Chapter IX of A Life for a Life, Volume 3 (of 3), “Her Story,” is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter IX of A Life for a Life, Volume 3 (of 3), “Her Story,” is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
|A fourth Monday, and my letter has not come. Oh, Max, Max!--You are not ill, I know; for Augustus saw you on Saturday. Why were you in such haste to slip away from him? He himself even noticed it. For me, had I not then heard of your wellbeing, I should have disquieted myself sorely.
Chapter IX of A Life for a Life, Volume 3 (of 3), “Her Story,” is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
From this reading “Oh, Max, Max!--You are not ill, I know; for Augustus saw you on Saturday.”
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading “|A fourth Monday, and my letter has not come.”
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading “Oh, Max, Max!--You are not ill, I know; for Augustus saw you on Saturday.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “|A fourth Monday, and my letter has not come.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “Oh, Max, Max!--You are not ill, I know; for Augustus saw you on Saturday.”
move stealthily
From this reading “Why were you in such haste to slip away from him?”
to a great degree
From this reading “For me, had I not then heard of your wellbeing, I should have disquieted myself sorely.”
a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous
From this reading “For me, had I not then heard of your wellbeing, I should have disquieted myself sorely.”
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.
leave furtively and stealthily
In this reading “Why were you in such haste to slip away from him?”
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 fourth Monday, and my letter has not come.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |A fourth Monday, and my letter has not come.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Oh, Max, Max!--You are not ill, I know; for Augustus saw you on Saturday.
Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
From this reading Oh, Max, Max!--You are not ill, I know; for Augustus saw you on Saturday.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Why were you in such haste to slip away from him?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading |A fourth Monday, and my letter has not come.
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading For me, had I not then heard of your wellbeing, I should have disquieted myself sorely.
divisible by two
From this reading He himself even noticed it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Oh, Max, Max!--You are not ill, I know; for Augustus saw you on Saturday.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading |A fourth Monday, and my letter has not come.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Why were you in such haste to slip away from him?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For me, had I not then heard of your wellbeing, I should have disquieted myself sorely.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading |A fourth Monday, and my letter has not come.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading Why were you in such haste to slip away from him?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For me, had I not then heard of your wellbeing, I should have disquieted myself sorely.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He himself even noticed it.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading For me, had I not then heard of your wellbeing, I should have disquieted myself sorely.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why were you in such haste to slip away from him?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He himself even noticed it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, Max, Max!--You are not ill, I know; for Augustus saw you on Saturday.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Oh, Max, Max!--You are not ill, I know; for Augustus saw you on Saturday.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why were you in such haste to slip away from him?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He himself even noticed it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Oh, Max, Max!--You are not ill, I know; for Augustus saw you on Saturday.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading |A fourth Monday, and my letter has not come.
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading Oh, Max, Max!--You are not ill, I know; for Augustus saw you on Saturday.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For me, had I not then heard of your wellbeing, I should have disquieted myself sorely.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading |A fourth Monday, and my letter has not come.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading |A fourth Monday, and my letter has not come.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading For me, had I not then heard of your wellbeing, I should have disquieted myself sorely.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading |A fourth Monday, and my letter has not come.
being perceived or observed
From this reading He himself even noticed it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For me, had I not then heard of your wellbeing, I should have disquieted myself sorely.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, Max, Max!--You are not ill, I know; for Augustus saw you on Saturday.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Oh, Max, Max!--You are not ill, I know; for Augustus saw you on Saturday.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Oh, Max, Max!--You are not ill, I know; for Augustus saw you on Saturday.
cut with a saw
From this reading Oh, Max, Max!--You are not ill, I know; for Augustus saw you on Saturday.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading For me, had I not then heard of your wellbeing, I should have disquieted myself sorely.
move stealthily
From this reading Why were you in such haste to slip away from him?
to a great degree
From this reading For me, had I not then heard of your wellbeing, I should have disquieted myself sorely.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Why were you in such haste to slip away from him?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading For me, had I not then heard of your wellbeing, I should have disquieted myself sorely.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why were you in such haste to slip away from him?
a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous
From this reading For me, had I not then heard of your wellbeing, I should have disquieted myself sorely.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why were you in such haste to slip away from him?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why were you in such haste to slip away from him?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, Max, Max!--You are not ill, I know; for Augustus saw you on Saturday.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading For me, had I not then heard of your wellbeing, I should have disquieted myself sorely.
Chapter 9 of A Life for a Life, Volume 3 (of 3) by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik holds 373 sentences, grouped into 75 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 373 sentences of A Life for a Life, Volume 3 (of 3), unabridged, divided into 75 reading sections.
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