Chapter 11 of Through the Wall is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Through the Wall is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TOWERS OF NOTRE-DAME It was a distressed and sleepless night that Alice passed after the torturing scene of her lover's arrest. She would almost have preferred her haunting dreams to this pitiful reality. What had Lloyd done? Why had this woman come for him? And what would happen now?
Chapter 11 of Through the Wall is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
From this reading “THE TOWERS OF NOTRE-DAME It was a distressed and sleepless night that Alice passed after the torturing scene of her lover's arrest.”
continually recurring to the mind
From this reading “She would almost have preferred her haunting dreams to this pitiful reality.”
United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
From this reading “What had Lloyd done?”
possessive form of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “THE TOWERS OF NOTRE-DAME It was a distressed and sleepless night that Alice passed after the torturing scene of her lover's arrest.”
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading “She would almost have preferred her haunting dreams to this pitiful reality.”
experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
From this reading “THE TOWERS OF NOTRE-DAME It was a distressed and sleepless night that Alice passed after the torturing scene of her lover's arrest.”
extremely painful
From this reading “THE TOWERS OF NOTRE-DAME It was a distressed and sleepless night that Alice passed after the torturing scene of her lover's arrest.”
plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading “THE TOWERS OF NOTRE-DAME It was a distressed and sleepless night that Alice passed after the torturing scene of her lover's arrest.”
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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 TOWERS OF NOTRE-DAME It was a distressed and sleepless night that Alice passed after the torturing scene of her lover's arrest.
later than; following
From this reading THE TOWERS OF NOTRE-DAME It was a distressed and sleepless night that Alice passed after the torturing scene of her lover's arrest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TOWERS OF NOTRE-DAME It was a distressed and sleepless night that Alice passed after the torturing scene of her lover's arrest.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She would almost have preferred her haunting dreams to this pitiful reality.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TOWERS OF NOTRE-DAME It was a distressed and sleepless night that Alice passed after the torturing scene of her lover's arrest.
take into custody
From this reading THE TOWERS OF NOTRE-DAME It was a distressed and sleepless night that Alice passed after the torturing scene of her lover's arrest.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Why had this woman come for him?
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
From this reading THE TOWERS OF NOTRE-DAME It was a distressed and sleepless night that Alice passed after the torturing scene of her lover's arrest.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading What had Lloyd done?
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading She would almost have preferred her haunting dreams to this pitiful reality.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Why had this woman come for him?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What had Lloyd done?
come to pass
From this reading And what would happen now?
continually recurring to the mind
From this reading She would almost have preferred her haunting dreams to this pitiful reality.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She would almost have preferred her haunting dreams to this pitiful reality.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE TOWERS OF NOTRE-DAME It was a distressed and sleepless night that Alice passed after the torturing scene of her lover's arrest.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why had this woman come for him?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE TOWERS OF NOTRE-DAME It was a distressed and sleepless night that Alice passed after the torturing scene of her lover's arrest.
United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
From this reading What had Lloyd done?
possessive form of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading THE TOWERS OF NOTRE-DAME It was a distressed and sleepless night that Alice passed after the torturing scene of her lover's arrest.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE TOWERS OF NOTRE-DAME It was a distressed and sleepless night that Alice passed after the torturing scene of her lover's arrest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TOWERS OF NOTRE-DAME It was a distressed and sleepless night that Alice passed after the torturing scene of her lover's arrest.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And what would happen now?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TOWERS OF NOTRE-DAME It was a distressed and sleepless night that Alice passed after the torturing scene of her lover's arrest.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading THE TOWERS OF NOTRE-DAME It was a distressed and sleepless night that Alice passed after the torturing scene of her lover's arrest.
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading She would almost have preferred her haunting dreams to this pitiful reality.
more desirable than another
From this reading She would almost have preferred her haunting dreams to this pitiful reality.
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading She would almost have preferred her haunting dreams to this pitiful reality.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading THE TOWERS OF NOTRE-DAME It was a distressed and sleepless night that Alice passed after the torturing scene of her lover's arrest.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would almost have preferred her haunting dreams to this pitiful reality.
experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
From this reading THE TOWERS OF NOTRE-DAME It was a distressed and sleepless night that Alice passed after the torturing scene of her lover's arrest.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE TOWERS OF NOTRE-DAME It was a distressed and sleepless night that Alice passed after the torturing scene of her lover's arrest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TOWERS OF NOTRE-DAME It was a distressed and sleepless night that Alice passed after the torturing scene of her lover's arrest.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She would almost have preferred her haunting dreams to this pitiful reality.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She would almost have preferred her haunting dreams to this pitiful reality.
extremely painful
From this reading THE TOWERS OF NOTRE-DAME It was a distressed and sleepless night that Alice passed after the torturing scene of her lover's arrest.
plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading THE TOWERS OF NOTRE-DAME It was a distressed and sleepless night that Alice passed after the torturing scene of her lover's arrest.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TOWERS OF NOTRE-DAME It was a distressed and sleepless night that Alice passed after the torturing scene of her lover's arrest.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had Lloyd done?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why had this woman come for him?
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Why had this woman come for him?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would almost have preferred her haunting dreams to this pitiful reality.
Chapter 11 of Through the Wall by Cleveland Moffett holds 268 sentences, grouped into 54 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.
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