Chapter 9 of Juju is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Juju is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GORILLA'S SCREAM. I came slowly back to consciousness, feeling weak and giddy. I essayed to move and found I could not. I opened my eyes. Despite the gathering darkness, I discovered that I was seated in a chair in the large room of the casa.
Chapter 9 of Juju is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading “I came slowly back to consciousness, feeling weak and giddy.”
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading “Despite the gathering darkness, I discovered that I was seated in a chair in the large room of the casa.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “Despite the gathering darkness, I discovered that I was seated in a chair in the large room of the casa.”
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading “Despite the gathering darkness, I discovered that I was seated in a chair in the large room of the casa.”
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading “I came slowly back to consciousness, feeling weak and giddy.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “THE GORILLA'S SCREAM.”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “Despite the gathering darkness, I discovered that I was seated in a chair in the large room of the casa.”
wanting in physical strength
From this reading “I came slowly back to consciousness, feeling weak and giddy.”
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In this reading “Despite the gathering darkness, I discovered that I was seated in a chair in the large room of the casa.”
In this reading “Despite the gathering darkness, I discovered that I was seated in a chair in the large room of the casa.”
In this reading “I came slowly back to consciousness, feeling weak and giddy.”
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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 Despite the gathering darkness, I discovered that I was seated in a chair in the large room of the casa.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I came slowly back to consciousness, feeling weak and giddy.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I came slowly back to consciousness, feeling weak and giddy.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I came slowly back to consciousness, feeling weak and giddy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Despite the gathering darkness, I discovered that I was seated in a chair in the large room of the casa.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Despite the gathering darkness, I discovered that I was seated in a chair in the large room of the casa.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading I came slowly back to consciousness, feeling weak and giddy.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I essayed to move and found I could not.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Despite the gathering darkness, I discovered that I was seated in a chair in the large room of the casa.
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Despite the gathering darkness, I discovered that I was seated in a chair in the large room of the casa.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Despite the gathering darkness, I discovered that I was seated in a chair in the large room of the casa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I essayed to move and found I could not.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I opened my eyes.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading I came slowly back to consciousness, feeling weak and giddy.
set up or found
From this reading I essayed to move and found I could not.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading Despite the gathering darkness, I discovered that I was seated in a chair in the large room of the casa.
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading I came slowly back to consciousness, feeling weak and giddy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GORILLA'S SCREAM.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I came slowly back to consciousness, feeling weak and giddy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Despite the gathering darkness, I discovered that I was seated in a chair in the large room of the casa.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Despite the gathering darkness, I discovered that I was seated in a chair in the large room of the casa.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I essayed to move and found I could not.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I opened my eyes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I essayed to move and found I could not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Despite the gathering darkness, I discovered that I was seated in a chair in the large room of the casa.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading I opened my eyes.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Despite the gathering darkness, I discovered that I was seated in a chair in the large room of the casa.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading THE GORILLA'S SCREAM.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Despite the gathering darkness, I discovered that I was seated in a chair in the large room of the casa.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading I came slowly back to consciousness, feeling weak and giddy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Despite the gathering darkness, I discovered that I was seated in a chair in the large room of the casa.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GORILLA'S SCREAM.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I came slowly back to consciousness, feeling weak and giddy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Despite the gathering darkness, I discovered that I was seated in a chair in the large room of the casa.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading I came slowly back to consciousness, feeling weak and giddy.
Chapter 9 of Juju by Murray Leinster holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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 213 sentences of Juju, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Juju by Murray Leinster exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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 43 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 43 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
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About 162 minutes of reading across 390 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Juju section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 10 chapters of Juju to begin.
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Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Juju, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
