Chapter 9 of Old Crow is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Old Crow is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Warning?" "Yes. He come in an' he says to me, 'You don't want to go traipsin' round in this snow.'" Raven noted the word and smiled slightly. He and Tenney were at one in their care for her.
Chapter 9 of Old Crow is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “He and Tenney were at one in their care for her.”
widely known and esteemed
From this reading “Raven noted the word and smiled slightly.”
obtain or seize by violence
From this reading “Raven noted the word and smiled slightly.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “He come in an' he says to me, 'You don't want to go traipsin' round in this snow.'"”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “Raven noted the word and smiled slightly.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Raven noted the word and smiled slightly.”
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading “He come in an' he says to me, 'You don't want to go traipsin' round in this snow.'"”
a message informing of danger
From this reading “"Warning?"”
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 “Raven noted the word and smiled slightly.”
to come or go into
In this reading “He come in an' he says to me, 'You don't want to go traipsin' round in this snow.'"”
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He come in an' he says to me, 'You don't want to go traipsin' round in this snow.'"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Raven noted the word and smiled slightly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He and Tenney were at one in their care for her.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading He and Tenney were at one in their care for her.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He come in an' he says to me, 'You don't want to go traipsin' round in this snow.'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He come in an' he says to me, 'You don't want to go traipsin' round in this snow.'"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He and Tenney were at one in their care for her.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He come in an' he says to me, 'You don't want to go traipsin' round in this snow.'"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He come in an' he says to me, 'You don't want to go traipsin' round in this snow.'"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He and Tenney were at one in their care for her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He come in an' he says to me, 'You don't want to go traipsin' round in this snow.'"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He come in an' he says to me, 'You don't want to go traipsin' round in this snow.'"
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Raven noted the word and smiled slightly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He and Tenney were at one in their care for her.
obtain or seize by violence
From this reading Raven noted the word and smiled slightly.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He come in an' he says to me, 'You don't want to go traipsin' round in this snow.'"
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading He come in an' he says to me, 'You don't want to go traipsin' round in this snow.'"
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Raven noted the word and smiled slightly.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Raven noted the word and smiled slightly.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading He come in an' he says to me, 'You don't want to go traipsin' round in this snow.'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He and Tenney were at one in their care for her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Raven noted the word and smiled slightly.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He and Tenney were at one in their care for her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He come in an' he says to me, 'You don't want to go traipsin' round in this snow.'"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He come in an' he says to me, 'You don't want to go traipsin' round in this snow.'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He come in an' he says to me, 'You don't want to go traipsin' round in this snow.'"
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading He come in an' he says to me, 'You don't want to go traipsin' round in this snow.'"
a message informing of danger
From this reading "Warning?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He and Tenney were at one in their care for her.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Raven noted the word and smiled slightly.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He come in an' he says to me, 'You don't want to go traipsin' round in this snow.'"
Chapter 9 of Old Crow by Alice Brown holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 402 sentences of Old Crow, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Old Crow by Alice Brown exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 402 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 81 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 9 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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