Chapter 9 of Mendel: A Story of Youth is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Mendel: A Story of Youth is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What a horrible idea!" "It is a beautiful idea. It is the idea of love independent of everything else. That is why I thought Morrison must have some reason for cutting her hair." "When you know Greta, you will know that she doesn't wait for reasons."
Chapter 9 of Mendel: A Story of Youth is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading “That is why I thought Morrison must have some reason for cutting her hair."”
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “That is why I thought Morrison must have some reason for cutting her hair."”
provoking horror
From this reading “"What a horrible idea!"”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “"What a horrible idea!"”
free from external control and constraint
From this reading “It is the idea of love independent of everything else.”
United States rock singer (1943-1971)
From this reading “That is why I thought Morrison must have some reason for cutting her hair."”
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “"When you know Greta, you will know that she doesn't wait for reasons."”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “"When you know Greta, you will know that she doesn't wait for reasons."”
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In this reading “"When you know Greta, you will know that she doesn't wait for reasons."”
In this reading “That is why I thought Morrison must have some reason for cutting her hair."”
In this reading “"What a horrible idea!"”
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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 "What a horrible idea!"
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "It is a beautiful idea.
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading That is why I thought Morrison must have some reason for cutting her hair."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "When you know Greta, you will know that she doesn't wait for reasons."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is the idea of love independent of everything else.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It is the idea of love independent of everything else.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That is why I thought Morrison must have some reason for cutting her hair."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "When you know Greta, you will know that she doesn't wait for reasons."
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading That is why I thought Morrison must have some reason for cutting her hair."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That is why I thought Morrison must have some reason for cutting her hair."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That is why I thought Morrison must have some reason for cutting her hair."
provoking horror
From this reading "What a horrible idea!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That is why I thought Morrison must have some reason for cutting her hair."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "What a horrible idea!"
free from external control and constraint
From this reading It is the idea of love independent of everything else.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is a beautiful idea.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is a beautiful idea.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "When you know Greta, you will know that she doesn't wait for reasons."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading It is the idea of love independent of everything else.
United States rock singer (1943-1971)
From this reading That is why I thought Morrison must have some reason for cutting her hair."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That is why I thought Morrison must have some reason for cutting her hair."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is the idea of love independent of everything else.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading That is why I thought Morrison must have some reason for cutting her hair."
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading "When you know Greta, you will know that she doesn't wait for reasons."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When you know Greta, you will know that she doesn't wait for reasons."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading That is why I thought Morrison must have some reason for cutting her hair."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is why I thought Morrison must have some reason for cutting her hair."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is the idea of love independent of everything else.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading That is why I thought Morrison must have some reason for cutting her hair."
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "When you know Greta, you will know that she doesn't wait for reasons."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a horrible idea!"
at the time that
From this reading "When you know Greta, you will know that she doesn't wait for reasons."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading That is why I thought Morrison must have some reason for cutting her hair."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "When you know Greta, you will know that she doesn't wait for reasons."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "When you know Greta, you will know that she doesn't wait for reasons."
Chapter 9 of Mendel: A Story of Youth by Gilbert Cannan holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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 394 sentences of Mendel: A Story of Youth, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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