Chapter 9 of A Safety Match is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of A Safety Match is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"In what way?" asked her husband curiously. Daphne turned and surveyed him. "Would you be angry if I told you--jealous, I mean?" "What right have I to be angry or jealous?" said Juggernaut simply. "In what way," he repeated, "has Carthew been showing that he is a good sort?"
Chapter 9 of A Safety Match is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling or showing anger
From this reading “"Would you be angry if I told you--jealous, I mean?"”
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading “"In what way?" asked her husband curiously.”
any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
From this reading “Daphne turned and surveyed him.”
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading “"Would you be angry if I told you--jealous, I mean?"”
a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way
From this reading “"What right have I to be angry or jealous?" said Juggernaut simply.”
the display of a motion picture
From this reading “"In what way," he repeated, "has Carthew been showing that he is a good sort?"”
and nothing more
From this reading “"What right have I to be angry or jealous?" said Juggernaut simply.”
past form of “survey” — consider in a comprehensive way
From this reading “Daphne turned and surveyed him.”
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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 "In what way," he repeated, "has Carthew been showing that he is a good sort?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Daphne turned and surveyed him.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading "Would you be angry if I told you--jealous, I mean?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "In what way?" asked her husband curiously.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Would you be angry if I told you--jealous, I mean?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "In what way," he repeated, "has Carthew been showing that he is a good sort?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In what way," he repeated, "has Carthew been showing that he is a good sort?"
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading "In what way?" asked her husband curiously.
any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
From this reading Daphne turned and surveyed him.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "In what way," he repeated, "has Carthew been showing that he is a good sort?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "In what way," he repeated, "has Carthew been showing that he is a good sort?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What right have I to be angry or jealous?" said Juggernaut simply.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "In what way," he repeated, "has Carthew been showing that he is a good sort?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "In what way?" asked her husband curiously.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Daphne turned and surveyed him.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading "In what way?" asked her husband curiously.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Would you be angry if I told you--jealous, I mean?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Would you be angry if I told you--jealous, I mean?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In what way?" asked her husband curiously.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "In what way," he repeated, "has Carthew been showing that he is a good sort?"
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading "Would you be angry if I told you--jealous, I mean?"
a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way
From this reading "What right have I to be angry or jealous?" said Juggernaut simply.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Would you be angry if I told you--jealous, I mean?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "What right have I to be angry or jealous?" said Juggernaut simply.
recurring again and again
From this reading "In what way," he repeated, "has Carthew been showing that he is a good sort?"
precisely, exactly
From this reading "What right have I to be angry or jealous?" said Juggernaut simply.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What right have I to be angry or jealous?" said Juggernaut simply.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading "In what way," he repeated, "has Carthew been showing that he is a good sort?"
and nothing more
From this reading "What right have I to be angry or jealous?" said Juggernaut simply.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "In what way," he repeated, "has Carthew been showing that he is a good sort?"
past form of “survey” — consider in a comprehensive way
From this reading Daphne turned and surveyed him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "In what way," he repeated, "has Carthew been showing that he is a good sort?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What right have I to be angry or jealous?" said Juggernaut simply.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Would you be angry if I told you--jealous, I mean?"
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Daphne turned and surveyed him.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "In what way?" asked her husband curiously.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "In what way?" asked her husband curiously.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Would you be angry if I told you--jealous, I mean?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Would you be angry if I told you--jealous, I mean?"
Chapter 9 of A Safety Match by Ian Hay holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 402 sentences of A Safety Match, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of A Safety Match by Ian Hay exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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