Chapter 9 of Rebecca's Promise is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Rebecca's Promise is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'm hungry!" Joan's plaintive wail woke Rebecca Mary, and she opened her eyes and then sat up very straight. "Why--why----" she stammered, rubbing her sleepy eyes to make sure that they were telling her the truth. "Where are we?" For they were no longer under a star-studded moon-illumined sky.
Chapter 9 of Rebecca's Promise is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “"I'm hungry!"”
expressing sorrow
From this reading “Joan's plaintive wail woke Rebecca Mary, and she opened her eyes and then sat up very straight.”
(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
From this reading “Joan's plaintive wail woke Rebecca Mary, and she opened her eyes and then sat up very straight.”
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading “"Why--why----" she stammered, rubbing her sleepy eyes to make sure that they were telling her the truth.”
ready to fall asleep
From this reading “"Why--why----" she stammered, rubbing her sleepy eyes to make sure that they were telling her the truth.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “"Why--why----" she stammered, rubbing her sleepy eyes to make sure that they were telling her the truth.”
emit long loud cries
From this reading “Joan's plaintive wail woke Rebecca Mary, and she opened her eyes and then sat up very straight.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Joan's plaintive wail woke Rebecca Mary, and she opened her eyes and then sat up very straight.”
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In this reading “"Why--why----" she stammered, rubbing her sleepy eyes to make sure that they were telling her the truth.”
make a point of doing something; act purposefully and intentionally
In this reading “"Why--why----" she stammered, rubbing her sleepy eyes to make sure that they were telling her the truth.”
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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 For they were no longer under a star-studded moon-illumined sky.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Joan's plaintive wail woke Rebecca Mary, and she opened her eyes and then sat up very straight.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where are we?"
opinion or judgment
From this reading Joan's plaintive wail woke Rebecca Mary, and she opened her eyes and then sat up very straight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For they were no longer under a star-studded moon-illumined sky.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Joan's plaintive wail woke Rebecca Mary, and she opened her eyes and then sat up very straight.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading "I'm hungry!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm hungry!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joan's plaintive wail woke Rebecca Mary, and she opened her eyes and then sat up very straight.
for more time
From this reading For they were no longer under a star-studded moon-illumined sky.
engage in
From this reading "Why--why----" she stammered, rubbing her sleepy eyes to make sure that they were telling her the truth.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Joan's plaintive wail woke Rebecca Mary, and she opened her eyes and then sat up very straight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For they were no longer under a star-studded moon-illumined sky.
not any; not one
From this reading For they were no longer under a star-studded moon-illumined sky.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Joan's plaintive wail woke Rebecca Mary, and she opened her eyes and then sat up very straight.
expressing sorrow
From this reading Joan's plaintive wail woke Rebecca Mary, and she opened her eyes and then sat up very straight.
(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
From this reading Joan's plaintive wail woke Rebecca Mary, and she opened her eyes and then sat up very straight.
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading "Why--why----" she stammered, rubbing her sleepy eyes to make sure that they were telling her the truth.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Joan's plaintive wail woke Rebecca Mary, and she opened her eyes and then sat up very straight.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Joan's plaintive wail woke Rebecca Mary, and she opened her eyes and then sat up very straight.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading For they were no longer under a star-studded moon-illumined sky.
ready to fall asleep
From this reading "Why--why----" she stammered, rubbing her sleepy eyes to make sure that they were telling her the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why--why----" she stammered, rubbing her sleepy eyes to make sure that they were telling her the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For they were no longer under a star-studded moon-illumined sky.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Joan's plaintive wail woke Rebecca Mary, and she opened her eyes and then sat up very straight.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Why--why----" she stammered, rubbing her sleepy eyes to make sure that they were telling her the truth.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "Why--why----" she stammered, rubbing her sleepy eyes to make sure that they were telling her the truth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why--why----" she stammered, rubbing her sleepy eyes to make sure that they were telling her the truth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Why--why----" she stammered, rubbing her sleepy eyes to make sure that they were telling her the truth.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Joan's plaintive wail woke Rebecca Mary, and she opened her eyes and then sat up very straight.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why--why----" she stammered, rubbing her sleepy eyes to make sure that they were telling her the truth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why--why----" she stammered, rubbing her sleepy eyes to make sure that they were telling her the truth.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading "Why--why----" she stammered, rubbing her sleepy eyes to make sure that they were telling her the truth.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading For they were no longer under a star-studded moon-illumined sky.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Joan's plaintive wail woke Rebecca Mary, and she opened her eyes and then sat up very straight.
precisely as stated
From this reading Joan's plaintive wail woke Rebecca Mary, and she opened her eyes and then sat up very straight.
emit long loud cries
From this reading Joan's plaintive wail woke Rebecca Mary, and she opened her eyes and then sat up very straight.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Where are we?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Why--why----" she stammered, rubbing her sleepy eyes to make sure that they were telling her the truth.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where are we?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why--why----" she stammered, rubbing her sleepy eyes to make sure that they were telling her the truth.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Joan's plaintive wail woke Rebecca Mary, and she opened her eyes and then sat up very straight.
Chapter 9 of Rebecca's Promise by Frances R. (Frances Roberta) Sterrett holds 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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 136 sentences of Rebecca's Promise, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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