Chapter 9 of Honeycomb is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Honeycomb is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress. “I say, missy, you’ll have to hurry up.” “Oh, I didn’t dress ... the house is full of strangers.” “No, it isn’t; there’s Mélie and Tom ... Tommy and Mélie.”
Chapter 9 of Honeycomb is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake
From this reading “But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.”
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading ““I say, missy, you’ll have to hurry up.””
a young female
From this reading ““I say, missy, you’ll have to hurry up.””
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading ““Oh, I didn’t dress ... the house is full of strangers.””
the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
From this reading “But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.”
moving very fast
From this reading “But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.”
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.
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In this reading “But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.”
In this reading “But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.”
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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 But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.
a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake
From this reading But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, I didn’t dress ... the house is full of strangers.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.
put on clothes
From this reading But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading “Oh, I didn’t dress ... the house is full of strangers.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I say, missy, you’ll have to hurry up.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “Oh, I didn’t dress ... the house is full of strangers.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “I say, missy, you’ll have to hurry up.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I say, missy, you’ll have to hurry up.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, I didn’t dress ... the house is full of strangers.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, it isn’t; there’s Mélie and Tom ...
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “No, it isn’t; there’s Mélie and Tom ...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.
a young female
From this reading “I say, missy, you’ll have to hurry up.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.
a form of address for a man
From this reading But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, it isn’t; there’s Mélie and Tom ...
immediately following in time or order
From this reading But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, it isn’t; there’s Mélie and Tom ...
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I didn’t dress ... the house is full of strangers.”
an organization to gain political power
From this reading But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.
express in words
From this reading “I say, missy, you’ll have to hurry up.”
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “Oh, I didn’t dress ... the house is full of strangers.”
the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
From this reading But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.
moving very fast
From this reading But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, it isn’t; there’s Mélie and Tom ...
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I say, missy, you’ll have to hurry up.”
male cat
From this reading “No, it isn’t; there’s Mélie and Tom ...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tommy and Mélie.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “I say, missy, you’ll have to hurry up.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.
at the time that
From this reading But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But the next evening when Mr. Corrie came down for the week-end with a party of guests, Mrs. Corrie appeared with swift suddenness in Miriam’s room and glanced at her morning dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I say, missy, you’ll have to hurry up.”
Chapter 9 of Honeycomb by Dorothy M. (Dorothy Miller) Richardson holds 247 sentences, grouped into 50 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 247 sentences of Honeycomb, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Honeycomb by Dorothy M. (Dorothy Miller) Richardson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 247 sentences, grouped into 50 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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