Chapter 9 of Mark Tidd's Citadel is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Mark Tidd's Citadel is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry. They don’t know Motu’s here. So we’ve got to act natural and do just like we would do if he wasn’t here at all.” “As how?” says I. “Plunk and Binney b-better go fishin’ as soon as supper’s over.
Chapter 9 of Mark Tidd's Citadel is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading ““The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading ““The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.”
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading “So we’ve got to act natural and do just like we would do if he wasn’t here at all.””
make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
From this reading ““Plunk and Binney b-better go fishin’ as soon as supper’s over.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading ““The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading ““The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.”
in the near future
From this reading ““Plunk and Binney b-better go fishin’ as soon as supper’s over.”
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading ““The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.”
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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 ““The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.”
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading So we’ve got to act natural and do just like we would do if he wasn’t here at all.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So we’ve got to act natural and do just like we would do if he wasn’t here at all.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As how?” says I.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So we’ve got to act natural and do just like we would do if he wasn’t here at all.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Plunk and Binney b-better go fishin’ as soon as supper’s over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Plunk and Binney b-better go fishin’ as soon as supper’s over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading So we’ve got to act natural and do just like we would do if he wasn’t here at all.”
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From this reading They don’t know Motu’s here.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Plunk and Binney b-better go fishin’ as soon as supper’s over.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Plunk and Binney b-better go fishin’ as soon as supper’s over.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So we’ve got to act natural and do just like we would do if he wasn’t here at all.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So we’ve got to act natural and do just like we would do if he wasn’t here at all.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading They don’t know Motu’s here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As how?” says I.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “As how?” says I.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading So we’ve got to act natural and do just like we would do if he wasn’t here at all.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
and nothing more
From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They don’t know Motu’s here.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They don’t know Motu’s here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading So we’ve got to act natural and do just like we would do if he wasn’t here at all.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Plunk and Binney b-better go fishin’ as soon as supper’s over.
make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
From this reading “Plunk and Binney b-better go fishin’ as soon as supper’s over.
To recall to mind.
From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So we’ve got to act natural and do just like we would do if he wasn’t here at all.”
in the near future
From this reading “Plunk and Binney b-better go fishin’ as soon as supper’s over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Plunk and Binney b-better go fishin’ as soon as supper’s over.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They don’t know Motu’s here.
a special situation
From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So we’ve got to act natural and do just like we would do if he wasn’t here at all.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So we’ve got to act natural and do just like we would do if he wasn’t here at all.”
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading “The first thing to remember just n-now,” says Mark, “is to act like we didn’t have any worry.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading So we’ve got to act natural and do just like we would do if he wasn’t here at all.”
Chapter 9 of Mark Tidd's Citadel by Clarence Budington Kelland holds 189 sentences, grouped into 38 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 189 sentences of Mark Tidd's Citadel, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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