Chapter 11 of When the Sleeper Wakes is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of When the Sleeper Wakes is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He was startled by a cough close at hand. He turned sharply, and peering, saw a small, hunched-up figure sitting a couple of yards off in the shadow of the enclosure. “Have ye any news?” asked the high-pitched wheezy voice of a very old man. Graham hesitated. “None,” he said.
Chapter 11 of When the Sleeper Wakes is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “He turned sharply, and peering, saw a small, hunched-up figure sitting a couple of yards off in the shadow of the enclosure.”
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was startled by a cough close at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He turned sharply, and peering, saw a small, hunched-up figure sitting a couple of yards off in the shadow of the enclosure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have ye any news?” asked the high-pitched wheezy voice of a very old man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have ye any news?” asked the high-pitched wheezy voice of a very old man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was startled by a cough close at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was startled by a cough close at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was startled by a cough close at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was startled by a cough close at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He turned sharply, and peering, saw a small, hunched-up figure sitting a couple of yards off in the shadow of the enclosure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He turned sharply, and peering, saw a small, hunched-up figure sitting a couple of yards off in the shadow of the enclosure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He turned sharply, and peering, saw a small, hunched-up figure sitting a couple of yards off in the shadow of the enclosure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Graham hesitated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was startled by a cough close at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have ye any news?” asked the high-pitched wheezy voice of a very old man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was startled by a cough close at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Graham hesitated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have ye any news?” asked the high-pitched wheezy voice of a very old man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He turned sharply, and peering, saw a small, hunched-up figure sitting a couple of yards off in the shadow of the enclosure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He turned sharply, and peering, saw a small, hunched-up figure sitting a couple of yards off in the shadow of the enclosure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have ye any news?” asked the high-pitched wheezy voice of a very old man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have ye any news?” asked the high-pitched wheezy voice of a very old man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “None,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He turned sharply, and peering, saw a small, hunched-up figure sitting a couple of yards off in the shadow of the enclosure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He turned sharply, and peering, saw a small, hunched-up figure sitting a couple of yards off in the shadow of the enclosure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have ye any news?” asked the high-pitched wheezy voice of a very old man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He turned sharply, and peering, saw a small, hunched-up figure sitting a couple of yards off in the shadow of the enclosure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “None,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He turned sharply, and peering, saw a small, hunched-up figure sitting a couple of yards off in the shadow of the enclosure.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading He turned sharply, and peering, saw a small, hunched-up figure sitting a couple of yards off in the shadow of the enclosure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He turned sharply, and peering, saw a small, hunched-up figure sitting a couple of yards off in the shadow of the enclosure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He turned sharply, and peering, saw a small, hunched-up figure sitting a couple of yards off in the shadow of the enclosure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He turned sharply, and peering, saw a small, hunched-up figure sitting a couple of yards off in the shadow of the enclosure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was startled by a cough close at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He turned sharply, and peering, saw a small, hunched-up figure sitting a couple of yards off in the shadow of the enclosure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He turned sharply, and peering, saw a small, hunched-up figure sitting a couple of yards off in the shadow of the enclosure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have ye any news?” asked the high-pitched wheezy voice of a very old man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have ye any news?” asked the high-pitched wheezy voice of a very old man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was startled by a cough close at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have ye any news?” asked the high-pitched wheezy voice of a very old man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He turned sharply, and peering, saw a small, hunched-up figure sitting a couple of yards off in the shadow of the enclosure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have ye any news?” asked the high-pitched wheezy voice of a very old man.
Chapter 11 of When the Sleeper Wakes by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 438 sentences of When the Sleeper Wakes, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of When the Sleeper Wakes by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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.
Work through the 88 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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