Chapter 13 of Making the Nine is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Making the Nine is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SPRING RUNNING JOHN CURTIS clapped the book together with a sigh of relief. “That’s the end. Much obliged to you. Going home for vacation next week?” “No,” said Dick.
Chapter 13 of Making the Nine is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
inflected form of “clap” — put quickly or forcibly
From this reading “THE SPRING RUNNING JOHN CURTIS clapped the book together with a sigh of relief.”
English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799)
From this reading “THE SPRING RUNNING JOHN CURTIS clapped the book together with a sigh of relief.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading ““No,” said Dick.”
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading “Much obliged to you.”
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading “THE SPRING RUNNING JOHN CURTIS clapped the book together with a sigh of relief.”
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “THE SPRING RUNNING JOHN CURTIS clapped the book together with a sigh of relief.”
the season of growth
From this reading “THE SPRING RUNNING JOHN CURTIS clapped the book together with a sigh of relief.”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “Going home for vacation next week?””
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Going home for vacation next week?””
In this reading “Much obliged to you.”
In this reading “Going home for vacation next week?””
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 THE SPRING RUNNING JOHN CURTIS clapped the book together with a sigh of relief.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading THE SPRING RUNNING JOHN CURTIS clapped the book together with a sigh of relief.
inflected form of “clap” — put quickly or forcibly
From this reading THE SPRING RUNNING JOHN CURTIS clapped the book together with a sigh of relief.
English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799)
From this reading THE SPRING RUNNING JOHN CURTIS clapped the book together with a sigh of relief.
someone who is a detective
From this reading “No,” said Dick.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “That’s the end.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Going home for vacation next week?”
the act of departing
From this reading Going home for vacation next week?”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Going home for vacation next week?”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading THE SPRING RUNNING JOHN CURTIS clapped the book together with a sigh of relief.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Much obliged to you.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Going home for vacation next week?”
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” said Dick.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading Much obliged to you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SPRING RUNNING JOHN CURTIS clapped the book together with a sigh of relief.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading THE SPRING RUNNING JOHN CURTIS clapped the book together with a sigh of relief.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading THE SPRING RUNNING JOHN CURTIS clapped the book together with a sigh of relief.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “No,” said Dick.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading THE SPRING RUNNING JOHN CURTIS clapped the book together with a sigh of relief.
the season of growth
From this reading THE SPRING RUNNING JOHN CURTIS clapped the book together with a sigh of relief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s the end.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPRING RUNNING JOHN CURTIS clapped the book together with a sigh of relief.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Much obliged to you.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading THE SPRING RUNNING JOHN CURTIS clapped the book together with a sigh of relief.
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading Going home for vacation next week?”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Going home for vacation next week?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE SPRING RUNNING JOHN CURTIS clapped the book together with a sigh of relief.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Much obliged to you.
Chapter 13 of Making the Nine by Albertus T. (Albertus True) Dudley holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 13 holds 178 sentences of Making the Nine, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of Making the Nine by Albertus T. (Albertus True) Dudley exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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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