Chapter 9 of Mrs. Harter is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Mrs. Harter is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“She is coming round in the most extraordinary way,” said the little nurse, full of importance. “Doctor says she must have an iron constitution. But she won’t let anybody go near her--not her husband or anyone. Strange, isn’t it? She’ll be going out in a day or two; there’s nothing to keep her in for.”
Chapter 9 of Mrs. Harter is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “But she won’t let anybody go near her--not her husband or anyone.”
any person at all
From this reading “But she won’t let anybody go near her--not her husband or anyone.”
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
From this reading ““Doctor says she must have an iron constitution.”
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading ““She is coming round in the most extraordinary way,” said the little nurse, full of importance.”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “But she won’t let anybody go near her--not her husband or anyone.”
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading ““She is coming round in the most extraordinary way,” said the little nurse, full of importance.”
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading ““Doctor says she must have an iron constitution.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading ““She is coming round in the most extraordinary way,” said the little nurse, full of importance.”
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 ““She is coming round in the most extraordinary way,” said the little nurse, full of importance.”
In this reading ““She is coming round in the most extraordinary way,” said the little nurse, full of importance.”
In this reading “But she won’t let anybody go near her--not her husband or anyone.”
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 She’ll be going out in a day or two; there’s nothing to keep her in for.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Doctor says she must have an iron constitution.
any person at all
From this reading But she won’t let anybody go near her--not her husband or anyone.
any person at all
From this reading But she won’t let anybody go near her--not her husband or anyone.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She’ll be going out in a day or two; there’s nothing to keep her in for.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she won’t let anybody go near her--not her husband or anyone.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “She is coming round in the most extraordinary way,” said the little nurse, full of importance.
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
From this reading “Doctor says she must have an iron constitution.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She’ll be going out in a day or two; there’s nothing to keep her in for.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Doctor says she must have an iron constitution.
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading “She is coming round in the most extraordinary way,” said the little nurse, full of importance.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She’ll be going out in a day or two; there’s nothing to keep her in for.”
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading “She is coming round in the most extraordinary way,” said the little nurse, full of importance.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But she won’t let anybody go near her--not her husband or anyone.
the act of departing
From this reading She’ll be going out in a day or two; there’s nothing to keep her in for.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Doctor says she must have an iron constitution.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But she won’t let anybody go near her--not her husband or anyone.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading But she won’t let anybody go near her--not her husband or anyone.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading “She is coming round in the most extraordinary way,” said the little nurse, full of importance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “She is coming round in the most extraordinary way,” said the little nurse, full of importance.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading “Doctor says she must have an iron constitution.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She is coming round in the most extraordinary way,” said the little nurse, full of importance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Strange, isn’t it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Strange, isn’t it?
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading She’ll be going out in a day or two; there’s nothing to keep her in for.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But she won’t let anybody go near her--not her husband or anyone.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “She is coming round in the most extraordinary way,” said the little nurse, full of importance.
used to form the superlative
From this reading “She is coming round in the most extraordinary way,” said the little nurse, full of importance.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Doctor says she must have an iron constitution.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading But she won’t let anybody go near her--not her husband or anyone.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she won’t let anybody go near her--not her husband or anyone.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She’ll be going out in a day or two; there’s nothing to keep her in for.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “She is coming round in the most extraordinary way,” said the little nurse, full of importance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “She is coming round in the most extraordinary way,” said the little nurse, full of importance.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But she won’t let anybody go near her--not her husband or anyone.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She’ll be going out in a day or two; there’s nothing to keep her in for.”
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “She is coming round in the most extraordinary way,” said the little nurse, full of importance.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “She is coming round in the most extraordinary way,” said the little nurse, full of importance.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “Doctor says she must have an iron constitution.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She is coming round in the most extraordinary way,” said the little nurse, full of importance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’ll be going out in a day or two; there’s nothing to keep her in for.”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Strange, isn’t it?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “She is coming round in the most extraordinary way,” said the little nurse, full of importance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’ll be going out in a day or two; there’s nothing to keep her in for.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She’ll be going out in a day or two; there’s nothing to keep her in for.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading She’ll be going out in a day or two; there’s nothing to keep her in for.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “She is coming round in the most extraordinary way,” said the little nurse, full of importance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she won’t let anybody go near her--not her husband or anyone.
Chapter 9 of Mrs. Harter by E. M. Delafield holds 386 sentences, grouped into 78 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 386 sentences of Mrs. Harter, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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