Chapter 9 of David Vallory is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of David Vallory is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“He’d be wanting to know why,” she objected. “What if he does? I’ll tell him why.” “Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?” “Who told you I wanted to marry his daughter?”
Chapter 9 of David Vallory is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a female human offspring
From this reading ““Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?””
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading ““Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?””
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading ““Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?””
take in marriage
From this reading ““Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?””
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading ““He’d be wanting to know why,” she objected.”
hard to endure
From this reading ““Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?””
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading ““Who told you I wanted to marry his daughter?””
nonexistent
From this reading ““He’d be wanting to know why,” she objected.”
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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 ““Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?””
In this reading ““He’d be wanting to know why,” she objected.”
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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 “Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “He’d be wanting to know why,” she objected.
a female human offspring
From this reading “Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What if he does?
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?”
a young female
From this reading “Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What if he does?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’d be wanting to know why,” she objected.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I’ll tell him why.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Who told you I wanted to marry his daughter?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll tell him why.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “What if he does?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “He’d be wanting to know why,” she objected.
take in marriage
From this reading “Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?”
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading “He’d be wanting to know why,” she objected.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He’d be wanting to know why,” she objected.
express in words
From this reading I’ll tell him why.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He’d be wanting to know why,” she objected.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Who told you I wanted to marry his daughter?”
hard to endure
From this reading “Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “Who told you I wanted to marry his daughter?”
nonexistent
From this reading “He’d be wanting to know why,” she objected.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What if he does?
which person or people
From this reading “Who told you I wanted to marry his daughter?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “He’d be wanting to know why,” she objected.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tell him that you’re trying to help a poor girl back to her feet?--and you wanting to marry his daughter?”
Chapter 9 of David Vallory by Francis Lynde holds 407 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 407 sentences of David Vallory, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of David Vallory by Francis Lynde exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 407 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.
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