Chapter 9 of Blind mice is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Blind mice is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I didn’t go,” volunteered Dimmie. “I stayed with Mrs. Hamilton.” At this juncture Lucy came in with a dish from the kitchen. “_You_ look like you’d been to a funeral,” said John, regarding her. “What’s the matter?”
Chapter 9 of Blind mice is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading “At this juncture Lucy came in with a dish from the kitchen.”
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading ““_You_ look like you’d been to a funeral,” said John, regarding her.”
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading ““I stayed with Mrs. Hamilton.””
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading “At this juncture Lucy came in with a dish from the kitchen.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “At this juncture Lucy came in with a dish from the kitchen.”
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading ““_You_ look like you’d been to a funeral,” said John, regarding her.”
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading ““I stayed with Mrs. Hamilton.””
past form of “volunteer” — tell voluntarily
From this reading ““I didn’t go,” volunteered Dimmie.”
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.
In this reading “At this juncture Lucy came in with a dish from the kitchen.”
In this reading ““I stayed with Mrs. Hamilton.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 At this juncture Lucy came in with a dish from the kitchen.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this juncture Lucy came in with a dish from the kitchen.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “_You_ look like you’d been to a funeral,” said John, regarding her.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At this juncture Lucy came in with a dish from the kitchen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I didn’t go,” volunteered Dimmie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I didn’t go,” volunteered Dimmie.
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading At this juncture Lucy came in with a dish from the kitchen.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At this juncture Lucy came in with a dish from the kitchen.
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading “_You_ look like you’d been to a funeral,” said John, regarding her.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I didn’t go,” volunteered Dimmie.
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading “I stayed with Mrs. Hamilton.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “_You_ look like you’d been to a funeral,” said John, regarding her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I didn’t go,” volunteered Dimmie.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At this juncture Lucy came in with a dish from the kitchen.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “_You_ look like you’d been to a funeral,” said John, regarding her.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading At this juncture Lucy came in with a dish from the kitchen.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading At this juncture Lucy came in with a dish from the kitchen.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “_You_ look like you’d been to a funeral,” said John, regarding her.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “_You_ look like you’d been to a funeral,” said John, regarding her.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading At this juncture Lucy came in with a dish from the kitchen.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “What’s the matter?”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “I stayed with Mrs. Hamilton.”
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading “_You_ look like you’d been to a funeral,” said John, regarding her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “_You_ look like you’d been to a funeral,” said John, regarding her.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “I stayed with Mrs. Hamilton.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At this juncture Lucy came in with a dish from the kitchen.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this juncture Lucy came in with a dish from the kitchen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “_You_ look like you’d been to a funeral,” said John, regarding her.
past form of “volunteer” — tell voluntarily
From this reading “I didn’t go,” volunteered Dimmie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s the matter?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I stayed with Mrs. Hamilton.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “_You_ look like you’d been to a funeral,” said John, regarding her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_You_ look like you’d been to a funeral,” said John, regarding her.
Chapter 9 of Blind mice by C. (Cyril) Kay-Scott holds 406 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.
Chapter 9 holds 406 sentences of Blind mice, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Blind mice by C. (Cyril) Kay-Scott exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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