Chapter 11 of Winner Take All is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Winner Take All is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
POTS AND PANS! The rest tells more quickly by far. A raised, roped platform--two lithe bodies--a pavilion of white faces. Not the first round, nor the second, nor the seventh. The intermission which followed it rather, and a crowd grown strangely silent.
Chapter 11 of Winner Take All is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the act of suspending activity temporarily
From this reading “The intermission which followed it rather, and a crowd grown strangely silent.”
gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
From this reading “A raised, roped platform--two lithe bodies--a pavilion of white faces.”
plural of “pan” — cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
From this reading “POTS AND PANS!”
large and often sumptuous tent
From this reading “A raised, roped platform--two lithe bodies--a pavilion of white faces.”
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading “A raised, roped platform--two lithe bodies--a pavilion of white faces.”
plural of “pot” — metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading “POTS AND PANS!”
past form of “rope” — catch with a lasso
From this reading “A raised, roped platform--two lithe bodies--a pavilion of white faces.”
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading “Not the first round, nor the second, nor the seventh.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A raised, roped platform--two lithe bodies--a pavilion of white faces.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading POTS AND PANS!
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading A raised, roped platform--two lithe bodies--a pavilion of white faces.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The rest tells more quickly by far.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading The intermission which followed it rather, and a crowd grown strangely silent.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A raised, roped platform--two lithe bodies--a pavilion of white faces.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The rest tells more quickly by far.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Not the first round, nor the second, nor the seventh.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The intermission which followed it rather, and a crowd grown strangely silent.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading The intermission which followed it rather, and a crowd grown strangely silent.
the act of suspending activity temporarily
From this reading The intermission which followed it rather, and a crowd grown strangely silent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The intermission which followed it rather, and a crowd grown strangely silent.
gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
From this reading A raised, roped platform--two lithe bodies--a pavilion of white faces.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The rest tells more quickly by far.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Not the first round, nor the second, nor the seventh.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not the first round, nor the second, nor the seventh.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A raised, roped platform--two lithe bodies--a pavilion of white faces.
plural of “pan” — cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
From this reading POTS AND PANS!
large and often sumptuous tent
From this reading A raised, roped platform--two lithe bodies--a pavilion of white faces.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading A raised, roped platform--two lithe bodies--a pavilion of white faces.
plural of “pot” — metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading POTS AND PANS!
with speed
From this reading The rest tells more quickly by far.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading A raised, roped platform--two lithe bodies--a pavilion of white faces.
on the contrary
From this reading The intermission which followed it rather, and a crowd grown strangely silent.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The rest tells more quickly by far.
past form of “rope” — catch with a lasso
From this reading A raised, roped platform--two lithe bodies--a pavilion of white faces.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Not the first round, nor the second, nor the seventh.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Not the first round, nor the second, nor the seventh.
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading Not the first round, nor the second, nor the seventh.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The intermission which followed it rather, and a crowd grown strangely silent.
in a strange manner
From this reading The intermission which followed it rather, and a crowd grown strangely silent.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading The rest tells more quickly by far.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rest tells more quickly by far.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A raised, roped platform--two lithe bodies--a pavilion of white faces.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The intermission which followed it rather, and a crowd grown strangely silent.
a Caucasian
From this reading A raised, roped platform--two lithe bodies--a pavilion of white faces.
Chapter 11 of Winner Take All by Larry, -1925 Evans holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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 397 sentences of Winner Take All, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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