Chapter 11 of The Wishing Moon is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Wishing Moon is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"His heart's broke," she conceded, melting. "He's nothing with Maggie gone." "His heart's broke, but that's not what beat him," her son stated with authority. "He was beat before." "When?"
Chapter 11 of The Wishing Moon is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading “"His heart's broke, but that's not what beat him," her son stated with authority.”
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “"His heart's broke, but that's not what beat him," her son stated with authority.”
lacking funds
From this reading “"His heart's broke," she conceded, melting.”
past form of “concede” — admit (to a wrongdoing)
From this reading “"His heart's broke," she conceded, melting.”
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “"His heart's broke," she conceded, melting.”
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading “"His heart's broke," she conceded, melting.”
a male human offspring
From this reading “"His heart's broke, but that's not what beat him," her son stated with authority.”
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading “"His heart's broke, but that's not what beat him," her son stated with authority.”
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the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading "His heart's broke, but that's not what beat him," her son stated with authority.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading "His heart's broke, but that's not what beat him," her son stated with authority.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "He was beat before."
lacking funds
From this reading "His heart's broke," she conceded, melting.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "His heart's broke, but that's not what beat him," her son stated with authority.
past form of “concede” — admit (to a wrongdoing)
From this reading "His heart's broke," she conceded, melting.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "He's nothing with Maggie gone."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He was beat before."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's nothing with Maggie gone."
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "His heart's broke," she conceded, melting.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "His heart's broke, but that's not what beat him," her son stated with authority.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "His heart's broke, but that's not what beat him," her son stated with authority.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "His heart's broke," she conceded, melting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's nothing with Maggie gone."
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading "His heart's broke," she conceded, melting.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "His heart's broke, but that's not what beat him," her son stated with authority.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "He's nothing with Maggie gone."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "His heart's broke," she conceded, melting.
a male human offspring
From this reading "His heart's broke, but that's not what beat him," her son stated with authority.
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading "His heart's broke, but that's not what beat him," her son stated with authority.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "His heart's broke, but that's not what beat him," her son stated with authority.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He was beat before."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "His heart's broke, but that's not what beat him," her son stated with authority.
at the time that
From this reading "When?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "He's nothing with Maggie gone."
Chapter 11 of The Wishing Moon by Louise Dutton Fillmore holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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 394 sentences of The Wishing Moon, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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