Chapter 11 of The Vertical City is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Vertical City is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She wound the softest of arms about his neck. "I know, daddy-darlums, and I'll never leave you. Never. Fred has promised we will always be together. We'll live right here with you, or you with us."
Chapter 11 of The Vertical City is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 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.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading “She wound the softest of arms about his neck.”
go away from a place
From this reading “"I know, daddy-darlums, and I'll never leave you.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “We'll live right here with you, or you with us."”
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading “She wound the softest of arms about his neck.”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “Fred has promised we will always be together.”
superlative of “soft” — yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading “She wound the softest of arms about his neck.”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “Fred has promised we will always be together.”
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading “She wound the softest of arms about his neck.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She wound the softest of arms about his neck.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Fred has promised we will always be together.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I know, daddy-darlums, and I'll never leave you.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading She wound the softest of arms about his neck.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Fred has promised we will always be together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I know, daddy-darlums, and I'll never leave you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fred has promised we will always be together.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fred has promised we will always be together.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We'll live right here with you, or you with us."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She wound the softest of arms about his neck.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know, daddy-darlums, and I'll never leave you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I know, daddy-darlums, and I'll never leave you.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know, daddy-darlums, and I'll never leave you.
go away from a place
From this reading "I know, daddy-darlums, and I'll never leave you.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading We'll live right here with you, or you with us."
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading She wound the softest of arms about his neck.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I know, daddy-darlums, and I'll never leave you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She wound the softest of arms about his neck.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We'll live right here with you, or you with us."
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading Fred has promised we will always be together.
precisely, exactly
From this reading We'll live right here with you, or you with us."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wound the softest of arms about his neck.
superlative of “soft” — yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading She wound the softest of arms about his neck.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She wound the softest of arms about his neck.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Fred has promised we will always be together.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We'll live right here with you, or you with us."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Fred has promised we will always be together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll live right here with you, or you with us."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Fred has promised we will always be together.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We'll live right here with you, or you with us."
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading She wound the softest of arms about his neck.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I know, daddy-darlums, and I'll never leave you.
Chapter 11 of The Vertical City by Fannie Hurst holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 399 sentences of The Vertical City, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of The Vertical City by Fannie Hurst exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 80 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 11 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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