Chapter 11 of Winefred: A Story of the Chalk Cliffs is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Winefred: A Story of the Chalk Cliffs is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OUT OF THE SNARE In a moment Winefred was surrounded by men. There was something alarming in their appearance, with blackened faces. One, a tall, vigorous fellow, apparently young, stood forward and questioned her. 'What! Winefred Marley?'
Chapter 11 of Winefred: A Story of the Chalk Cliffs is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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frightening because of an awareness of danger
From this reading “There was something alarming in their appearance, with blackened faces.”
from appearances alone
From this reading “One, a tall, vigorous fellow, apparently young, stood forward and questioned her.”
darkened by smoke
From this reading “There was something alarming in their appearance, with blackened faces.”
Jamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981)
From this reading “Winefred Marley?'”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “One, a tall, vigorous fellow, apparently young, stood forward and questioned her.”
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
From this reading “OUT OF THE SNARE In a moment Winefred was surrounded by men.”
confined on all sides
From this reading “OUT OF THE SNARE In a moment Winefred was surrounded by men.”
characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity
From this reading “One, a tall, vigorous fellow, apparently young, stood forward and questioned her.”
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.
In this reading “There was something alarming in their appearance, with blackened faces.”
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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 OUT OF THE SNARE In a moment Winefred was surrounded by men.
frightening because of an awareness of danger
From this reading There was something alarming in their appearance, with blackened faces.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One, a tall, vigorous fellow, apparently young, stood forward and questioned her.
from appearances alone
From this reading One, a tall, vigorous fellow, apparently young, stood forward and questioned her.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading There was something alarming in their appearance, with blackened faces.
darkened by smoke
From this reading There was something alarming in their appearance, with blackened faces.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading OUT OF THE SNARE In a moment Winefred was surrounded by men.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading There was something alarming in their appearance, with blackened faces.
a boy or man
From this reading One, a tall, vigorous fellow, apparently young, stood forward and questioned her.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading One, a tall, vigorous fellow, apparently young, stood forward and questioned her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One, a tall, vigorous fellow, apparently young, stood forward and questioned her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OUT OF THE SNARE In a moment Winefred was surrounded by men.
Jamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981)
From this reading Winefred Marley?'
the force of workers available
From this reading OUT OF THE SNARE In a moment Winefred was surrounded by men.
a particular point in time
From this reading OUT OF THE SNARE In a moment Winefred was surrounded by men.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OUT OF THE SNARE In a moment Winefred was surrounded by men.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One, a tall, vigorous fellow, apparently young, stood forward and questioned her.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading OUT OF THE SNARE In a moment Winefred was surrounded by men.
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading One, a tall, vigorous fellow, apparently young, stood forward and questioned her.
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
From this reading OUT OF THE SNARE In a moment Winefred was surrounded by men.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something alarming in their appearance, with blackened faces.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading One, a tall, vigorous fellow, apparently young, stood forward and questioned her.
confined on all sides
From this reading OUT OF THE SNARE In a moment Winefred was surrounded by men.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading One, a tall, vigorous fellow, apparently young, stood forward and questioned her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUT OF THE SNARE In a moment Winefred was surrounded by men.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was something alarming in their appearance, with blackened faces.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was something alarming in their appearance, with blackened faces.
characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity
From this reading One, a tall, vigorous fellow, apparently young, stood forward and questioned her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OUT OF THE SNARE In a moment Winefred was surrounded by men.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OUT OF THE SNARE In a moment Winefred was surrounded by men.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was something alarming in their appearance, with blackened faces.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading One, a tall, vigorous fellow, apparently young, stood forward and questioned her.
Chapter 11 of Winefred: A Story of the Chalk Cliffs by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 303 sentences, grouped into 61 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 303 sentences of Winefred: A Story of the Chalk Cliffs, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Winefred: A Story of the Chalk Cliffs by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 303 sentences, grouped into 61 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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