Chapter 11 of The Yellow Dove is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Yellow Dove is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE YELLOW DOVE In a daze Doris saw Cyril bend over the prostrate figure and then come toward her. “Dead?” she whispered in horror. But he didn’t seem to hear her. He caught her by the arm and forcibly led her inland. “Dead!” she whispered again.
Chapter 11 of The Yellow Dove is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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form a curve
From this reading “THE YELLOW DOVE In a daze Doris saw Cyril bend over the prostrate figure and then come toward her.”
Greek missionary; the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet is attributed to him (826-869)
From this reading “THE YELLOW DOVE In a daze Doris saw Cyril bend over the prostrate figure and then come toward her.”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “THE YELLOW DOVE In a daze Doris saw Cyril bend over the prostrate figure and then come toward her.”
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading “THE YELLOW DOVE In a daze Doris saw Cyril bend over the prostrate figure and then come toward her.”
any of numerous small pigeons
From this reading “THE YELLOW DOVE In a daze Doris saw Cyril bend over the prostrate figure and then come toward her.”
in a forcible manner
From this reading “He caught her by the arm and forcibly led her inland.”
situated away from an area's coast or border
From this reading “He caught her by the arm and forcibly led her inland.”
get into a prostrate position, as in submission
From this reading “THE YELLOW DOVE In a daze Doris saw Cyril bend over the prostrate figure and then come toward her.”
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In this reading “THE YELLOW DOVE In a daze Doris saw Cyril bend over the prostrate figure and then come toward her.”
In this reading “THE YELLOW DOVE In a daze Doris saw Cyril bend over the prostrate figure and then come toward her.”
In this reading “He caught her by the arm and forcibly led her inland.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE YELLOW DOVE In a daze Doris saw Cyril bend over the prostrate figure and then come toward her.
anew
From this reading “Dead!” she whispered again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE YELLOW DOVE In a daze Doris saw Cyril bend over the prostrate figure and then come toward her.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading He caught her by the arm and forcibly led her inland.
form a curve
From this reading THE YELLOW DOVE In a daze Doris saw Cyril bend over the prostrate figure and then come toward her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he didn’t seem to hear her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He caught her by the arm and forcibly led her inland.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading He caught her by the arm and forcibly led her inland.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE YELLOW DOVE In a daze Doris saw Cyril bend over the prostrate figure and then come toward her.
Greek missionary; the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet is attributed to him (826-869)
From this reading THE YELLOW DOVE In a daze Doris saw Cyril bend over the prostrate figure and then come toward her.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading THE YELLOW DOVE In a daze Doris saw Cyril bend over the prostrate figure and then come toward her.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “Dead?” she whispered in horror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he didn’t seem to hear her.
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading THE YELLOW DOVE In a daze Doris saw Cyril bend over the prostrate figure and then come toward her.
any of numerous small pigeons
From this reading THE YELLOW DOVE In a daze Doris saw Cyril bend over the prostrate figure and then come toward her.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading THE YELLOW DOVE In a daze Doris saw Cyril bend over the prostrate figure and then come toward her.
in a forcible manner
From this reading He caught her by the arm and forcibly led her inland.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he didn’t seem to hear her.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading But he didn’t seem to hear her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE YELLOW DOVE In a daze Doris saw Cyril bend over the prostrate figure and then come toward her.
intense and profound fear
From this reading “Dead?” she whispered in horror.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE YELLOW DOVE In a daze Doris saw Cyril bend over the prostrate figure and then come toward her.
situated away from an area's coast or border
From this reading He caught her by the arm and forcibly led her inland.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading He caught her by the arm and forcibly led her inland.
above and across; more than
From this reading THE YELLOW DOVE In a daze Doris saw Cyril bend over the prostrate figure and then come toward her.
get into a prostrate position, as in submission
From this reading THE YELLOW DOVE In a daze Doris saw Cyril bend over the prostrate figure and then come toward her.
cut with a saw
From this reading THE YELLOW DOVE In a daze Doris saw Cyril bend over the prostrate figure and then come toward her.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But he didn’t seem to hear her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Dead?” she whispered in horror.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE YELLOW DOVE In a daze Doris saw Cyril bend over the prostrate figure and then come toward her.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading THE YELLOW DOVE In a daze Doris saw Cyril bend over the prostrate figure and then come toward her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But he didn’t seem to hear her.
in the direction of
From this reading THE YELLOW DOVE In a daze Doris saw Cyril bend over the prostrate figure and then come toward her.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Dead?” she whispered in horror.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading THE YELLOW DOVE In a daze Doris saw Cyril bend over the prostrate figure and then come toward her.
Chapter 11 of The Yellow Dove by George Gibbs holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 178 sentences of The Yellow Dove, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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