Chapter 11 of The White Man's Foot is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The White Man's Foot is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That night, like the nights before, I tossed and turned on my bed incessantly. The pain in my leg had come back once more. It was long before I dropped asleep by degrees. When I did sleep, I slept very heavily, almost as if some one had drugged or tampered with my drink at dinner. In the stillness of the night, a sound again awoke me.
Chapter 11 of The White Man's Foot is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/51 · 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.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “In the stillness of the night, a sound again awoke me.”
plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “It was long before I dropped asleep by degrees.”
under the influence of narcotics
From this reading “When I did sleep, I slept very heavily, almost as if some one had drugged or tampered with my drink at dinner.”
with unflagging resolve
From this reading “That night, like the nights before, I tossed and turned on my bed incessantly.”
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading “The pain in my leg had come back once more.”
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading “In the stillness of the night, a sound again awoke me.”
past form of “tamper” — play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
From this reading “When I did sleep, I slept very heavily, almost as if some one had drugged or tampered with my drink at dinner.”
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading “That night, like the nights before, I tossed and turned on my bed incessantly.”
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.
anew
In this reading “The pain in my leg had come back once more.”
In this reading “It was long before I dropped asleep by degrees.”
be restored
In this reading “The pain in my leg had come back once more.”
In this reading “It was long before I dropped asleep by degrees.”
In this reading “When I did sleep, I slept very heavily, almost as if some one had drugged or tampered with my drink at dinner.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the stillness of the night, a sound again awoke me.
anew
From this reading In the stillness of the night, a sound again awoke me.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading When I did sleep, I slept very heavily, almost as if some one had drugged or tampered with my drink at dinner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That night, like the nights before, I tossed and turned on my bed incessantly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When I did sleep, I slept very heavily, almost as if some one had drugged or tampered with my drink at dinner.
in a state of sleep
From this reading It was long before I dropped asleep by degrees.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When I did sleep, I slept very heavily, almost as if some one had drugged or tampered with my drink at dinner.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading In the stillness of the night, a sound again awoke me.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The pain in my leg had come back once more.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading That night, like the nights before, I tossed and turned on my bed incessantly.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading That night, like the nights before, I tossed and turned on my bed incessantly.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was long before I dropped asleep by degrees.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The pain in my leg had come back once more.
plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading It was long before I dropped asleep by degrees.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When I did sleep, I slept very heavily, almost as if some one had drugged or tampered with my drink at dinner.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading When I did sleep, I slept very heavily, almost as if some one had drugged or tampered with my drink at dinner.
take in liquids
From this reading When I did sleep, I slept very heavily, almost as if some one had drugged or tampered with my drink at dinner.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading It was long before I dropped asleep by degrees.
under the influence of narcotics
From this reading When I did sleep, I slept very heavily, almost as if some one had drugged or tampered with my drink at dinner.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The pain in my leg had come back once more.
to a considerable degree
From this reading When I did sleep, I slept very heavily, almost as if some one had drugged or tampered with my drink at dinner.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That night, like the nights before, I tossed and turned on my bed incessantly.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When I did sleep, I slept very heavily, almost as if some one had drugged or tampered with my drink at dinner.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The pain in my leg had come back once more.
with unflagging resolve
From this reading That night, like the nights before, I tossed and turned on my bed incessantly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was long before I dropped asleep by degrees.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading The pain in my leg had come back once more.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading That night, like the nights before, I tossed and turned on my bed incessantly.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It was long before I dropped asleep by degrees.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the stillness of the night, a sound again awoke me.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The pain in my leg had come back once more.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That night, like the nights before, I tossed and turned on my bed incessantly.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That night, like the nights before, I tossed and turned on my bed incessantly.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading That night, like the nights before, I tossed and turned on my bed incessantly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the stillness of the night, a sound again awoke me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That night, like the nights before, I tossed and turned on my bed incessantly.
on one occasion
From this reading The pain in my leg had come back once more.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When I did sleep, I slept very heavily, almost as if some one had drugged or tampered with my drink at dinner.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When I did sleep, I slept very heavily, almost as if some one had drugged or tampered with my drink at dinner.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading The pain in my leg had come back once more.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading When I did sleep, I slept very heavily, almost as if some one had drugged or tampered with my drink at dinner.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading When I did sleep, I slept very heavily, almost as if some one had drugged or tampered with my drink at dinner.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading When I did sleep, I slept very heavily, almost as if some one had drugged or tampered with my drink at dinner.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading In the stillness of the night, a sound again awoke me.
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading In the stillness of the night, a sound again awoke me.
past form of “tamper” — play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
From this reading When I did sleep, I slept very heavily, almost as if some one had drugged or tampered with my drink at dinner.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night, like the nights before, I tossed and turned on my bed incessantly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That night, like the nights before, I tossed and turned on my bed incessantly.
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading That night, like the nights before, I tossed and turned on my bed incessantly.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading That night, like the nights before, I tossed and turned on my bed incessantly.
precisely as stated
From this reading When I did sleep, I slept very heavily, almost as if some one had drugged or tampered with my drink at dinner.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was long before I dropped asleep by degrees.
at the time that
From this reading When I did sleep, I slept very heavily, almost as if some one had drugged or tampered with my drink at dinner.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When I did sleep, I slept very heavily, almost as if some one had drugged or tampered with my drink at dinner.
Chapter 11 of The White Man's Foot by Grant Allen holds 257 sentences, grouped into 52 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 257 sentences of The White Man's Foot, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
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