Chapter IX of Grace Harlowe with the American Army on the Rhine, ““Captain” Grace Invades Germany 137,” is here in full — 10 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter IX of Grace Harlowe with the American Army on the Rhine, ““Captain” Grace Invades Germany 137,” is here in full — 10 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The major shakes the Overton girl loose. How it feels to fall a mile through space. The officer floats into view like a giant spider. “My, but the earth does look good.” Grace partially wrecks a German vineyard.
Chapter IX of Grace Harlowe with the American Army on the Rhine, ““Captain” Grace Invades Germany 137,” is here in full — 10 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading “How it feels to fall a mile through space.”
plural of “float” — the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
From this reading “The officer floats into view like a giant spider.”
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading “The officer floats into view like a giant spider.”
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading “Grace partially wrecks a German vineyard.”
plural of “shake” — building material used as siding or roofing
From this reading “The major shakes the Overton girl loose.”
predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
From this reading “The officer floats into view like a giant spider.”
a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced
From this reading “Grace partially wrecks a German vineyard.”
plural of “wreck” — something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading “Grace partially wrecks a German vineyard.”
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.
In this reading “How it feels to fall a mile through space.”
In this reading “The officer floats into view like a giant spider.”
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 How it feels to fall a mile through space.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “My, but the earth does look good.”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My, but the earth does look good.”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “My, but the earth does look good.”
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading How it feels to fall a mile through space.
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading How it feels to fall a mile through space.
plural of “float” — the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
From this reading The officer floats into view like a giant spider.
a person of German nationality
From this reading Grace partially wrecks a German vineyard.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading The officer floats into view like a giant spider.
a young female
From this reading The major shakes the Overton girl loose.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “My, but the earth does look good.”
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading Grace partially wrecks a German vineyard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How it feels to fall a mile through space.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The officer floats into view like a giant spider.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How it feels to fall a mile through space.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The officer floats into view like a giant spider.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “My, but the earth does look good.”
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading The major shakes the Overton girl loose.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading The major shakes the Overton girl loose.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading How it feels to fall a mile through space.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My, but the earth does look good.”
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading The officer floats into view like a giant spider.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The major shakes the Overton girl loose.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading Grace partially wrecks a German vineyard.
plural of “shake” — building material used as siding or roofing
From this reading The major shakes the Overton girl loose.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading How it feels to fall a mile through space.
predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
From this reading The officer floats into view like a giant spider.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The major shakes the Overton girl loose.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading How it feels to fall a mile through space.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How it feels to fall a mile through space.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading The officer floats into view like a giant spider.
a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced
From this reading Grace partially wrecks a German vineyard.
plural of “wreck” — something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading Grace partially wrecks a German vineyard.
Chapter 9 of Grace Harlowe with the American Army on the Rhine by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 10 sentences, grouped into 2 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 10 sentences of Grace Harlowe with the American Army on the Rhine, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Grace Harlowe with the American Army on the Rhine by Josephine, -1931 Chase exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 10 sentences, grouped into 2 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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