Chapter 9 of Dawn O'Hara: The Girl Who Laughed is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of Dawn O'Hara: The Girl Who Laughed is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LADY FROM VIENNA Two more aborigines have appeared. One of them is a lady aborigine. They made their entrance at supper and I forgot to eat, watching them. The new-comers are from Vienna. He is an expert engineer and she is a woman of noble birth, with a history.
Chapter 9 of Dawn O'Hara: The Girl Who Laughed is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading “One of them is a lady aborigine.”
plural of “aborigine” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading “THE LADY FROM VIENNA Two more aborigines have appeared.”
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading “He is an expert engineer and she is a woman of noble birth, with a history.”
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading “He is an expert engineer and she is a woman of noble birth, with a history.”
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading “They made their entrance at supper and I forgot to eat, watching them.”
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
From this reading “He is an expert engineer and she is a woman of noble birth, with a history.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “They made their entrance at supper and I forgot to eat, watching them.”
the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss
From this reading “THE LADY FROM VIENNA Two more aborigines have appeared.”
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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 One of them is a lady aborigine.
an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading One of them is a lady aborigine.
plural of “aborigine” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading THE LADY FROM VIENNA Two more aborigines have appeared.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He is an expert engineer and she is a woman of noble birth, with a history.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They made their entrance at supper and I forgot to eat, watching them.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading THE LADY FROM VIENNA Two more aborigines have appeared.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The new-comers are from Vienna.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They made their entrance at supper and I forgot to eat, watching them.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading He is an expert engineer and she is a woman of noble birth, with a history.
take in solid food
From this reading They made their entrance at supper and I forgot to eat, watching them.
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading He is an expert engineer and she is a woman of noble birth, with a history.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading They made their entrance at supper and I forgot to eat, watching them.
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
From this reading He is an expert engineer and she is a woman of noble birth, with a history.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading They made their entrance at supper and I forgot to eat, watching them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE LADY FROM VIENNA Two more aborigines have appeared.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE LADY FROM VIENNA Two more aborigines have appeared.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is an expert engineer and she is a woman of noble birth, with a history.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading He is an expert engineer and she is a woman of noble birth, with a history.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They made their entrance at supper and I forgot to eat, watching them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of them is a lady aborigine.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading THE LADY FROM VIENNA Two more aborigines have appeared.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They made their entrance at supper and I forgot to eat, watching them.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading THE LADY FROM VIENNA Two more aborigines have appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The new-comers are from Vienna.
impressive in appearance
From this reading He is an expert engineer and she is a woman of noble birth, with a history.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of them is a lady aborigine.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them is a lady aborigine.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is an expert engineer and she is a woman of noble birth, with a history.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading They made their entrance at supper and I forgot to eat, watching them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LADY FROM VIENNA Two more aborigines have appeared.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They made their entrance at supper and I forgot to eat, watching them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them is a lady aborigine.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They made their entrance at supper and I forgot to eat, watching them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They made their entrance at supper and I forgot to eat, watching them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE LADY FROM VIENNA Two more aborigines have appeared.
the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss
From this reading THE LADY FROM VIENNA Two more aborigines have appeared.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading They made their entrance at supper and I forgot to eat, watching them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He is an expert engineer and she is a woman of noble birth, with a history.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He is an expert engineer and she is a woman of noble birth, with a history.
Chapter 9 of Dawn O'Hara: The Girl Who Laughed by Edna Ferber holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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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