Chapter 11 of The White Christmas and other Merry is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The White Christmas and other Merry is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Mysterious music. Sudden clap of thunder heard. An auto light from the wings at R. is thrown on the_ GHOST'S _face. This light should be green. The thunder dies away.
Chapter 11 of The White Christmas and other Merry is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “An auto light from the wings at R. is thrown on the_ GHOST'S _face.”
put quickly or forcibly
From this reading “Sudden clap of thunder heard.”
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading “The thunder dies away.”
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading “_Mysterious music.”
of an obscure nature
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading “An auto light from the wings at R. is thrown on the_ GHOST'S _face.”
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading “Sudden clap of thunder heard.”
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading “An auto light from the wings at R. is thrown on the_ GHOST'S _face.”
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 “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An auto light from the wings at R. is thrown on the_ GHOST'S _face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An auto light from the wings at R. is thrown on the_ GHOST'S _face.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading An auto light from the wings at R. is thrown on the_ GHOST'S _face.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The thunder dies away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This light should be green.
put quickly or forcibly
From this reading Sudden clap of thunder heard.
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading The thunder dies away.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading An auto light from the wings at R. is thrown on the_ GHOST'S _face.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An auto light from the wings at R. is thrown on the_ GHOST'S _face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An auto light from the wings at R. is thrown on the_ GHOST'S _face.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading This light should be green.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Sudden clap of thunder heard.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An auto light from the wings at R. is thrown on the_ GHOST'S _face.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading An auto light from the wings at R. is thrown on the_ GHOST'S _face.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading _Mysterious music.
of an obscure nature
From this reading _Mysterious music.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sudden clap of thunder heard.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading An auto light from the wings at R. is thrown on the_ GHOST'S _face.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading An auto light from the wings at R. is thrown on the_ GHOST'S _face.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading This light should be green.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Sudden clap of thunder heard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An auto light from the wings at R. is thrown on the_ GHOST'S _face.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This light should be green.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading An auto light from the wings at R. is thrown on the_ GHOST'S _face.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading Sudden clap of thunder heard.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading An auto light from the wings at R. is thrown on the_ GHOST'S _face.
Chapter 11 of The White Christmas and other Merry by Walter Ben Hare holds 415 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 415 sentences of The White Christmas and other Merry, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of The White Christmas and other Merry by Walter Ben Hare exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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