Chapter 9 of Amusement Only is here in full — 276 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Amusement Only is here in full — 276 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SECOND LADY. "Cecil! Where are you? Here?" Hubert, who had been leaning against the wall, came out into the moonlight.
Chapter 9 of Amusement Only is here in full — 276 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Hubert, who had been leaning against the wall, came out into the moonlight.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Hubert, who had been leaning against the wall, came out into the moonlight.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here?"”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “THE SECOND LADY.”
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading “Hubert, who had been leaning against the wall, came out into the moonlight.”
the light of the Moon
From this reading “Hubert, who had been leaning against the wall, came out into the moonlight.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “THE SECOND LADY.”
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “Hubert, who had been leaning against the wall, came out into the moonlight.”
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In this reading “Hubert, who had been leaning against the wall, came out into the moonlight.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “Hubert, who had been leaning against the wall, came out into the moonlight.”
In this reading “Hubert, who had been leaning against the wall, came out into the moonlight.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Hubert, who had been leaning against the wall, came out into the moonlight.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Where are you?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Hubert, who had been leaning against the wall, came out into the moonlight.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Hubert, who had been leaning against the wall, came out into the moonlight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Cecil!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hubert, who had been leaning against the wall, came out into the moonlight.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hubert, who had been leaning against the wall, came out into the moonlight.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Hubert, who had been leaning against the wall, came out into the moonlight.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading THE SECOND LADY.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Hubert, who had been leaning against the wall, came out into the moonlight.
the light of the Moon
From this reading Hubert, who had been leaning against the wall, came out into the moonlight.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Hubert, who had been leaning against the wall, came out into the moonlight.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE SECOND LADY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECOND LADY.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Hubert, who had been leaning against the wall, came out into the moonlight.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where are you?
which person or people
From this reading Hubert, who had been leaning against the wall, came out into the moonlight.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where are you?
Chapter 9 of Amusement Only by Richard Marsh holds 276 sentences, grouped into 56 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 276 sentences of Amusement Only, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
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