Chapter 9 of Mr. Blake's Walking-Stick is here in full — 22 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Mr. Blake's Walking-Stick is here in full — 22 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_THE ANGEL STAYS THE HAND._ When the boys came in, they told the widow that they wished to speak with little sick Harry. They talked to Harry awhile, without noticing what was going on in the other part of the room. Presently Willie felt his arm pulled. Looking round, he saw Susie’s tearful face. “Please don’t let mother give me and George away.”
Chapter 9 of Mr. Blake's Walking-Stick is here in full — 22 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “_THE ANGEL STAYS THE HAND._ When the boys came in, they told the widow that they wished to speak with little sick Harry.”
for a short time
From this reading “They talked to Harry awhile, without noticing what was going on in the other part of the room.”
-ing form of “notice” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “They talked to Harry awhile, without noticing what was going on in the other part of the room.”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Presently Willie felt his arm pulled.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “_THE ANGEL STAYS THE HAND._ When the boys came in, they told the widow that they wished to speak with little sick Harry.”
a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
From this reading “_THE ANGEL STAYS THE HAND._ When the boys came in, they told the widow that they wished to speak with little sick Harry.”
filled with or marked by tears
From this reading “Looking round, he saw Susie’s tearful face.”
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading “_THE ANGEL STAYS THE HAND._ When the boys came in, they told the widow that they wished to speak with little sick Harry.”
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 “Looking round, he saw Susie’s tearful face.”
In this reading “Looking round, he saw Susie’s tearful face.”
In this reading “They talked to Harry awhile, without noticing what was going on in the other part of the room.”
In this reading “They talked to Harry awhile, without noticing what was going on in the other part of the room.”
In this reading “_THE ANGEL STAYS THE HAND._ When the boys came in, they told the widow that they wished to speak with little sick Harry.”
to come or go into
In this reading “_THE ANGEL STAYS THE HAND._ When the boys came in, they told the widow that they wished to speak with little sick Harry.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Please don’t let mother give me and George away.”
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading _THE ANGEL STAYS THE HAND._ When the boys came in, they told the widow that they wished to speak with little sick Harry.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Presently Willie felt his arm pulled.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Please don’t let mother give me and George away.”
for a short time
From this reading They talked to Harry awhile, without noticing what was going on in the other part of the room.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading _THE ANGEL STAYS THE HAND._ When the boys came in, they told the widow that they wished to speak with little sick Harry.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _THE ANGEL STAYS THE HAND._ When the boys came in, they told the widow that they wished to speak with little sick Harry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Please don’t let mother give me and George away.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Looking round, he saw Susie’s tearful face.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Presently Willie felt his arm pulled.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “Please don’t let mother give me and George away.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Please don’t let mother give me and George away.”
the act of departing
From this reading They talked to Harry awhile, without noticing what was going on in the other part of the room.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading _THE ANGEL STAYS THE HAND._ When the boys came in, they told the widow that they wished to speak with little sick Harry.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading _THE ANGEL STAYS THE HAND._ When the boys came in, they told the widow that they wished to speak with little sick Harry.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Looking round, he saw Susie’s tearful face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Presently Willie felt his arm pulled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _THE ANGEL STAYS THE HAND._ When the boys came in, they told the widow that they wished to speak with little sick Harry.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Please don’t let mother give me and George away.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _THE ANGEL STAYS THE HAND._ When the boys came in, they told the widow that they wished to speak with little sick Harry.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Looking round, he saw Susie’s tearful face.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Please don’t let mother give me and George away.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Please don’t let mother give me and George away.”
-ing form of “notice” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading They talked to Harry awhile, without noticing what was going on in the other part of the room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They talked to Harry awhile, without noticing what was going on in the other part of the room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They talked to Harry awhile, without noticing what was going on in the other part of the room.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They talked to Harry awhile, without noticing what was going on in the other part of the room.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading They talked to Harry awhile, without noticing what was going on in the other part of the room.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Please don’t let mother give me and George away.”
in the near future
From this reading Presently Willie felt his arm pulled.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Presently Willie felt his arm pulled.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading They talked to Harry awhile, without noticing what was going on in the other part of the room.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Looking round, he saw Susie’s tearful face.
cut with a saw
From this reading Looking round, he saw Susie’s tearful face.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading _THE ANGEL STAYS THE HAND._ When the boys came in, they told the widow that they wished to speak with little sick Harry.
express in speech
From this reading _THE ANGEL STAYS THE HAND._ When the boys came in, they told the widow that they wished to speak with little sick Harry.
a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
From this reading _THE ANGEL STAYS THE HAND._ When the boys came in, they told the widow that they wished to speak with little sick Harry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Looking round, he saw Susie’s tearful face.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading They talked to Harry awhile, without noticing what was going on in the other part of the room.
filled with or marked by tears
From this reading Looking round, he saw Susie’s tearful face.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _THE ANGEL STAYS THE HAND._ When the boys came in, they told the widow that they wished to speak with little sick Harry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE ANGEL STAYS THE HAND._ When the boys came in, they told the widow that they wished to speak with little sick Harry.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _THE ANGEL STAYS THE HAND._ When the boys came in, they told the widow that they wished to speak with little sick Harry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _THE ANGEL STAYS THE HAND._ When the boys came in, they told the widow that they wished to speak with little sick Harry.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading _THE ANGEL STAYS THE HAND._ When the boys came in, they told the widow that they wished to speak with little sick Harry.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They talked to Harry awhile, without noticing what was going on in the other part of the room.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They talked to Harry awhile, without noticing what was going on in the other part of the room.
at the time that
From this reading _THE ANGEL STAYS THE HAND._ When the boys came in, they told the widow that they wished to speak with little sick Harry.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading _THE ANGEL STAYS THE HAND._ When the boys came in, they told the widow that they wished to speak with little sick Harry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Presently Willie felt his arm pulled.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading _THE ANGEL STAYS THE HAND._ When the boys came in, they told the widow that they wished to speak with little sick Harry.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _THE ANGEL STAYS THE HAND._ When the boys came in, they told the widow that they wished to speak with little sick Harry.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They talked to Harry awhile, without noticing what was going on in the other part of the room.
Chapter 9 of Mr. Blake's Walking-Stick by Edward Eggleston holds 22 sentences, grouped into 5 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 22 sentences of Mr. Blake's Walking-Stick, unabridged, divided into 5 reading sections.
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