Chapter 9 of Grit Lawless is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Grit Lawless is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Don't be personal, Tom," hiccoughed his friend. Lawless got up. "I've heard of you, too," he returned curtly. "The repetition of the information wouldn't be likely to make you vain, so we won't go into that." There was a perceptible hang in the conversation.
Chapter 9 of Grit Lawless is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
From this reading “"I've heard of you, too," he returned curtly.”
be suspended or hanging
From this reading “There was a perceptible hang in the conversation.”
a message received and understood
From this reading “"The repetition of the information wouldn't be likely to make you vain, so we won't go into that."”
without law or control
From this reading “Lawless got up.”
capable of being perceived by the mind or senses
From this reading “There was a perceptible hang in the conversation.”
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading “"Don't be personal, Tom," hiccoughed his friend.”
an event that repeats
From this reading “"The repetition of the information wouldn't be likely to make you vain, so we won't go into that."”
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading “"The repetition of the information wouldn't be likely to make you vain, so we won't go into that."”
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.
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rise to one's feet
In this reading “Lawless got up.”
to come or go into
In this reading “"The repetition of the information wouldn't be likely to make you vain, so we won't go into that."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a perceptible hang in the conversation.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Don't be personal, Tom," hiccoughed his friend.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading There was a perceptible hang in the conversation.
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
From this reading "I've heard of you, too," he returned curtly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't be personal, Tom," hiccoughed his friend.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Don't be personal, Tom," hiccoughed his friend.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "The repetition of the information wouldn't be likely to make you vain, so we won't go into that."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Lawless got up.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading There was a perceptible hang in the conversation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I've heard of you, too," he returned curtly.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I've heard of you, too," he returned curtly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't be personal, Tom," hiccoughed his friend.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Don't be personal, Tom," hiccoughed his friend.
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From this reading "I've heard of you, too," he returned curtly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a perceptible hang in the conversation.
a message received and understood
From this reading "The repetition of the information wouldn't be likely to make you vain, so we won't go into that."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "The repetition of the information wouldn't be likely to make you vain, so we won't go into that."
without law or control
From this reading Lawless got up.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading "The repetition of the information wouldn't be likely to make you vain, so we won't go into that."
engage in
From this reading "The repetition of the information wouldn't be likely to make you vain, so we won't go into that."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I've heard of you, too," he returned curtly.
capable of being perceived by the mind or senses
From this reading There was a perceptible hang in the conversation.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading "Don't be personal, Tom," hiccoughed his friend.
an event that repeats
From this reading "The repetition of the information wouldn't be likely to make you vain, so we won't go into that."
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "I've heard of you, too," he returned curtly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "The repetition of the information wouldn't be likely to make you vain, so we won't go into that."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The repetition of the information wouldn't be likely to make you vain, so we won't go into that."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The repetition of the information wouldn't be likely to make you vain, so we won't go into that."
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a perceptible hang in the conversation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The repetition of the information wouldn't be likely to make you vain, so we won't go into that."
male cat
From this reading "Don't be personal, Tom," hiccoughed his friend.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "I've heard of you, too," he returned curtly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Lawless got up.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading "The repetition of the information wouldn't be likely to make you vain, so we won't go into that."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a perceptible hang in the conversation.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "The repetition of the information wouldn't be likely to make you vain, so we won't go into that."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The repetition of the information wouldn't be likely to make you vain, so we won't go into that."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The repetition of the information wouldn't be likely to make you vain, so we won't go into that."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I've heard of you, too," he returned curtly.
Chapter 9 of Grit Lawless by F. E. Mills (Florence Ethel Mills) Young 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 Grit Lawless, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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