Chapter 9 of Paradise Bend is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Paradise Bend is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHORS OF CONFUSION When Loudon went to the office that evening he found Doubleday alone. "Scotty's gone," said Doubleday, in response to Loudon's question. "He's traipsin' over to the Seven Lazy Seven. Wants to get rid o' some of our no-account stock." "When'll he be back?"
Chapter 9 of Paradise Bend is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHORS OF CONFUSION When Loudon went to the office that evening he found Doubleday alone.”
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading “AUTHORS OF CONFUSION When Loudon went to the office that evening he found Doubleday alone.”
moving slowly and gently
From this reading “"He's traipsin' over to the Seven Lazy Seven.”
a result
From this reading “"Scotty's gone," said Doubleday, in response to Loudon's question.”
relieve from
From this reading “Wants to get rid o' some of our no-account stock."”
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading “"He's traipsin' over to the Seven Lazy Seven.”
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading “Wants to get rid o' some of our no-account stock."”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “Wants to get rid o' some of our no-account stock."”
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In this reading “"Scotty's gone," said Doubleday, in response to Loudon's question.”
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Having no one else present.
From this reading AUTHORS OF CONFUSION When Loudon went to the office that evening he found Doubleday alone.
plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHORS OF CONFUSION When Loudon went to the office that evening he found Doubleday alone.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "When'll he be back?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "When'll he be back?"
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading AUTHORS OF CONFUSION When Loudon went to the office that evening he found Doubleday alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHORS OF CONFUSION When Loudon went to the office that evening he found Doubleday alone.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading AUTHORS OF CONFUSION When Loudon went to the office that evening he found Doubleday alone.
set up or found
From this reading AUTHORS OF CONFUSION When Loudon went to the office that evening he found Doubleday alone.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Wants to get rid o' some of our no-account stock."
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Scotty's gone," said Doubleday, in response to Loudon's question.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AUTHORS OF CONFUSION When Loudon went to the office that evening he found Doubleday alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's traipsin' over to the Seven Lazy Seven.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Scotty's gone," said Doubleday, in response to Loudon's question.
moving slowly and gently
From this reading "He's traipsin' over to the Seven Lazy Seven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHORS OF CONFUSION When Loudon went to the office that evening he found Doubleday alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Scotty's gone," said Doubleday, in response to Loudon's question.
without merit; of little or no value or use
From this reading Wants to get rid o' some of our no-account stock."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Wants to get rid o' some of our no-account stock."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHORS OF CONFUSION When Loudon went to the office that evening he found Doubleday alone.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading AUTHORS OF CONFUSION When Loudon went to the office that evening he found Doubleday alone.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Wants to get rid o' some of our no-account stock."
above and across; more than
From this reading "He's traipsin' over to the Seven Lazy Seven.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "Scotty's gone," said Doubleday, in response to Loudon's question.
a result
From this reading "Scotty's gone," said Doubleday, in response to Loudon's question.
relieve from
From this reading Wants to get rid o' some of our no-account stock."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Scotty's gone," said Doubleday, in response to Loudon's question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Scotty's gone," said Doubleday, in response to Loudon's question.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading "He's traipsin' over to the Seven Lazy Seven.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Wants to get rid o' some of our no-account stock."
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading Wants to get rid o' some of our no-account stock."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AUTHORS OF CONFUSION When Loudon went to the office that evening he found Doubleday alone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHORS OF CONFUSION When Loudon went to the office that evening he found Doubleday alone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AUTHORS OF CONFUSION When Loudon went to the office that evening he found Doubleday alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's traipsin' over to the Seven Lazy Seven.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading Wants to get rid o' some of our no-account stock."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading AUTHORS OF CONFUSION When Loudon went to the office that evening he found Doubleday alone.
at the time that
From this reading AUTHORS OF CONFUSION When Loudon went to the office that evening he found Doubleday alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "When'll he be back?"
Chapter 9 of Paradise Bend by William Patterson White holds 428 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 428 sentences of Paradise Bend, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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