Chapter 9 of Hazel is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Hazel is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOST “Granny, it was as cold as Boston in my room this morning. It doesn’t seem as though it would ever be warm again. It’s freezing cold!” “It’s freezing, indeed, honey, but eat breakfast and you’ll be warmer.” The first winter weather had come when, by the calendar, winter should have been nearly over.
Chapter 9 of Hazel is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “LOST “Granny, it was as cold as Boston in my room this morning.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading ““It’s freezing, indeed, honey, but eat breakfast and you’ll be warmer.””
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading “The first winter weather had come when, by the calendar, winter should have been nearly over.”
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
From this reading “It’s freezing cold!””
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “LOST “Granny, it was as cold as Boston in my room this morning.”
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading ““It’s freezing, indeed, honey, but eat breakfast and you’ll be warmer.””
device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
From this reading ““It’s freezing, indeed, honey, but eat breakfast and you’ll be warmer.””
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “The first winter weather had come when, by the calendar, winter should have been nearly over.”
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In this reading “The first winter weather had come when, by the calendar, winter should have been nearly over.”
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anew
From this reading It doesn’t seem as though it would ever be warm again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It’s freezing, indeed, honey, but eat breakfast and you’ll be warmer.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading LOST “Granny, it was as cold as Boston in my room this morning.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It doesn’t seem as though it would ever be warm again.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The first winter weather had come when, by the calendar, winter should have been nearly over.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading LOST “Granny, it was as cold as Boston in my room this morning.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “It’s freezing, indeed, honey, but eat breakfast and you’ll be warmer.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “It’s freezing, indeed, honey, but eat breakfast and you’ll be warmer.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The first winter weather had come when, by the calendar, winter should have been nearly over.
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading The first winter weather had come when, by the calendar, winter should have been nearly over.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading LOST “Granny, it was as cold as Boston in my room this morning.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The first winter weather had come when, by the calendar, winter should have been nearly over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It doesn’t seem as though it would ever be warm again.
take in solid food
From this reading “It’s freezing, indeed, honey, but eat breakfast and you’ll be warmer.”
at any time
From this reading It doesn’t seem as though it would ever be warm again.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first winter weather had come when, by the calendar, winter should have been nearly over.
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
From this reading It’s freezing cold!”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading LOST “Granny, it was as cold as Boston in my room this morning.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first winter weather had come when, by the calendar, winter should have been nearly over.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The first winter weather had come when, by the calendar, winter should have been nearly over.
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading “It’s freezing, indeed, honey, but eat breakfast and you’ll be warmer.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LOST “Granny, it was as cold as Boston in my room this morning.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “It’s freezing, indeed, honey, but eat breakfast and you’ll be warmer.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading LOST “Granny, it was as cold as Boston in my room this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s freezing cold!”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading LOST “Granny, it was as cold as Boston in my room this morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading LOST “Granny, it was as cold as Boston in my room this morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading LOST “Granny, it was as cold as Boston in my room this morning.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The first winter weather had come when, by the calendar, winter should have been nearly over.
above and across; more than
From this reading The first winter weather had come when, by the calendar, winter should have been nearly over.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading LOST “Granny, it was as cold as Boston in my room this morning.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It doesn’t seem as though it would ever be warm again.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The first winter weather had come when, by the calendar, winter should have been nearly over.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first winter weather had come when, by the calendar, winter should have been nearly over.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading LOST “Granny, it was as cold as Boston in my room this morning.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It doesn’t seem as though it would ever be warm again.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading It doesn’t seem as though it would ever be warm again.
device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
From this reading “It’s freezing, indeed, honey, but eat breakfast and you’ll be warmer.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LOST “Granny, it was as cold as Boston in my room this morning.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The first winter weather had come when, by the calendar, winter should have been nearly over.
at the time that
From this reading The first winter weather had come when, by the calendar, winter should have been nearly over.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The first winter weather had come when, by the calendar, winter should have been nearly over.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It doesn’t seem as though it would ever be warm again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s freezing, indeed, honey, but eat breakfast and you’ll be warmer.”
Chapter 9 of Hazel by Mary White Ovington holds 195 sentences, grouped into 39 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 195 sentences of Hazel, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Hazel by Mary White Ovington exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 195 sentences, grouped into 39 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.
Work through the 39 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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