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Moran of the Lady Letty

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Moran of the Lady Letty is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Frank Norris • Curated US English Learning Edition

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Half of the stores of the schooner were water-soaked, but upon examination Wilbur found that enough remained intact to put them beyond all fear for the present.

“There's plenty of water up the creek,” he said, “and we can snare all the quail we want; and then there's the fish and abalone.

Even if the stores were gone we could make out very well.”

The schooner's cabin was full of water and Wilbur's hammock was gone, so the pair decided to camp on shore.

In that torrid weather to sleep in the open air was a luxury.

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Moran of the Lady Letty Frank Norris

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Chapter IX

Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Moran of the Lady Letty is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Half of the stores of the schooner were water-soaked, but upon examination Wilbur found that enough remained intact to put them beyond all fear for the present. “There's plenty of water up the creek,” he said, “and we can snare all the quail we want; and then there's the fish and abalone. Even if the stores were gone we could make out very well.” The schooner's cabin was full of water and Wilbur's hammock was gone, so the pair decided to camp on shore. In that torrid weather to sleep in the open air was a luxury.

Moran of the Lady Letty

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Moran of the Lady Letty is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

Half of the stores of the schooner were water-soaked, but upon examination Wilbur found that enough remained intact to put them beyond all fear for the present.

Line 2

“There's plenty of water up the creek,” he said, “and we can snare all the quail we want; and then there's the fish and abalone.

Line 3

Even if the stores were gone we could make out very well.”

Line 4

The schooner's cabin was full of water and Wilbur's hammock was gone, so the pair decided to camp on shore.

Line 5

In that torrid weather to sleep in the open air was a luxury.

Learner Dictionary

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Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “In that torrid weather to sleep in the open air was a luxury.”

All words in this reading · 68

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a

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From this reading In that torrid weather to sleep in the open air was a luxury.

abalone

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From this reading “There's plenty of water up the creek,” he said, “and we can snare all the quail we want; and then there's the fish and abalone.

air

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From this reading In that torrid weather to sleep in the open air was a luxury.

all

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From this reading Half of the stores of the schooner were water-soaked, but upon examination Wilbur found that enough remained intact to put them beyond all fear for the present.

and

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From this reading “There's plenty of water up the creek,” he said, “and we can snare all the quail we want; and then there's the fish and abalone.

beyond

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From this reading Half of the stores of the schooner were water-soaked, but upon examination Wilbur found that enough remained intact to put them beyond all fear for the present.

but

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From this reading Half of the stores of the schooner were water-soaked, but upon examination Wilbur found that enough remained intact to put them beyond all fear for the present.

cabin

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From this reading The schooner's cabin was full of water and Wilbur's hammock was gone, so the pair decided to camp on shore.

camp

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From this reading The schooner's cabin was full of water and Wilbur's hammock was gone, so the pair decided to camp on shore.

can

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From this reading “There's plenty of water up the creek,” he said, “and we can snare all the quail we want; and then there's the fish and abalone.

could

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From this reading Even if the stores were gone we could make out very well.”

creek

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From this reading “There's plenty of water up the creek,” he said, “and we can snare all the quail we want; and then there's the fish and abalone.

decided

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From this reading The schooner's cabin was full of water and Wilbur's hammock was gone, so the pair decided to camp on shore.

enough

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From this reading Half of the stores of the schooner were water-soaked, but upon examination Wilbur found that enough remained intact to put them beyond all fear for the present.

Even

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From this reading Even if the stores were gone we could make out very well.”

examination

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From this reading Half of the stores of the schooner were water-soaked, but upon examination Wilbur found that enough remained intact to put them beyond all fear for the present.

fear

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From this reading Half of the stores of the schooner were water-soaked, but upon examination Wilbur found that enough remained intact to put them beyond all fear for the present.

fish

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From this reading “There's plenty of water up the creek,” he said, “and we can snare all the quail we want; and then there's the fish and abalone.

for

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From this reading Half of the stores of the schooner were water-soaked, but upon examination Wilbur found that enough remained intact to put them beyond all fear for the present.

found

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From this reading Half of the stores of the schooner were water-soaked, but upon examination Wilbur found that enough remained intact to put them beyond all fear for the present.

full

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From this reading The schooner's cabin was full of water and Wilbur's hammock was gone, so the pair decided to camp on shore.

gone

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From this reading Even if the stores were gone we could make out very well.”

Half

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From this reading Half of the stores of the schooner were water-soaked, but upon examination Wilbur found that enough remained intact to put them beyond all fear for the present.

hammock

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From this reading The schooner's cabin was full of water and Wilbur's hammock was gone, so the pair decided to camp on shore.

he

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From this reading “There's plenty of water up the creek,” he said, “and we can snare all the quail we want; and then there's the fish and abalone.

if

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From this reading Even if the stores were gone we could make out very well.”

