Chapter 9 of From the Valley of the Missing is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of From the Valley of the Missing is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Everett made as if to strike her. "Get back, I say! I would hate you if you were my mother! You can't fool me with your charlatan tricks!" The woman sank down, whimpering.
Chapter 9 of From the Valley of the Missing is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 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.
a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes
From this reading “You can't fool me with your charlatan tricks!"”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “You can't fool me with your charlatan tricks!"”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “I would hate you if you were my mother!”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “I would hate you if you were my mother!”
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “The woman sank down, whimpering.”
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading “Everett made as if to strike her.”
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “You can't fool me with your charlatan tricks!"”
-ing form of “whimper” — cry weakly or softly
From this reading “The woman sank down, whimpering.”
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.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Everett made as if to strike her.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Get back, I say!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can't fool me with your charlatan tricks!"
a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes
From this reading You can't fool me with your charlatan tricks!"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The woman sank down, whimpering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everett made as if to strike her.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading You can't fool me with your charlatan tricks!"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Get back, I say!
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading I would hate you if you were my mother!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Everett made as if to strike her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Get back, I say!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Everett made as if to strike her.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Everett made as if to strike her.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You can't fool me with your charlatan tricks!"
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I would hate you if you were my mother!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I would hate you if you were my mother!
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading The woman sank down, whimpering.
express in words
From this reading "Get back, I say!
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading Everett made as if to strike her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The woman sank down, whimpering.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everett made as if to strike her.
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading You can't fool me with your charlatan tricks!"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I would hate you if you were my mother!
-ing form of “whimper” — cry weakly or softly
From this reading The woman sank down, whimpering.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You can't fool me with your charlatan tricks!"
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The woman sank down, whimpering.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would hate you if you were my mother!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I would hate you if you were my mother!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can't fool me with your charlatan tricks!"
Chapter 9 of From the Valley of the Missing by Grace Miller White holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 405 sentences of From the Valley of the Missing, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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