Chapter 9 of North by night is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of North by night is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Tim severed the trunk with a final blow and started another cut. “What did you talk about this morning, Mr. Slim? She’s been like sunshine today.” Tim smiled. “Now she knows we’re gentlemen.”
Chapter 9 of North by night is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exhale hard
From this reading “Tim severed the trunk with a final blow and started another cut.”
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading “Tim severed the trunk with a final blow and started another cut.”
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading ““Now she knows we’re gentlemen.””
detached by cutting
From this reading “Tim severed the trunk with a final blow and started another cut.”
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading ““What did you talk about this morning, Mr. Slim?”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “She’s been like sunshine today.””
the present time or age
From this reading “She’s been like sunshine today.””
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading “Tim severed the trunk with a final blow and started another cut.”
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.
to consider or examine in speech or writing
In this reading ““What did you talk about this morning, Mr. Slim?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Tim severed the trunk with a final blow and started another cut.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “What did you talk about this morning, Mr. Slim?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tim severed the trunk with a final blow and started another cut.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Tim severed the trunk with a final blow and started another cut.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She’s been like sunshine today.”
exhale hard
From this reading Tim severed the trunk with a final blow and started another cut.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Tim severed the trunk with a final blow and started another cut.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “What did you talk about this morning, Mr. Slim?
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading Tim severed the trunk with a final blow and started another cut.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading “Now she knows we’re gentlemen.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “Now she knows we’re gentlemen.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She’s been like sunshine today.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “What did you talk about this morning, Mr. Slim?
a form of address for a man
From this reading “What did you talk about this morning, Mr. Slim?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now she knows we’re gentlemen.”
detached by cutting
From this reading Tim severed the trunk with a final blow and started another cut.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Now she knows we’re gentlemen.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’s been like sunshine today.”
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading “What did you talk about this morning, Mr. Slim?
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Tim smiled.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Tim severed the trunk with a final blow and started another cut.
the rays of the sun
From this reading She’s been like sunshine today.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “What did you talk about this morning, Mr. Slim?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tim severed the trunk with a final blow and started another cut.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What did you talk about this morning, Mr. Slim?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tim severed the trunk with a final blow and started another cut.
the present time or age
From this reading She’s been like sunshine today.”
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading Tim severed the trunk with a final blow and started another cut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now she knows we’re gentlemen.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What did you talk about this morning, Mr. Slim?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tim severed the trunk with a final blow and started another cut.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What did you talk about this morning, Mr. Slim?
Chapter 9 of North by night by Peter Burchard holds 427 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 427 sentences of North by night, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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