Chapter 9 of Judith of the Plains is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Judith of the Plains is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Sh-sh! It’s only a bad dream. Mammy will give you some dough to bake to-morrow.” And she had gone to press her face flat to the thin wall, and call, “For God’s sake, don’t wake the children!” And they had called out, “Let him come out quiet, then.”
Chapter 9 of Judith of the Plains is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven
From this reading “Mammy will give you some dough to bake to-morrow.””
a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
From this reading “Mammy will give you some dough to bake to-morrow.””
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “It’s only a bad dream.”
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading “And she had gone to press her face flat to the thin wall, and call, “For God’s sake, don’t wake the children!””
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “And she had gone to press her face flat to the thin wall, and call, “For God’s sake, don’t wake the children!””
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “And she had gone to press her face flat to the thin wall, and call, “For God’s sake, don’t wake the children!””
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “And she had gone to press her face flat to the thin wall, and call, “For God’s sake, don’t wake the children!””
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It’s only a bad dream.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she had gone to press her face flat to the thin wall, and call, “For God’s sake, don’t wake the children!”
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading It’s only a bad dream.
cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven
From this reading Mammy will give you some dough to bake to-morrow.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And she had gone to press her face flat to the thin wall, and call, “For God’s sake, don’t wake the children!”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And they had called out, “Let him come out quiet, then.”
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading And she had gone to press her face flat to the thin wall, and call, “For God’s sake, don’t wake the children!”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And they had called out, “Let him come out quiet, then.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And she had gone to press her face flat to the thin wall, and call, “For God’s sake, don’t wake the children!”
a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
From this reading Mammy will give you some dough to bake to-morrow.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading It’s only a bad dream.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading And she had gone to press her face flat to the thin wall, and call, “For God’s sake, don’t wake the children!”
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading And she had gone to press her face flat to the thin wall, and call, “For God’s sake, don’t wake the children!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And she had gone to press her face flat to the thin wall, and call, “For God’s sake, don’t wake the children!”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Mammy will give you some dough to bake to-morrow.”
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading And she had gone to press her face flat to the thin wall, and call, “For God’s sake, don’t wake the children!”
destroyed or killed
From this reading And she had gone to press her face flat to the thin wall, and call, “For God’s sake, don’t wake the children!”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And she had gone to press her face flat to the thin wall, and call, “For God’s sake, don’t wake the children!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And she had gone to press her face flat to the thin wall, and call, “For God’s sake, don’t wake the children!”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And they had called out, “Let him come out quiet, then.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s only a bad dream.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading And they had called out, “Let him come out quiet, then.”
an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.
From this reading Mammy will give you some dough to bake to-morrow.”
and nothing more
From this reading It’s only a bad dream.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And they had called out, “Let him come out quiet, then.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading And she had gone to press her face flat to the thin wall, and call, “For God’s sake, don’t wake the children!”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading And they had called out, “Let him come out quiet, then.”
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading And she had gone to press her face flat to the thin wall, and call, “For God’s sake, don’t wake the children!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sh-sh!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she had gone to press her face flat to the thin wall, and call, “For God’s sake, don’t wake the children!”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Mammy will give you some dough to bake to-morrow.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And she had gone to press her face flat to the thin wall, and call, “For God’s sake, don’t wake the children!”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And they had called out, “Let him come out quiet, then.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they had called out, “Let him come out quiet, then.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading And she had gone to press her face flat to the thin wall, and call, “For God’s sake, don’t wake the children!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mammy will give you some dough to bake to-morrow.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mammy will give you some dough to bake to-morrow.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading And she had gone to press her face flat to the thin wall, and call, “For God’s sake, don’t wake the children!”
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading And she had gone to press her face flat to the thin wall, and call, “For God’s sake, don’t wake the children!”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Mammy will give you some dough to bake to-morrow.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mammy will give you some dough to bake to-morrow.”
Chapter 9 of Judith of the Plains by Marie, -1945 Manning holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 416 sentences of Judith of the Plains, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Judith of the Plains by Marie, -1945 Manning exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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