Chapter 9 of Dusty answer is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Dusty answer is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Who’s captain of hockey? Jane, of course you’re going to play hockey? And lacrosse.... Jane, I must say it’s topping to see you again.... Jane, your year looks a dull lot....
Chapter 9 of Dusty answer is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading “Jane, your year looks a dull lot....”
a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved hockey sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net
From this reading “‘Who’s captain of hockey?”
a game invented by American Indians; now played by two teams who use long-handled rackets to catch and carry and throw the ball toward the opponents' goal
From this reading “And lacrosse....”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “Jane, your year looks a dull lot....”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “Jane, your year looks a dull lot....”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “Jane, of course you’re going to play hockey?”
a flavorful addition on top of a dish
From this reading “Jane, I must say it’s topping to see you again....”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “Jane, your year looks a dull lot....”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
as might be expected
In this reading “Jane, of course you’re going to play hockey?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jane, your year looks a dull lot....
anew
From this reading Jane, I must say it’s topping to see you again....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And lacrosse....
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading ‘Who’s captain of hockey?
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Jane, of course you’re going to play hockey?
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading Jane, your year looks a dull lot....
the act of departing
From this reading Jane, of course you’re going to play hockey?
a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved hockey sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net
From this reading ‘Who’s captain of hockey?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Jane, I must say it’s topping to see you again....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jane, I must say it’s topping to see you again....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jane, of course you’re going to play hockey?
a game invented by American Indians; now played by two teams who use long-handled rackets to catch and carry and throw the ball toward the opponents' goal
From this reading And lacrosse....
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Jane, your year looks a dull lot....
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading Jane, your year looks a dull lot....
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Jane, I must say it’s topping to see you again....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Who’s captain of hockey?
participate in games or sport
From this reading Jane, of course you’re going to play hockey?
express in words
From this reading Jane, I must say it’s topping to see you again....
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Jane, I must say it’s topping to see you again....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jane, of course you’re going to play hockey?
a flavorful addition on top of a dish
From this reading Jane, I must say it’s topping to see you again....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Who’s captain of hockey?
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Jane, your year looks a dull lot....
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Jane, I must say it’s topping to see you again....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jane, of course you’re going to play hockey?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Jane, your year looks a dull lot....
Chapter 9 of Dusty answer by Rosamond Lehmann holds 410 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 410 sentences of Dusty answer, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Dusty answer by Rosamond Lehmann exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 410 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.
Work through the 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 82 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 9 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 600 minutes of reading across 1854 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Dusty answer section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Dusty answer, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
