Chapter 9 of Haworth's is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Haworth's is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GRANNY DIXON. The next time Janey brought her father's dinner to the Yard she sought out Murdoch in a dejected mood. She found him reading over his lunch in the sunshine, and she sat down opposite to him, folding her arms on her lap. "We're i' trouble again at our house," she said. "We're allus i' trouble.
Chapter 9 of Haworth's is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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affected or marked by low spirits
From this reading “The next time Janey brought her father's dinner to the Yard she sought out Murdoch in a dejected mood.”
the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape
From this reading “She found him reading over his lunch in the sunshine, and she sat down opposite to him, folding her arms on her lap.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “GRANNY DIXON.”
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading “She found him reading over his lunch in the sunshine, and she sat down opposite to him, folding her arms on her lap.”
take the midday meal
From this reading “She found him reading over his lunch in the sunshine, and she sat down opposite to him, folding her arms on her lap.”
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “The next time Janey brought her father's dinner to the Yard she sought out Murdoch in a dejected mood.”
United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931)
From this reading “The next time Janey brought her father's dinner to the Yard she sought out Murdoch in a dejected mood.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “She found him reading over his lunch in the sunshine, and she sat down opposite to him, folding her arms on her lap.”
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In this reading “The next time Janey brought her father's dinner to the Yard she sought out Murdoch in a dejected mood.”
In this reading “She found him reading over his lunch in the sunshine, and she sat down opposite to him, folding her arms on her lap.”
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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 The next time Janey brought her father's dinner to the Yard she sought out Murdoch in a dejected mood.
anew
From this reading "We're i' trouble again at our house," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We're allus i' trouble.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She found him reading over his lunch in the sunshine, and she sat down opposite to him, folding her arms on her lap.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading She found him reading over his lunch in the sunshine, and she sat down opposite to him, folding her arms on her lap.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "We're i' trouble again at our house," she said.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The next time Janey brought her father's dinner to the Yard she sought out Murdoch in a dejected mood.
affected or marked by low spirits
From this reading The next time Janey brought her father's dinner to the Yard she sought out Murdoch in a dejected mood.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading The next time Janey brought her father's dinner to the Yard she sought out Murdoch in a dejected mood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GRANNY DIXON.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She found him reading over his lunch in the sunshine, and she sat down opposite to him, folding her arms on her lap.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The next time Janey brought her father's dinner to the Yard she sought out Murdoch in a dejected mood.
the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape
From this reading She found him reading over his lunch in the sunshine, and she sat down opposite to him, folding her arms on her lap.
set up or found
From this reading She found him reading over his lunch in the sunshine, and she sat down opposite to him, folding her arms on her lap.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading GRANNY DIXON.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next time Janey brought her father's dinner to the Yard she sought out Murdoch in a dejected mood.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She found him reading over his lunch in the sunshine, and she sat down opposite to him, folding her arms on her lap.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She found him reading over his lunch in the sunshine, and she sat down opposite to him, folding her arms on her lap.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "We're i' trouble again at our house," she said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We're i' trouble again at our house," she said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next time Janey brought her father's dinner to the Yard she sought out Murdoch in a dejected mood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next time Janey brought her father's dinner to the Yard she sought out Murdoch in a dejected mood.
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading She found him reading over his lunch in the sunshine, and she sat down opposite to him, folding her arms on her lap.
take the midday meal
From this reading She found him reading over his lunch in the sunshine, and she sat down opposite to him, folding her arms on her lap.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading The next time Janey brought her father's dinner to the Yard she sought out Murdoch in a dejected mood.
United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931)
From this reading The next time Janey brought her father's dinner to the Yard she sought out Murdoch in a dejected mood.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next time Janey brought her father's dinner to the Yard she sought out Murdoch in a dejected mood.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She found him reading over his lunch in the sunshine, and she sat down opposite to him, folding her arms on her lap.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading She found him reading over his lunch in the sunshine, and she sat down opposite to him, folding her arms on her lap.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We're i' trouble again at our house," she said.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The next time Janey brought her father's dinner to the Yard she sought out Murdoch in a dejected mood.
above and across; more than
From this reading She found him reading over his lunch in the sunshine, and she sat down opposite to him, folding her arms on her lap.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading She found him reading over his lunch in the sunshine, and she sat down opposite to him, folding her arms on her lap.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We're i' trouble again at our house," she said.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She found him reading over his lunch in the sunshine, and she sat down opposite to him, folding her arms on her lap.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next time Janey brought her father's dinner to the Yard she sought out Murdoch in a dejected mood.
that is looked for
From this reading The next time Janey brought her father's dinner to the Yard she sought out Murdoch in a dejected mood.
the rays of the sun
From this reading She found him reading over his lunch in the sunshine, and she sat down opposite to him, folding her arms on her lap.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next time Janey brought her father's dinner to the Yard she sought out Murdoch in a dejected mood.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The next time Janey brought her father's dinner to the Yard she sought out Murdoch in a dejected mood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next time Janey brought her father's dinner to the Yard she sought out Murdoch in a dejected mood.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "We're i' trouble again at our house," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We're i' trouble again at our house," she said.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading The next time Janey brought her father's dinner to the Yard she sought out Murdoch in a dejected mood.
Chapter 9 of Haworth's by Frances Hodgson Burnett holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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 172 sentences of Haworth's, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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