Chapter 9 of Home Lights and Shadows is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Home Lights and Shadows is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Who are those girls, Mrs. Lemmington?" asked Mrs. Marygold, meeting the lady she addressed in crossing the room. "The two girls in the corner who are attracting so much attention?" "Yes." "Don't you know them?" "I certainly do not."
Chapter 9 of Home Lights and Shadows is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading “"Who are those girls, Mrs. Lemmington?" asked Mrs. Marygold, meeting the lady she addressed in crossing the room.”
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “"The two girls in the corner who are attracting so much attention?"”
-ing form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading “"The two girls in the corner who are attracting so much attention?"”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “"I certainly do not."”
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading “"The two girls in the corner who are attracting so much attention?"”
traveling across
From this reading “"Who are those girls, Mrs. Lemmington?" asked Mrs. Marygold, meeting the lady she addressed in crossing the room.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “"Who are those girls, Mrs. Lemmington?" asked Mrs. Marygold, meeting the lady she addressed in crossing the room.”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “"Who are those girls, Mrs. Lemmington?" asked Mrs. Marygold, meeting the lady she addressed in crossing the room.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"The two girls in the corner who are attracting so much attention?"”
In this reading “"The two girls in the corner who are attracting so much attention?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading "Who are those girls, Mrs. Lemmington?" asked Mrs. Marygold, meeting the lady she addressed in crossing the room.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Who are those girls, Mrs. Lemmington?" asked Mrs. Marygold, meeting the lady she addressed in crossing the room.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Who are those girls, Mrs. Lemmington?" asked Mrs. Marygold, meeting the lady she addressed in crossing the room.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading "The two girls in the corner who are attracting so much attention?"
-ing form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading "The two girls in the corner who are attracting so much attention?"
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "I certainly do not."
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading "The two girls in the corner who are attracting so much attention?"
traveling across
From this reading "Who are those girls, Mrs. Lemmington?" asked Mrs. Marygold, meeting the lady she addressed in crossing the room.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I certainly do not."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you know them?"
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "Who are those girls, Mrs. Lemmington?" asked Mrs. Marygold, meeting the lady she addressed in crossing the room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I certainly do not."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Who are those girls, Mrs. Lemmington?" asked Mrs. Marygold, meeting the lady she addressed in crossing the room.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Don't you know them?"
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Who are those girls, Mrs. Lemmington?" asked Mrs. Marygold, meeting the lady she addressed in crossing the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Who are those girls, Mrs. Lemmington?" asked Mrs. Marygold, meeting the lady she addressed in crossing the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Who are those girls, Mrs. Lemmington?" asked Mrs. Marygold, meeting the lady she addressed in crossing the room.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading "Who are those girls, Mrs. Lemmington?" asked Mrs. Marygold, meeting the lady she addressed in crossing the room.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Who are those girls, Mrs. Lemmington?" asked Mrs. Marygold, meeting the lady she addressed in crossing the room.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "The two girls in the corner who are attracting so much attention?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I certainly do not."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "Who are those girls, Mrs. Lemmington?" asked Mrs. Marygold, meeting the lady she addressed in crossing the room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Who are those girls, Mrs. Lemmington?" asked Mrs. Marygold, meeting the lady she addressed in crossing the room.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "The two girls in the corner who are attracting so much attention?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Who are those girls, Mrs. Lemmington?" asked Mrs. Marygold, meeting the lady she addressed in crossing the room.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Don't you know them?"
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Who are those girls, Mrs. Lemmington?" asked Mrs. Marygold, meeting the lady she addressed in crossing the room.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "The two girls in the corner who are attracting so much attention?"
which person or people
From this reading "Who are those girls, Mrs. Lemmington?" asked Mrs. Marygold, meeting the lady she addressed in crossing the room.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you know them?"
Chapter 9 of Home Lights and Shadows by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur holds 402 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 402 sentences of Home Lights and Shadows, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Home Lights and Shadows by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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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