Chapter 9 of Out of the Air is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Out of the Air is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh," asked blue dress, "did you sublet your room?" "No," said the white linen suit, "I'll be gone for only a month, and I decided it wasn't worth while. I'll have it all ready when I get back. I've even left the key under the rug in the hall." "I wouldn't ever do that!" came the voice of the blue dress.
Chapter 9 of Out of the Air is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
recognizable; marked
From this reading “"No," said the white linen suit, "I'll be gone for only a month, and I decided it wasn't worth while.”
put on clothes
From this reading “"Oh," asked blue dress, "did you sublet your room?"”
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading “I've even left the key under the rug in the hall."”
a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
From this reading “"No," said the white linen suit, "I'll be gone for only a month, and I decided it wasn't worth while.”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “"No," said the white linen suit, "I'll be gone for only a month, and I decided it wasn't worth while.”
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading “I've even left the key under the rug in the hall."”
a lease from one lessee to another
From this reading “"Oh," asked blue dress, "did you sublet your room?"”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “"No," said the white linen suit, "I'll be gone for only a month, and I decided it wasn't worth while.”
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 “"No," said the white linen suit, "I'll be gone for only a month, and I decided it wasn't worth while.”
recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
In this reading “I'll have it all ready when I get back.”
In this reading “I've even left the key under the rug in the hall."”
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 "No," said the white linen suit, "I'll be gone for only a month, and I decided it wasn't worth while.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I'll have it all ready when I get back.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No," said the white linen suit, "I'll be gone for only a month, and I decided it wasn't worth while.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Oh," asked blue dress, "did you sublet your room?"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I'll have it all ready when I get back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "No," said the white linen suit, "I'll be gone for only a month, and I decided it wasn't worth while.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading "Oh," asked blue dress, "did you sublet your room?"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I wouldn't ever do that!" came the voice of the blue dress.
recognizable; marked
From this reading "No," said the white linen suit, "I'll be gone for only a month, and I decided it wasn't worth while.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Oh," asked blue dress, "did you sublet your room?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I wouldn't ever do that!" came the voice of the blue dress.
put on clothes
From this reading "Oh," asked blue dress, "did you sublet your room?"
divisible by two
From this reading I've even left the key under the rug in the hall."
at any time
From this reading "I wouldn't ever do that!" came the voice of the blue dress.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "No," said the white linen suit, "I'll be gone for only a month, and I decided it wasn't worth while.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I'll have it all ready when I get back.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "No," said the white linen suit, "I'll be gone for only a month, and I decided it wasn't worth while.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading I've even left the key under the rug in the hall."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I'll have it all ready when I get back.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No," said the white linen suit, "I'll be gone for only a month, and I decided it wasn't worth while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No," said the white linen suit, "I'll be gone for only a month, and I decided it wasn't worth while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've even left the key under the rug in the hall."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I've even left the key under the rug in the hall."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No," said the white linen suit, "I'll be gone for only a month, and I decided it wasn't worth while.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading I've even left the key under the rug in the hall."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I've even left the key under the rug in the hall."
a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
From this reading "No," said the white linen suit, "I'll be gone for only a month, and I decided it wasn't worth while.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "No," said the white linen suit, "I'll be gone for only a month, and I decided it wasn't worth while.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," said the white linen suit, "I'll be gone for only a month, and I decided it wasn't worth while.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I wouldn't ever do that!" came the voice of the blue dress.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh," asked blue dress, "did you sublet your room?"
and nothing more
From this reading "No," said the white linen suit, "I'll be gone for only a month, and I decided it wasn't worth while.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading I'll have it all ready when I get back.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "Oh," asked blue dress, "did you sublet your room?"
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading I've even left the key under the rug in the hall."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No," said the white linen suit, "I'll be gone for only a month, and I decided it wasn't worth while.
a lease from one lessee to another
From this reading "Oh," asked blue dress, "did you sublet your room?"
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading "No," said the white linen suit, "I'll be gone for only a month, and I decided it wasn't worth while.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I wouldn't ever do that!" came the voice of the blue dress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No," said the white linen suit, "I'll be gone for only a month, and I decided it wasn't worth while.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I've even left the key under the rug in the hall."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "I wouldn't ever do that!" came the voice of the blue dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No," said the white linen suit, "I'll be gone for only a month, and I decided it wasn't worth while.
at the time that
From this reading I'll have it all ready when I get back.
during the time that
From this reading "No," said the white linen suit, "I'll be gone for only a month, and I decided it wasn't worth while.
a Caucasian
From this reading "No," said the white linen suit, "I'll be gone for only a month, and I decided it wasn't worth while.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading "No," said the white linen suit, "I'll be gone for only a month, and I decided it wasn't worth while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wouldn't ever do that!" came the voice of the blue dress.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh," asked blue dress, "did you sublet your room?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh," asked blue dress, "did you sublet your room?"
Chapter 9 of Out of the Air by Inez Haynes Gillmore holds 404 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.
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