Chapter IX of Helen in the Editor's Chair, “_Rescue on Lake Dubar_,” is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter IX of Helen in the Editor's Chair, “_Rescue on Lake Dubar_,” is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Helen stared hard at the place where her friend should have been. Had the magic of Miss Carver's story been so strong that she was imagining things? She rubbed her eyes and looked again. There was no mistake. Margaret had disappeared!
Chapter IX of Helen in the Editor's Chair, “_Rescue on Lake Dubar_,” is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “carver” — United States botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts and soy beans and sweet potatoes (1864-1943)
From this reading “Had the magic of Miss Carver's story been so strong that she was imagining things?”
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “Margaret had disappeared!”
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “Helen stared hard at the place where her friend should have been.”
-ing form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading “Had the magic of Miss Carver's story been so strong that she was imagining things?”
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading “Had the magic of Miss Carver's story been so strong that she was imagining things?”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “There was no mistake.”
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading “She rubbed her eyes and looked again.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Helen stared hard at the place where her friend should have been.”
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In this reading “Helen stared hard at the place where her friend should have been.”
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anew
From this reading She rubbed her eyes and looked again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She rubbed her eyes and looked again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Helen stared hard at the place where her friend should have been.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Helen stared hard at the place where her friend should have been.
possessive form of “carver” — United States botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts and soy beans and sweet potatoes (1864-1943)
From this reading Had the magic of Miss Carver's story been so strong that she was imagining things?
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Margaret had disappeared!
opinion or judgment
From this reading She rubbed her eyes and looked again.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Helen stared hard at the place where her friend should have been.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had the magic of Miss Carver's story been so strong that she was imagining things?
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Helen stared hard at the place where her friend should have been.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Helen stared hard at the place where her friend should have been.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Helen stared hard at the place where her friend should have been.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Helen stared hard at the place where her friend should have been.
-ing form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Had the magic of Miss Carver's story been so strong that she was imagining things?
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She rubbed her eyes and looked again.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading Had the magic of Miss Carver's story been so strong that she was imagining things?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Margaret had disappeared!
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Had the magic of Miss Carver's story been so strong that she was imagining things?
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading There was no mistake.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no mistake.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had the magic of Miss Carver's story been so strong that she was imagining things?
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Helen stared hard at the place where her friend should have been.
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading She rubbed her eyes and looked again.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had the magic of Miss Carver's story been so strong that she was imagining things?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Helen stared hard at the place where her friend should have been.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Had the magic of Miss Carver's story been so strong that she was imagining things?
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Helen stared hard at the place where her friend should have been.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Had the magic of Miss Carver's story been so strong that she was imagining things?
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Had the magic of Miss Carver's story been so strong that she was imagining things?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Had the magic of Miss Carver's story been so strong that she was imagining things?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Helen stared hard at the place where her friend should have been.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no mistake.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Had the magic of Miss Carver's story been so strong that she was imagining things?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Had the magic of Miss Carver's story been so strong that she was imagining things?
in or at the place that
From this reading Helen stared hard at the place where her friend should have been.
Chapter 9 of Helen in the Editor's Chair by Ruthe S. Wheeler holds 186 sentences, grouped into 38 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 186 sentences of Helen in the Editor's Chair, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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