading See what you have spoiled.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would it not have been happier to have been kind?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading See what you have spoiled.”
Chapter 11 of The Vanishing Point by Coningsby Dawson 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 Vanishing Point, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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