Chapter 9 of Lying Prophets: A Novel is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Lying Prophets: A Novel is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'Twas hearin' so suddint like as made me come over fainty." "Ate hearty then. An' mind henceforrard you'm feedin' an' drinkin' for two. Best get to bed so soon's you can. Us'll talk 'bout this coil in the marnin'."
Chapter 9 of Lying Prophets: A Novel is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading “"Ate hearty then.”
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “Best get to bed so soon's you can.”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “Best get to bed so soon's you can.”
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading “Us'll talk 'bout this coil in the marnin'."”
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
From this reading “Us'll talk 'bout this coil in the marnin'."”
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading “"Ate hearty then.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “An' mind henceforrard you'm feedin' an' drinkin' for two.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “Us'll talk 'bout this coil in the marnin'."”
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An' mind henceforrard you'm feedin' an' drinkin' for two.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "'Twas hearin' so suddint like as made me come over fainty."
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading "Ate hearty then.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Best get to bed so soon's you can.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Best get to bed so soon's you can.
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading Us'll talk 'bout this coil in the marnin'."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Best get to bed so soon's you can.
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
From this reading Us'll talk 'bout this coil in the marnin'."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "'Twas hearin' so suddint like as made me come over fainty."
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From this reading An' mind henceforrard you'm feedin' an' drinkin' for two.
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From this reading "'Twas hearin' so suddint like as made me come over fainty."
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From this reading An' mind henceforrard you'm feedin' an' drinkin' for two.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading An' mind henceforrard you'm feedin' an' drinkin' for two.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Best get to bed so soon's you can.
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From this reading "'Twas hearin' so suddint like as made me come over fainty."
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading "Ate hearty then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An' mind henceforrard you'm feedin' an' drinkin' for two.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Us'll talk 'bout this coil in the marnin'."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "'Twas hearin' so suddint like as made me come over fainty."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "'Twas hearin' so suddint like as made me come over fainty."
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From this reading Us'll talk 'bout this coil in the marnin'."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'Twas hearin' so suddint like as made me come over fainty."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading An' mind henceforrard you'm feedin' an' drinkin' for two.
above and across; more than
From this reading "'Twas hearin' so suddint like as made me come over fainty."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "'Twas hearin' so suddint like as made me come over fainty."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Best get to bed so soon's you can.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Twas hearin' so suddint like as made me come over fainty."
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Us'll talk 'bout this coil in the marnin'."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Us'll talk 'bout this coil in the marnin'."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Ate hearty then.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Us'll talk 'bout this coil in the marnin'."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Best get to bed so soon's you can.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Twas hearin' so suddint like as made me come over fainty."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading An' mind henceforrard you'm feedin' an' drinkin' for two.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Us'll talk 'bout this coil in the marnin'."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Best get to bed so soon's you can.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An' mind henceforrard you'm feedin' an' drinkin' for two.
Chapter 9 of Lying Prophets: A Novel by Eden Phillpotts holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
Chapter 9 holds 422 sentences of Lying Prophets: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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