Chapter 9 of Dragon's blood is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Dragon's blood is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PASSAGE AT ARMS "Boy." "Sai." "S'pose Mr. Forrester bym-by come, you talkee he, master no got, you chin-chin he come-back." "Can do." The long-coated boy scuffed away, across the chunam floor, and disappeared in the darkness.
Chapter 9 of Dragon's blood is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The long-coated boy scuffed away, across the chunam floor, and disappeared in the darkness.”
weapons considered collectively
From this reading “PASSAGE AT ARMS "Boy."”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “The long-coated boy scuffed away, across the chunam floor, and disappeared in the darkness.”
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “The long-coated boy scuffed away, across the chunam floor, and disappeared in the darkness.”
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading “The long-coated boy scuffed away, across the chunam floor, and disappeared in the darkness.”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “"S'pose Mr. Forrester bym-by come, you talkee he, master no got, you chin-chin he come-back."”
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading “PASSAGE AT ARMS "Boy."”
past form of “scuff” — walk without lifting the feet
From this reading “The long-coated boy scuffed away, across the chunam floor, and disappeared in the darkness.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading The long-coated boy scuffed away, across the chunam floor, and disappeared in the darkness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The long-coated boy scuffed away, across the chunam floor, and disappeared in the darkness.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading PASSAGE AT ARMS "Boy."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PASSAGE AT ARMS "Boy."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The long-coated boy scuffed away, across the chunam floor, and disappeared in the darkness.
a youthful male person
From this reading PASSAGE AT ARMS "Boy."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "S'pose Mr. Forrester bym-by come, you talkee he, master no got, you chin-chin he come-back."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can do."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "S'pose Mr. Forrester bym-by come, you talkee he, master no got, you chin-chin he come-back."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The long-coated boy scuffed away, across the chunam floor, and disappeared in the darkness.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "S'pose Mr. Forrester bym-by come, you talkee he, master no got, you chin-chin he come-back."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "S'pose Mr. Forrester bym-by come, you talkee he, master no got, you chin-chin he come-back."
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The long-coated boy scuffed away, across the chunam floor, and disappeared in the darkness.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading The long-coated boy scuffed away, across the chunam floor, and disappeared in the darkness.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Can do."
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The long-coated boy scuffed away, across the chunam floor, and disappeared in the darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "S'pose Mr. Forrester bym-by come, you talkee he, master no got, you chin-chin he come-back."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "S'pose Mr. Forrester bym-by come, you talkee he, master no got, you chin-chin he come-back."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "S'pose Mr. Forrester bym-by come, you talkee he, master no got, you chin-chin he come-back."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The long-coated boy scuffed away, across the chunam floor, and disappeared in the darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The long-coated boy scuffed away, across the chunam floor, and disappeared in the darkness.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "S'pose Mr. Forrester bym-by come, you talkee he, master no got, you chin-chin he come-back."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "S'pose Mr. Forrester bym-by come, you talkee he, master no got, you chin-chin he come-back."
not any; not one
From this reading "S'pose Mr. Forrester bym-by come, you talkee he, master no got, you chin-chin he come-back."
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading PASSAGE AT ARMS "Boy."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "S'pose Mr. Forrester bym-by come, you talkee he, master no got, you chin-chin he come-back."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sai."
past form of “scuff” — walk without lifting the feet
From this reading The long-coated boy scuffed away, across the chunam floor, and disappeared in the darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "S'pose Mr. Forrester bym-by come, you talkee he, master no got, you chin-chin he come-back."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The long-coated boy scuffed away, across the chunam floor, and disappeared in the darkness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "S'pose Mr. Forrester bym-by come, you talkee he, master no got, you chin-chin he come-back."
Chapter 9 of Dragon's blood by Henry Milner Rideout holds 237 sentences, grouped into 48 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 237 sentences of Dragon's blood, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Dragon's blood by Henry Milner Rideout exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 237 sentences, grouped into 48 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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