Chapter 9 of Dr. Wortle's School is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Dr. Wortle's School is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. WORTLE AND MR. PUDDICOMBE. IN this way nothing was said at the first telling of the story to decide the fate of the schoolmaster and of the lady whom we shall still call his wife. There certainly had been no horror displayed by the Doctor.
Chapter 9 of Dr. Wortle's School is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “There certainly had been no horror displayed by the Doctor.”
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading “IN this way nothing was said at the first telling of the story to decide the fate of the schoolmaster and of the lady whom we shall still call his wife.”
past form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent
From this reading “There certainly had been no horror displayed by the Doctor.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “There certainly had been no horror displayed by the Doctor.”
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “IN this way nothing was said at the first telling of the story to decide the fate of the schoolmaster and of the lady whom we shall still call his wife.”
intense and profound fear
From this reading “There certainly had been no horror displayed by the Doctor.”
presiding officer of a school
From this reading “IN this way nothing was said at the first telling of the story to decide the fate of the schoolmaster and of the lady whom we shall still call his wife.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “IN this way nothing was said at the first telling of the story to decide the fate of the schoolmaster and of the lady whom we shall still call his wife.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WORTLE AND MR.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN this way nothing was said at the first telling of the story to decide the fate of the schoolmaster and of the lady whom we shall still call his wife.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There certainly had been no horror displayed by the Doctor.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There certainly had been no horror displayed by the Doctor.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading IN this way nothing was said at the first telling of the story to decide the fate of the schoolmaster and of the lady whom we shall still call his wife.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading There certainly had been no horror displayed by the Doctor.
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading IN this way nothing was said at the first telling of the story to decide the fate of the schoolmaster and of the lady whom we shall still call his wife.
past form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent
From this reading There certainly had been no horror displayed by the Doctor.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading There certainly had been no horror displayed by the Doctor.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading IN this way nothing was said at the first telling of the story to decide the fate of the schoolmaster and of the lady whom we shall still call his wife.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading IN this way nothing was said at the first telling of the story to decide the fate of the schoolmaster and of the lady whom we shall still call his wife.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There certainly had been no horror displayed by the Doctor.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN this way nothing was said at the first telling of the story to decide the fate of the schoolmaster and of the lady whom we shall still call his wife.
intense and profound fear
From this reading There certainly had been no horror displayed by the Doctor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN this way nothing was said at the first telling of the story to decide the fate of the schoolmaster and of the lady whom we shall still call his wife.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading IN this way nothing was said at the first telling of the story to decide the fate of the schoolmaster and of the lady whom we shall still call his wife.
a form of address for a man
From this reading WORTLE AND MR.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
not any; not one
From this reading There certainly had been no horror displayed by the Doctor.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading IN this way nothing was said at the first telling of the story to decide the fate of the schoolmaster and of the lady whom we shall still call his wife.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN this way nothing was said at the first telling of the story to decide the fate of the schoolmaster and of the lady whom we shall still call his wife.
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From this reading PUDDICOMBE.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading IN this way nothing was said at the first telling of the story to decide the fate of the schoolmaster and of the lady whom we shall still call his wife.
presiding officer of a school
From this reading IN this way nothing was said at the first telling of the story to decide the fate of the schoolmaster and of the lady whom we shall still call his wife.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading IN this way nothing was said at the first telling of the story to decide the fate of the schoolmaster and of the lady whom we shall still call his wife.
not in physical motion
From this reading IN this way nothing was said at the first telling of the story to decide the fate of the schoolmaster and of the lady whom we shall still call his wife.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading IN this way nothing was said at the first telling of the story to decide the fate of the schoolmaster and of the lady whom we shall still call his wife.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading IN this way nothing was said at the first telling of the story to decide the fate of the schoolmaster and of the lady whom we shall still call his wife.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN this way nothing was said at the first telling of the story to decide the fate of the schoolmaster and of the lady whom we shall still call his wife.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There certainly had been no horror displayed by the Doctor.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading IN this way nothing was said at the first telling of the story to decide the fate of the schoolmaster and of the lady whom we shall still call his wife.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN this way nothing was said at the first telling of the story to decide the fate of the schoolmaster and of the lady whom we shall still call his wife.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN this way nothing was said at the first telling of the story to decide the fate of the schoolmaster and of the lady whom we shall still call his wife.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading IN this way nothing was said at the first telling of the story to decide the fate of the schoolmaster and of the lady whom we shall still call his wife.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IN this way nothing was said at the first telling of the story to decide the fate of the schoolmaster and of the lady whom we shall still call his wife.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN this way nothing was said at the first telling of the story to decide the fate of the schoolmaster and of the lady whom we shall still call his wife.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading IN this way nothing was said at the first telling of the story to decide the fate of the schoolmaster and of the lady whom we shall still call his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WORTLE AND MR.
Chapter 9 of Dr. Wortle's School by Anthony Trollope holds 227 sentences, grouped into 46 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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