In

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From this reading In that torrid weather to sleep in the open air was a luxury.

intact

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From this reading Half of the stores of the schooner were water-soaked, but upon examination Wilbur found that enough remained intact to put them beyond all fear for the present.

luxury

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From this reading In that torrid weather to sleep in the open air was a luxury.

make

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From this reading Even if the stores were gone we could make out very well.”

of

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From this reading Half of the stores of the schooner were water-soaked, but upon examination Wilbur found that enough remained intact to put them beyond all fear for the present.

on

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From this reading The schooner's cabin was full of water and Wilbur's hammock was gone, so the pair decided to camp on shore.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading In that torrid weather to sleep in the open air was a luxury.

out

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From this reading Even if the stores were gone we could make out very well.”

pair

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From this reading The schooner's cabin was full of water and Wilbur's hammock was gone, so the pair decided to camp on shore.

plenty

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From this reading “There's plenty of water up the creek,” he said, “and we can snare all the quail we want; and then there's the fish and abalone.

present

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From this reading Half of the stores of the schooner were water-soaked, but upon examination Wilbur found that enough remained intact to put them beyond all fear for the present.

put

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From this reading Half of the stores of the schooner were water-soaked, but upon examination Wilbur found that enough remained intact to put them beyond all fear for the present.

quail

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From this reading “There's plenty of water up the creek,” he said, “and we can snare all the quail we want; and then there's the fish and abalone.

remained

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From this reading Half of the stores of the schooner were water-soaked, but upon examination Wilbur found that enough remained intact to put them beyond all fear for the present.

said

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From this reading “There's plenty of water up the creek,” he said, “and we can snare all the quail we want; and then there's the fish and abalone.

schooner

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From this reading Half of the stores of the schooner were water-soaked, but upon examination Wilbur found that enough remained intact to put them beyond all fear for the present.

schooner's

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From this reading The schooner's cabin was full of water and Wilbur's hammock was gone, so the pair decided to camp on shore.

shore

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From this reading The schooner's cabin was full of water and Wilbur's hammock was gone, so the pair decided to camp on shore.

sleep

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From this reading In that torrid weather to sleep in the open air was a luxury.

snare

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From this reading “There's plenty of water up the creek,” he said, “and we can snare all the quail we want; and then there's the fish and abalone.

so

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From this reading The schooner's cabin was full of water and Wilbur's hammock was gone, so the pair decided to camp on shore.

stores

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From this reading Half of the stores of the schooner were water-soaked, but upon examination Wilbur found that enough remained intact to put them beyond all fear for the present.

that

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From this reading Half of the stores of the schooner were water-soaked, but upon examination Wilbur found that enough remained intact to put them beyond all fear for the present.

the

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From this reading Half of the stores of the schooner were water-soaked, but upon examination Wilbur found that enough remained intact to put them beyond all fear for the present.

them

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From this reading Half of the stores of the schooner were water-soaked, but upon examination Wilbur found that enough remained intact to put them beyond all fear for the present.

then

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From this reading “There's plenty of water up the creek,” he said, “and we can snare all the quail we want; and then there's the fish and abalone.

There's

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From this reading “There's plenty of water up the creek,” he said, “and we can snare all the quail we want; and then there's the fish and abalone.

to

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From this reading Half of the stores of the schooner were water-soaked, but upon examination Wilbur found that enough remained intact to put them beyond all fear for the present.

torrid

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From this reading In that torrid weather to sleep in the open air was a luxury.

up

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From this reading “There's plenty of water up the creek,” he said, “and we can snare all the quail we want; and then there's the fish and abalone.

upon

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From this reading Half of the stores of the schooner were water-soaked, but upon examination Wilbur found that enough remained intact to put them beyond all fear for the present.

very

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From this reading Even if the stores were gone we could make out very well.”

want

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From this reading “There's plenty of water up the creek,” he said, “and we can snare all the quail we want; and then there's the fish and abalone.

was

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From this reading The schooner's cabin was full of water and Wilbur's hammock was gone, so the pair decided to camp on shore.

water

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From this reading “There's plenty of water up the creek,” he said, “and we can snare all the quail we want; and then there's the fish and abalone.

water-soaked

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From this reading Half of the stores of the schooner were water-soaked, but upon examination Wilbur found that enough remained intact to put them beyond all fear for the present.

we

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From this reading “There's plenty of water up the creek,” he said, “and we can snare all the quail we want; and then there's the fish and abalone.

weather

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From this reading In that torrid weather to sleep in the open air was a luxury.

well

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From this reading Even if the stores were gone we could make out very well.”

were

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From this reading Half of the stores of the schooner were water-soaked, but upon examination Wilbur found that enough remained intact to put them beyond all fear for the present.

Wilbur

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From this reading Half of the stores of the schooner were water-soaked, but upon examination Wilbur found that enough remained intact to put them beyond all fear for the present.

Wilbur's

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From this reading The schooner's cabin was full of water and Wilbur's hammock was gone, so the pair decided to camp on shore.

Chapter 9 of Moran of the Lady Letty by Frank Norris holds 201 sentences, grouped into 41 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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