Chapter 11 of "Who he?" is here in full — 572 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of "Who he?" is here in full — 572 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Audibon took Gabby's hand and pressed it gallantly. Then he led her across the sidewalk to the waiting cab. He helped her in, followed, and gave the network address to the driver. "I'm sorry," he explained. "My baby's in rehearsal tonight.
Chapter 11 of "Who he?" is here in full — 572 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
possessive form of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “"My baby's in rehearsal tonight.”
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading “Then he led her across the sidewalk to the waiting cab.”
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading “He helped her in, followed, and gave the network address to the driver.”
in a gallant manner
From this reading “Audibon took Gabby's hand and pressed it gallantly.”
an interconnected system of things or people
From this reading “He helped her in, followed, and gave the network address to the driver.”
a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)
From this reading “"My baby's in rehearsal tonight.”
walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
From this reading “Then he led her across the sidewalk to the waiting cab.”
On the present night.
From this reading “"My baby's in rehearsal tonight.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading Then he led her across the sidewalk to the waiting cab.
speak to
From this reading He helped her in, followed, and gave the network address to the driver.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Audibon took Gabby's hand and pressed it gallantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Audibon took Gabby's hand and pressed it gallantly.
possessive form of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading "My baby's in rehearsal tonight.
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading Then he led her across the sidewalk to the waiting cab.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading He helped her in, followed, and gave the network address to the driver.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "I'm sorry," he explained.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading He helped her in, followed, and gave the network address to the driver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Audibon took Gabby's hand and pressed it gallantly.
in a gallant manner
From this reading Audibon took Gabby's hand and pressed it gallantly.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He helped her in, followed, and gave the network address to the driver.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Audibon took Gabby's hand and pressed it gallantly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he led her across the sidewalk to the waiting cab.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading He helped her in, followed, and gave the network address to the driver.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he led her across the sidewalk to the waiting cab.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm sorry," he explained.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He helped her in, followed, and gave the network address to the driver.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Audibon took Gabby's hand and pressed it gallantly.
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 Then he led her across the sidewalk to the waiting cab.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My baby's in rehearsal tonight.
an interconnected system of things or people
From this reading He helped her in, followed, and gave the network address to the driver.
compacted by ironing
From this reading Audibon took Gabby's hand and pressed it gallantly.
a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)
From this reading "My baby's in rehearsal tonight.
walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
From this reading Then he led her across the sidewalk to the waiting cab.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "I'm sorry," he explained.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he led her across the sidewalk to the waiting cab.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he led her across the sidewalk to the waiting cab.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he led her across the sidewalk to the waiting cab.
On the present night.
From this reading "My baby's in rehearsal tonight.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Audibon took Gabby's hand and pressed it gallantly.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Then he led her across the sidewalk to the waiting cab.
Chapter 11 of "Who he?" by Alfred Bester holds 572 sentences, grouped into 115 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 572 sentences of "Who he?", unabridged, divided into 115 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of "Who he?" by Alfred Bester exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 572 sentences, grouped into 115 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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