Chapter 9 of Eli's Children is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Eli's Children is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Then she has not," said the Rector, quickly, "and I am very, very glad." "Why, father?" "Because, as I have told you before, she is receiving the attentions of Mr Luke Ross." "Oh, nonsense!" cried Cyril, flushing. "That's all off now."
Chapter 9 of Eli's Children is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “attention” — the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “"Because, as I have told you before, she is receiving the attentions of Mr Luke Ross."”
Greek missionary; the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet is attributed to him (826-869)
From this reading “"Oh, nonsense!" cried Cyril, flushing.”
-ing form of “flush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading “"Oh, nonsense!" cried Cyril, flushing.”
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading “"Because, as I have told you before, she is receiving the attentions of Mr Luke Ross."”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “"Oh, nonsense!" cried Cyril, flushing.”
-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading “"Because, as I have told you before, she is receiving the attentions of Mr Luke Ross."”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “"Then she has not," said the Rector, quickly, "and I am very, very glad."”
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading “"Because, as I have told you before, she is receiving the attentions of Mr Luke Ross."”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "That's all off now."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Then she has not," said the Rector, quickly, "and I am very, very glad."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Then she has not," said the Rector, quickly, "and I am very, very glad."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Because, as I have told you before, she is receiving the attentions of Mr Luke Ross."
plural of “attention” — the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading "Because, as I have told you before, she is receiving the attentions of Mr Luke Ross."
for the reason that
From this reading "Because, as I have told you before, she is receiving the attentions of Mr Luke Ross."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Because, as I have told you before, she is receiving the attentions of Mr Luke Ross."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh, nonsense!" cried Cyril, flushing.
Greek missionary; the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet is attributed to him (826-869)
From this reading "Oh, nonsense!" cried Cyril, flushing.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Why, father?"
-ing form of “flush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading "Oh, nonsense!" cried Cyril, flushing.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Then she has not," said the Rector, quickly, "and I am very, very glad."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Then she has not," said the Rector, quickly, "and I am very, very glad."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Because, as I have told you before, she is receiving the attentions of Mr Luke Ross."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Then she has not," said the Rector, quickly, "and I am very, very glad."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Because, as I have told you before, she is receiving the attentions of Mr Luke Ross."
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading "Because, as I have told you before, she is receiving the attentions of Mr Luke Ross."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Because, as I have told you before, she is receiving the attentions of Mr Luke Ross."
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading "Oh, nonsense!" cried Cyril, flushing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Then she has not," said the Rector, quickly, "and I am very, very glad."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "That's all off now."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Because, as I have told you before, she is receiving the attentions of Mr Luke Ross."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "That's all off now."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, nonsense!" cried Cyril, flushing.
with speed
From this reading "Then she has not," said the Rector, quickly, "and I am very, very glad."
-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading "Because, as I have told you before, she is receiving the attentions of Mr Luke Ross."
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading "Then she has not," said the Rector, quickly, "and I am very, very glad."
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading "Because, as I have told you before, she is receiving the attentions of Mr Luke Ross."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Then she has not," said the Rector, quickly, "and I am very, very glad."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then she has not," said the Rector, quickly, "and I am very, very glad."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's all off now."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Then she has not," said the Rector, quickly, "and I am very, very glad."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then she has not," said the Rector, quickly, "and I am very, very glad."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Because, as I have told you before, she is receiving the attentions of Mr Luke Ross."
precisely as stated
From this reading "Then she has not," said the Rector, quickly, "and I am very, very glad."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, father?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Because, as I have told you before, she is receiving the attentions of Mr Luke Ross."
Chapter 9 of Eli's Children by George Manville Fenn holds 409 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.
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