Chapter 9 of A Dear Little Girl is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of A Dear Little Girl is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ABOUT SEVERAL THINGS. It seemed to Edna, as she looked up, that she had never seen Uncle Justus's eyebrows appear so shaggy, nor his eyes snap so. "Boys!" he thundered out, "leave the house." Every one slunk out of the room and down the stairs without a word. "Edna," he said, when the last one had left, "go to your room.
Chapter 9 of A Dear Little Girl is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 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.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “It seemed to Edna, as she looked up, that she had never seen Uncle Justus's eyebrows appear so shaggy, nor his eyes snap so.”
plural of “eyebrow” — the arch of hair above each eye
From this reading “It seemed to Edna, as she looked up, that she had never seen Uncle Justus's eyebrows appear so shaggy, nor his eyes snap so.”
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading “ABOUT SEVERAL THINGS.”
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
From this reading “It seemed to Edna, as she looked up, that she had never seen Uncle Justus's eyebrows appear so shaggy, nor his eyes snap so.”
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “It seemed to Edna, as she looked up, that she had never seen Uncle Justus's eyebrows appear so shaggy, nor his eyes snap so.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “Every one slunk out of the room and down the stairs without a word.”
past form of “thunder” — move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading “"Boys!" he thundered out, "leave the house."”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “It seemed to Edna, as she looked up, that she had never seen Uncle Justus's eyebrows appear so shaggy, nor his eyes snap so.”
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 “Every one slunk out of the room and down the stairs without a word.”
seek information from
In this reading “It seemed to Edna, as she looked up, that she had never seen Uncle Justus's eyebrows appear so shaggy, nor his eyes snap so.”
In this reading “ABOUT SEVERAL THINGS.”
In this reading “"Boys!" he thundered out, "leave the house."”
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 Every one slunk out of the room and down the stairs without a word.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ABOUT SEVERAL THINGS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every one slunk out of the room and down the stairs without a word.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed to Edna, as she looked up, that she had never seen Uncle Justus's eyebrows appear so shaggy, nor his eyes snap so.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed to Edna, as she looked up, that she had never seen Uncle Justus's eyebrows appear so shaggy, nor his eyes snap so.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Boys!" he thundered out, "leave the house."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Every one slunk out of the room and down the stairs without a word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed to Edna, as she looked up, that she had never seen Uncle Justus's eyebrows appear so shaggy, nor his eyes snap so.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one slunk out of the room and down the stairs without a word.
plural of “eyebrow” — the arch of hair above each eye
From this reading It seemed to Edna, as she looked up, that she had never seen Uncle Justus's eyebrows appear so shaggy, nor his eyes snap so.
opinion or judgment
From this reading It seemed to Edna, as she looked up, that she had never seen Uncle Justus's eyebrows appear so shaggy, nor his eyes snap so.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Edna," he said, when the last one had left, "go to your room.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed to Edna, as she looked up, that she had never seen Uncle Justus's eyebrows appear so shaggy, nor his eyes snap so.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Boys!" he thundered out, "leave the house."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to Edna, as she looked up, that she had never seen Uncle Justus's eyebrows appear so shaggy, nor his eyes snap so.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "Boys!" he thundered out, "leave the house."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to Edna, as she looked up, that she had never seen Uncle Justus's eyebrows appear so shaggy, nor his eyes snap so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed to Edna, as she looked up, that she had never seen Uncle Justus's eyebrows appear so shaggy, nor his eyes snap so.
immediately past
From this reading "Edna," he said, when the last one had left, "go to your room.
go away from a place
From this reading "Boys!" he thundered out, "leave the house."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "Edna," he said, when the last one had left, "go to your room.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It seemed to Edna, as she looked up, that she had never seen Uncle Justus's eyebrows appear so shaggy, nor his eyes snap so.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It seemed to Edna, as she looked up, that she had never seen Uncle Justus's eyebrows appear so shaggy, nor his eyes snap so.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading It seemed to Edna, as she looked up, that she had never seen Uncle Justus's eyebrows appear so shaggy, nor his eyes snap so.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every one slunk out of the room and down the stairs without a word.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every one slunk out of the room and down the stairs without a word.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Boys!" he thundered out, "leave the house."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Every one slunk out of the room and down the stairs without a word.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Edna," he said, when the last one had left, "go to your room.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed to Edna, as she looked up, that she had never seen Uncle Justus's eyebrows appear so shaggy, nor his eyes snap so.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It seemed to Edna, as she looked up, that she had never seen Uncle Justus's eyebrows appear so shaggy, nor his eyes snap so.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading ABOUT SEVERAL THINGS.
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
From this reading It seemed to Edna, as she looked up, that she had never seen Uncle Justus's eyebrows appear so shaggy, nor his eyes snap so.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed to Edna, as she looked up, that she had never seen Uncle Justus's eyebrows appear so shaggy, nor his eyes snap so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every one slunk out of the room and down the stairs without a word.
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading It seemed to Edna, as she looked up, that she had never seen Uncle Justus's eyebrows appear so shaggy, nor his eyes snap so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It seemed to Edna, as she looked up, that she had never seen Uncle Justus's eyebrows appear so shaggy, nor his eyes snap so.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Every one slunk out of the room and down the stairs without a word.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to Edna, as she looked up, that she had never seen Uncle Justus's eyebrows appear so shaggy, nor his eyes snap so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Boys!" he thundered out, "leave the house."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading ABOUT SEVERAL THINGS.
past form of “thunder” — move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading "Boys!" he thundered out, "leave the house."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to Edna, as she looked up, that she had never seen Uncle Justus's eyebrows appear so shaggy, nor his eyes snap so.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading It seemed to Edna, as she looked up, that she had never seen Uncle Justus's eyebrows appear so shaggy, nor his eyes snap so.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It seemed to Edna, as she looked up, that she had never seen Uncle Justus's eyebrows appear so shaggy, nor his eyes snap so.
at the time that
From this reading "Edna," he said, when the last one had left, "go to your room.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Every one slunk out of the room and down the stairs without a word.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Every one slunk out of the room and down the stairs without a word.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Edna," he said, when the last one had left, "go to your room.
Chapter 9 of A Dear Little Girl by Amy Ella Blanchard holds 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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 9 holds 136 sentences of A Dear Little Girl, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of A Dear Little Girl by Amy Ella Blanchard exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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 28 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 28 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 9 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading A Dear Little Girl by Amy Ella Blanchard on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 1969 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #31244 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #31244, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 164 minutes of reading across 394 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through A Dear Little Girl section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 13 chapters of A Dear Little Girl to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Dear Little Girl, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
