Chapter 11 of The Wizard of West Penwith is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Wizard of West Penwith is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ITS CONSEQUENCES. No one thought of the fate of Mr. Brown's favourite mare. All the spectators clustered round the prostrate man. Maud Pendray looked on him as a hero; she seemed to worship him with her eyes. Blanche wept tears of joy that he was saved from what everyone thought inevitable destruction.
Chapter 11 of The Wizard of West Penwith is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “No one thought of the fate of Mr. Brown's favourite mare.”
growing close together but not in dense mats
From this reading “All the spectators clustered round the prostrate man.”
plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “ITS CONSEQUENCES.”
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
From this reading “Blanche wept tears of joy that he was saved from what everyone thought inevitable destruction.”
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading “Blanche wept tears of joy that he was saved from what everyone thought inevitable destruction.”
female equine animal
From this reading “No one thought of the fate of Mr. Brown's favourite mare.”
get into a prostrate position, as in submission
From this reading “All the spectators clustered round the prostrate man.”
plural of “spectator” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading “All the spectators clustered round the prostrate man.”
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.
In this reading “All the spectators clustered round the prostrate man.”
In this reading “Blanche wept tears of joy that he was saved from what everyone thought inevitable destruction.”
In this reading “All the spectators clustered round the prostrate man.”
observe with attention
In this reading “Maud Pendray looked on him as a hero; she seemed to worship him with her eyes.”
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 Maud Pendray looked on him as a hero; she seemed to worship him with her eyes.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All the spectators clustered round the prostrate man.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Maud Pendray looked on him as a hero; she seemed to worship him with her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Blanche wept tears of joy that he was saved from what everyone thought inevitable destruction.
possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading No one thought of the fate of Mr. Brown's favourite mare.
growing close together but not in dense mats
From this reading All the spectators clustered round the prostrate man.
plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading ITS CONSEQUENCES.
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
From this reading Blanche wept tears of joy that he was saved from what everyone thought inevitable destruction.
every person
From this reading Blanche wept tears of joy that he was saved from what everyone thought inevitable destruction.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Maud Pendray looked on him as a hero; she seemed to worship him with her eyes.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading No one thought of the fate of Mr. Brown's favourite mare.
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading No one thought of the fate of Mr. Brown's favourite mare.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Blanche wept tears of joy that he was saved from what everyone thought inevitable destruction.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Blanche wept tears of joy that he was saved from what everyone thought inevitable destruction.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Maud Pendray looked on him as a hero; she seemed to worship him with her eyes.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading Maud Pendray looked on him as a hero; she seemed to worship him with her eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Maud Pendray looked on him as a hero; she seemed to worship him with her eyes.
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading Blanche wept tears of joy that he was saved from what everyone thought inevitable destruction.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading ITS CONSEQUENCES.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Blanche wept tears of joy that he was saved from what everyone thought inevitable destruction.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Maud Pendray looked on him as a hero; she seemed to worship him with her eyes.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading All the spectators clustered round the prostrate man.
female equine animal
From this reading No one thought of the fate of Mr. Brown's favourite mare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maud Pendray looked on him as a hero; she seemed to worship him with her eyes.
a form of address for a man
From this reading No one thought of the fate of Mr. Brown's favourite mare.
not any; not one
From this reading No one thought of the fate of Mr. Brown's favourite mare.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No one thought of the fate of Mr. Brown's favourite mare.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Maud Pendray looked on him as a hero; she seemed to worship him with her eyes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one thought of the fate of Mr. Brown's favourite mare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maud Pendray looked on him as a hero; she seemed to worship him with her eyes.
get into a prostrate position, as in submission
From this reading All the spectators clustered round the prostrate man.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading All the spectators clustered round the prostrate man.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading Blanche wept tears of joy that he was saved from what everyone thought inevitable destruction.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Maud Pendray looked on him as a hero; she seemed to worship him with her eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Maud Pendray looked on him as a hero; she seemed to worship him with her eyes.
plural of “spectator” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading All the spectators clustered round the prostrate man.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Blanche wept tears of joy that he was saved from what everyone thought inevitable destruction.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Blanche wept tears of joy that he was saved from what everyone thought inevitable destruction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No one thought of the fate of Mr. Brown's favourite mare.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading No one thought of the fate of Mr. Brown's favourite mare.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Maud Pendray looked on him as a hero; she seemed to worship him with her eyes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Blanche wept tears of joy that he was saved from what everyone thought inevitable destruction.
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading Blanche wept tears of joy that he was saved from what everyone thought inevitable destruction.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Blanche wept tears of joy that he was saved from what everyone thought inevitable destruction.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Maud Pendray looked on him as a hero; she seemed to worship him with her eyes.
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading Maud Pendray looked on him as a hero; she seemed to worship him with her eyes.
Chapter 11 of The Wizard of West Penwith by William Bentinck Forfar holds 69 sentences, grouped into 14 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 69 sentences of The Wizard of West Penwith, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
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