Chapter 11 of West of the Sun is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of West of the Sun is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Pakriaa said thickly, "I am here. What to say? She is nothing." "She is nothing to you, Pakriaa? Then Sears chose a poor student.
Chapter 11 of West of the Sun is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading “Then Sears chose a poor student.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Pakriaa said thickly, "I am here.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “She is nothing."”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Then Sears chose a poor student.”
express in words
From this reading “What to say?”
third-person singular of “sear” — make very hot and dry
From this reading “Then Sears chose a poor student.”
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “Then Sears chose a poor student.”
spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue
From this reading “Pakriaa said thickly, "I am here.”
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.
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In this reading “Then Sears chose a poor student.”
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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 Then Sears chose a poor student.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Pakriaa said thickly, "I am here.
inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading Then Sears chose a poor student.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Pakriaa said thickly, "I am here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Pakriaa said thickly, "I am here.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is nothing."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She is nothing."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pakriaa said thickly, "I am here.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Then Sears chose a poor student.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Pakriaa said thickly, "I am here.
express in words
From this reading What to say?
third-person singular of “sear” — make very hot and dry
From this reading Then Sears chose a poor student.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is nothing."
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading Then Sears chose a poor student.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Sears chose a poor student.
spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue
From this reading Pakriaa said thickly, "I am here.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What to say?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What to say?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "She is nothing to you, Pakriaa?
Chapter 11 of West of the Sun by Edgar Pangborn holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 418 sentences of West of the Sun, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of West of the Sun by Edgar Pangborn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 418 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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