Chapter 9 of Dr. Lavendar's People is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Dr. Lavendar's People is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The advertisement man!" cried Alice. Luther's face fell a little, and he laughed. "Well, you're pretty smart. Yes, it is--" "_What?_" said Rebecca Gray. As for Alice, she whirled out on the cool flags and jumped up and down.
Chapter 9 of Dr. Lavendar's People is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading “"The advertisement man!" cried Alice.”
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “As for Alice, she whirled out on the cool flags and jumped up and down.”
plural of “flag” — emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading “As for Alice, she whirled out on the cool flags and jumped up and down.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “Yes, it is--" "_What?_" said Rebecca Gray.”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “As for Alice, she whirled out on the cool flags and jumped up and down.”
(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
From this reading “Yes, it is--" "_What?_" said Rebecca Gray.”
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading “"Well, you're pretty smart.”
past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading “As for Alice, she whirled out on the cool flags and jumped up and down.”
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.
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In this reading “As for Alice, she whirled out on the cool flags and jumped up and down.”
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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 Luther's face fell a little, and he laughed.
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading "The advertisement man!" cried Alice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The advertisement man!" cried Alice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Luther's face fell a little, and he laughed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for Alice, she whirled out on the cool flags and jumped up and down.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading As for Alice, she whirled out on the cool flags and jumped up and down.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "The advertisement man!" cried Alice.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading As for Alice, she whirled out on the cool flags and jumped up and down.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Luther's face fell a little, and he laughed.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Luther's face fell a little, and he laughed.
plural of “flag” — emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading As for Alice, she whirled out on the cool flags and jumped up and down.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for Alice, she whirled out on the cool flags and jumped up and down.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Yes, it is--" "_What?_" said Rebecca Gray.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Luther's face fell a little, and he laughed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, it is--" "_What?_" said Rebecca Gray.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yes, it is--" "_What?_" said Rebecca Gray.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading As for Alice, she whirled out on the cool flags and jumped up and down.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Luther's face fell a little, and he laughed.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Luther's face fell a little, and he laughed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Luther's face fell a little, and he laughed.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "The advertisement man!" cried Alice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As for Alice, she whirled out on the cool flags and jumped up and down.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading As for Alice, she whirled out on the cool flags and jumped up and down.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "Well, you're pretty smart.
(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
From this reading Yes, it is--" "_What?_" said Rebecca Gray.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Yes, it is--" "_What?_" said Rebecca Gray.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As for Alice, she whirled out on the cool flags and jumped up and down.
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading "Well, you're pretty smart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The advertisement man!" cried Alice.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As for Alice, she whirled out on the cool flags and jumped up and down.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, you're pretty smart.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Yes, it is--" "_What?_" said Rebecca Gray.
past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading As for Alice, she whirled out on the cool flags and jumped up and down.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, it is--" "_What?_" said Rebecca Gray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, you're pretty smart.
Chapter 9 of Dr. Lavendar's People by Margaret Wade Campbell Deland holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 418 sentences of Dr. Lavendar's People, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Dr. Lavendar's People by Margaret Wade Campbell Deland exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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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