Chapter 9 of Life and Death of Mr. Badman is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Life and Death of Mr. Badman is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Atten. Poor woman, she could not but have much perplexity. Wise. Yea, and poor Children, that ever they were sent into the world as the fruit of the loyns, and under the government of such a father as Mr. Badman. Atten.
Chapter 9 of Life and Death of Mr. Badman is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “Yea, and poor Children, that ever they were sent into the world as the fruit of the loyns, and under the government of such a father as Mr. Badman.”
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading “Yea, and poor Children, that ever they were sent into the world as the fruit of the loyns, and under the government of such a father as Mr. Badman.”
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading “Yea, and poor Children, that ever they were sent into the world as the fruit of the loyns, and under the government of such a father as Mr. Badman.”
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading “Poor woman, she could not but have much perplexity.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Poor woman, she could not but have much perplexity.”
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “Yea, and poor Children, that ever they were sent into the world as the fruit of the loyns, and under the government of such a father as Mr. Badman.”
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “Wise.”
an old word for “yes”
From this reading “Yea, and poor Children, that ever they were sent into the world as the fruit of the loyns, and under the government of such a father as Mr. Badman.”
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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 Yea, and poor Children, that ever they were sent into the world as the fruit of the loyns, and under the government of such a father as Mr. Badman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yea, and poor Children, that ever they were sent into the world as the fruit of the loyns, and under the government of such a father as Mr. Badman.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yea, and poor Children, that ever they were sent into the world as the fruit of the loyns, and under the government of such a father as Mr. Badman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Atten.
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From this reading Yea, and poor Children, that ever they were sent into the world as the fruit of the loyns, and under the government of such a father as Mr. Badman.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Poor woman, she could not but have much perplexity.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Yea, and poor Children, that ever they were sent into the world as the fruit of the loyns, and under the government of such a father as Mr. Badman.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Poor woman, she could not but have much perplexity.
at any time
From this reading Yea, and poor Children, that ever they were sent into the world as the fruit of the loyns, and under the government of such a father as Mr. Badman.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Yea, and poor Children, that ever they were sent into the world as the fruit of the loyns, and under the government of such a father as Mr. Badman.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading Yea, and poor Children, that ever they were sent into the world as the fruit of the loyns, and under the government of such a father as Mr. Badman.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading Yea, and poor Children, that ever they were sent into the world as the fruit of the loyns, and under the government of such a father as Mr. Badman.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Poor woman, she could not but have much perplexity.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Yea, and poor Children, that ever they were sent into the world as the fruit of the loyns, and under the government of such a father as Mr. Badman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yea, and poor Children, that ever they were sent into the world as the fruit of the loyns, and under the government of such a father as Mr. Badman.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Yea, and poor Children, that ever they were sent into the world as the fruit of the loyns, and under the government of such a father as Mr. Badman.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Poor woman, she could not but have much perplexity.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Poor woman, she could not but have much perplexity.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yea, and poor Children, that ever they were sent into the world as the fruit of the loyns, and under the government of such a father as Mr. Badman.
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading Poor woman, she could not but have much perplexity.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor woman, she could not but have much perplexity.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Yea, and poor Children, that ever they were sent into the world as the fruit of the loyns, and under the government of such a father as Mr. Badman.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Poor woman, she could not but have much perplexity.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Yea, and poor Children, that ever they were sent into the world as the fruit of the loyns, and under the government of such a father as Mr. Badman.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yea, and poor Children, that ever they were sent into the world as the fruit of the loyns, and under the government of such a father as Mr. Badman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yea, and poor Children, that ever they were sent into the world as the fruit of the loyns, and under the government of such a father as Mr. Badman.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yea, and poor Children, that ever they were sent into the world as the fruit of the loyns, and under the government of such a father as Mr. Badman.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Yea, and poor Children, that ever they were sent into the world as the fruit of the loyns, and under the government of such a father as Mr. Badman.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yea, and poor Children, that ever they were sent into the world as the fruit of the loyns, and under the government of such a father as Mr. Badman.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Wise.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Poor woman, she could not but have much perplexity.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Yea, and poor Children, that ever they were sent into the world as the fruit of the loyns, and under the government of such a father as Mr. Badman.
an old word for “yes”
From this reading Yea, and poor Children, that ever they were sent into the world as the fruit of the loyns, and under the government of such a father as Mr. Badman.
Chapter 9 of Life and Death of Mr. Badman by John Bunyan holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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