Chapter 9 of A story teller's story is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of A story teller's story is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NOTE XI DID I in reality also love the man? I had found him, on a Saturday evening, very drunk in a saloon in Chicago. It was about nine o’clock and some time after I had fled from Nora. I was nearly broke and thought I had better be thinking of doing something that would bring me in a little money. What should I do?
Chapter 9 of A story teller's story is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “I had found him, on a Saturday evening, very drunk in a saloon in Chicago.”
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading “I had found him, on a Saturday evening, very drunk in a saloon in Chicago.”
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading “It was about nine o’clock and some time after I had fled from Nora.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “It was about nine o’clock and some time after I had fled from Nora.”
according to the clock
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading “NOTE XI DID I in reality also love the man?”
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading “I had found him, on a Saturday evening, very drunk in a saloon in Chicago.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “I had found him, on a Saturday evening, very drunk in a saloon in Chicago.”
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In this reading “It was about nine o’clock and some time after I had fled from Nora.”
In this reading “I was nearly broke and thought I had better be thinking of doing something that would bring me in a little money.”
In this reading “It was about nine o’clock and some time after I had fled from Nora.”
In this reading “It was about nine o’clock and some time after I had fled from Nora.”
used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly
In this reading “NOTE XI DID I in reality also love the man?”
In this reading “I was nearly broke and thought I had better be thinking of doing something that would bring me in a little money.”
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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 I had found him, on a Saturday evening, very drunk in a saloon in Chicago.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about nine o’clock and some time after I had fled from Nora.
later than; following
From this reading It was about nine o’clock and some time after I had fled from Nora.
in addition
From this reading NOTE XI DID I in reality also love the man?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was about nine o’clock and some time after I had fled from Nora.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I was nearly broke and thought I had better be thinking of doing something that would bring me in a little money.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading I was nearly broke and thought I had better be thinking of doing something that would bring me in a little money.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I was nearly broke and thought I had better be thinking of doing something that would bring me in a little money.
lacking funds
From this reading I was nearly broke and thought I had better be thinking of doing something that would bring me in a little money.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading I had found him, on a Saturday evening, very drunk in a saloon in Chicago.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading NOTE XI DID I in reality also love the man?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What should I do?
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading I was nearly broke and thought I had better be thinking of doing something that would bring me in a little money.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading I had found him, on a Saturday evening, very drunk in a saloon in Chicago.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading I had found him, on a Saturday evening, very drunk in a saloon in Chicago.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading It was about nine o’clock and some time after I had fled from Nora.
set up or found
From this reading I had found him, on a Saturday evening, very drunk in a saloon in Chicago.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was about nine o’clock and some time after I had fled from Nora.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had found him, on a Saturday evening, very drunk in a saloon in Chicago.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had found him, on a Saturday evening, very drunk in a saloon in Chicago.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading NOTE XI DID I in reality also love the man?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NOTE XI DID I in reality also love the man?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about nine o’clock and some time after I had fled from Nora.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I was nearly broke and thought I had better be thinking of doing something that would bring me in a little money.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading NOTE XI DID I in reality also love the man?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading NOTE XI DID I in reality also love the man?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was nearly broke and thought I had better be thinking of doing something that would bring me in a little money.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading I was nearly broke and thought I had better be thinking of doing something that would bring me in a little money.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I was nearly broke and thought I had better be thinking of doing something that would bring me in a little money.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading It was about nine o’clock and some time after I had fled from Nora.
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From this reading It was about nine o’clock and some time after I had fled from Nora.
a brief written record
From this reading NOTE XI DID I in reality also love the man?
according to the clock
From this reading It was about nine o’clock and some time after I had fled from Nora.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was nearly broke and thought I had better be thinking of doing something that would bring me in a little money.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had found him, on a Saturday evening, very drunk in a saloon in Chicago.
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading NOTE XI DID I in reality also love the man?
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading I had found him, on a Saturday evening, very drunk in a saloon in Chicago.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading I had found him, on a Saturday evening, very drunk in a saloon in Chicago.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What should I do?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was about nine o’clock and some time after I had fled from Nora.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I was nearly broke and thought I had better be thinking of doing something that would bring me in a little money.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was nearly broke and thought I had better be thinking of doing something that would bring me in a little money.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NOTE XI DID I in reality also love the man?
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I was nearly broke and thought I had better be thinking of doing something that would bring me in a little money.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I was nearly broke and thought I had better be thinking of doing something that would bring me in a little money.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was about nine o’clock and some time after I had fled from Nora.
precisely as stated
From this reading I had found him, on a Saturday evening, very drunk in a saloon in Chicago.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was about nine o’clock and some time after I had fled from Nora.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What should I do?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I was nearly broke and thought I had better be thinking of doing something that would bring me in a little money.
the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
From this reading NOTE XI DID I in reality also love the man?
Chapter 9 of A story teller's story by Sherwood Anderson holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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