Chapter 9 of Multitude and Solitude is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of Multitude and Solitude is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And what is the tsetse bite like?" "You've been to Portobe, haven't you? I remember Ottalie Fawcett speaking of you, years ago, before I went out. You had that cottage at the very end of the loaning, just above the sea? Well.
Chapter 9 of Multitude and Solitude is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in the past
From this reading “I remember Ottalie Fawcett speaking of you, years ago, before I went out.”
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading “"And what is the tsetse bite like?"”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “You had that cottage at the very end of the loaning, just above the sea?”
disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned
From this reading “You had that cottage at the very end of the loaning, just above the sea?”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I remember Ottalie Fawcett speaking of you, years ago, before I went out.”
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “You had that cottage at the very end of the loaning, just above the sea?”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “I remember Ottalie Fawcett speaking of you, years ago, before I went out.”
bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc.
From this reading “"And what is the tsetse bite like?"”
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.
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move out of or depart from
In this reading “I remember Ottalie Fawcett speaking of you, years ago, before I went out.”
In this reading “You had that cottage at the very end of the loaning, just above the sea?”
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.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading You had that cottage at the very end of the loaning, just above the sea?
in the past
From this reading I remember Ottalie Fawcett speaking of you, years ago, before I went out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And what is the tsetse bite like?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You had that cottage at the very end of the loaning, just above the sea?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You've been to Portobe, haven't you?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I remember Ottalie Fawcett speaking of you, years ago, before I went out.
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading "And what is the tsetse bite like?"
a small house with a single story
From this reading You had that cottage at the very end of the loaning, just above the sea?
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading You had that cottage at the very end of the loaning, just above the sea?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I remember Ottalie Fawcett speaking of you, years ago, before I went out.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You had that cottage at the very end of the loaning, just above the sea?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've been to Portobe, haven't you?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I remember Ottalie Fawcett speaking of you, years ago, before I went out.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And what is the tsetse bite like?"
and nothing more
From this reading You had that cottage at the very end of the loaning, just above the sea?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "And what is the tsetse bite like?"
disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned
From this reading You had that cottage at the very end of the loaning, just above the sea?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I remember Ottalie Fawcett speaking of you, years ago, before I went out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I remember Ottalie Fawcett speaking of you, years ago, before I went out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I remember Ottalie Fawcett speaking of you, years ago, before I went out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've been to Portobe, haven't you?
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember Ottalie Fawcett speaking of you, years ago, before I went out.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading You had that cottage at the very end of the loaning, just above the sea?
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading I remember Ottalie Fawcett speaking of you, years ago, before I went out.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You had that cottage at the very end of the loaning, just above the sea?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And what is the tsetse bite like?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You've been to Portobe, haven't you?
bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc.
From this reading "And what is the tsetse bite like?"
precisely as stated
From this reading You had that cottage at the very end of the loaning, just above the sea?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I remember Ottalie Fawcett speaking of you, years ago, before I went out.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And what is the tsetse bite like?"
a late time of life
From this reading I remember Ottalie Fawcett speaking of you, years ago, before I went out.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You've been to Portobe, haven't you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've been to Portobe, haven't you?
Chapter 9 of Multitude and Solitude by John Masefield holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 426 sentences of Multitude and Solitude, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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