Chapter 9 of Annie Kilburn : a Novel is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Annie Kilburn : a Novel is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Annie had thought of playing some joke; of pretending not to understand; of delaying the child's pleasure; playing with it; teasing. But in the face of this rapturous longing, she could only answer, “Yes.” “Mine? My very own? To have?
Chapter 9 of Annie Kilburn : a Novel is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “Annie had thought of playing some joke; of pretending not to understand; of delaying the child's pleasure; playing with it; teasing.”
-ing form of “delay” — cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading “Annie had thought of playing some joke; of pretending not to understand; of delaying the child's pleasure; playing with it; teasing.”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “Annie had thought of playing some joke; of pretending not to understand; of delaying the child's pleasure; playing with it; teasing.”
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading “But in the face of this rapturous longing, she could only answer, “Yes.””
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “Annie had thought of playing some joke; of pretending not to understand; of delaying the child's pleasure; playing with it; teasing.”
the act of giving a false appearance
From this reading “Annie had thought of playing some joke; of pretending not to understand; of delaying the child's pleasure; playing with it; teasing.”
feeling great rapture or delight
From this reading “But in the face of this rapturous longing, she could only answer, “Yes.””
the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
From this reading “Annie had thought of playing some joke; of pretending not to understand; of delaying the child's pleasure; playing with it; teasing.”
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From this reading Annie had thought of playing some joke; of pretending not to understand; of delaying the child's pleasure; playing with it; teasing.
react verbally
From this reading But in the face of this rapturous longing, she could only answer, “Yes.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in the face of this rapturous longing, she could only answer, “Yes.”
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Annie had thought of playing some joke; of pretending not to understand; of delaying the child's pleasure; playing with it; teasing.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But in the face of this rapturous longing, she could only answer, “Yes.”
-ing form of “delay” — cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading Annie had thought of playing some joke; of pretending not to understand; of delaying the child's pleasure; playing with it; teasing.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading But in the face of this rapturous longing, she could only answer, “Yes.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Annie had thought of playing some joke; of pretending not to understand; of delaying the child's pleasure; playing with it; teasing.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To have?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in the face of this rapturous longing, she could only answer, “Yes.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Annie had thought of playing some joke; of pretending not to understand; of delaying the child's pleasure; playing with it; teasing.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading Annie had thought of playing some joke; of pretending not to understand; of delaying the child's pleasure; playing with it; teasing.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading But in the face of this rapturous longing, she could only answer, “Yes.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Mine?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My very own?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Annie had thought of playing some joke; of pretending not to understand; of delaying the child's pleasure; playing with it; teasing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Annie had thought of playing some joke; of pretending not to understand; of delaying the child's pleasure; playing with it; teasing.
and nothing more
From this reading But in the face of this rapturous longing, she could only answer, “Yes.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading My very own?
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading Annie had thought of playing some joke; of pretending not to understand; of delaying the child's pleasure; playing with it; teasing.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Annie had thought of playing some joke; of pretending not to understand; of delaying the child's pleasure; playing with it; teasing.
the act of giving a false appearance
From this reading Annie had thought of playing some joke; of pretending not to understand; of delaying the child's pleasure; playing with it; teasing.
feeling great rapture or delight
From this reading But in the face of this rapturous longing, she could only answer, “Yes.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But in the face of this rapturous longing, she could only answer, “Yes.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Annie had thought of playing some joke; of pretending not to understand; of delaying the child's pleasure; playing with it; teasing.
the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
From this reading Annie had thought of playing some joke; of pretending not to understand; of delaying the child's pleasure; playing with it; teasing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Annie had thought of playing some joke; of pretending not to understand; of delaying the child's pleasure; playing with it; teasing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But in the face of this rapturous longing, she could only answer, “Yes.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Annie had thought of playing some joke; of pretending not to understand; of delaying the child's pleasure; playing with it; teasing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Annie had thought of playing some joke; of pretending not to understand; of delaying the child's pleasure; playing with it; teasing.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Annie had thought of playing some joke; of pretending not to understand; of delaying the child's pleasure; playing with it; teasing.
precisely as stated
From this reading My very own?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Annie had thought of playing some joke; of pretending not to understand; of delaying the child's pleasure; playing with it; teasing.
an affirmative
From this reading But in the face of this rapturous longing, she could only answer, “Yes.”
Chapter 9 of Annie Kilburn : a Novel by William Dean Howells holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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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