Chapter 9 of Harrigan is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Harrigan is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They started working eagerly to revive her. While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine. It was not easy. The twine was wet, and the knot held fast. Finally he gnawed it in two with his teeth.
Chapter 9 of Harrigan is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body
From this reading “While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.”
past form of “gnaw” — bite or chew on with the teeth
From this reading “Finally he gnawed it in two with his teeth.”
plural of “handful” — a small number or amount
From this reading “While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.”
a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading “The twine was wet, and the knot held fast.”
give equal rights to; of women and minorities
From this reading “While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.”
cause to regain consciousness
From this reading “They started working eagerly to revive her.”
spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading “While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.”
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “The twine was wet, and the knot held fast.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.
past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body
From this reading While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading They started working eagerly to revive her.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading It was not easy.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading The twine was wet, and the knot held fast.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Finally he gnawed it in two with his teeth.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.
past form of “gnaw” — bite or chew on with the teeth
From this reading Finally he gnawed it in two with his teeth.
plural of “handful” — a small number or amount
From this reading While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Finally he gnawed it in two with his teeth.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The twine was wet, and the knot held fast.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They started working eagerly to revive her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Finally he gnawed it in two with his teeth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Finally he gnawed it in two with his teeth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not easy.
a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading The twine was wet, and the knot held fast.
give equal rights to; of women and minorities
From this reading While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not easy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.
cause to regain consciousness
From this reading They started working eagerly to revive her.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading They started working eagerly to revive her.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading Finally he gnawed it in two with his teeth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They started working eagerly to revive her.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They started working eagerly to revive her.
spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Finally he gnawed it in two with his teeth.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not easy.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading The twine was wet, and the knot held fast.
during the time that
From this reading While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.
in the company of; together with
From this reading While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading They started working eagerly to revive her.
Chapter 9 of Harrigan by Max Brand holds 84 sentences, grouped into 17 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 84 sentences of Harrigan, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Harrigan by Max Brand exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 84 sentences, grouped into 17 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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