Chapter 9 of Regiment of Women is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Regiment of Women is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Louise was at the nursery window, staring out into the brown, bare garden. The sky was smooth and a dark yellow, the naked trees barred it like a tiger's hide. The gathering dusk had swallowed up the wind. Not a twig stirred, not a sparrow's chirp broke the thick stillness. Spellbound, the world awaited the imminent snow.
Chapter 9 of Regiment of Women is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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expected hopefully
From this reading “Spellbound, the world awaited the imminent snow.”
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading “The sky was smooth and a dark yellow, the naked trees barred it like a tiger's hide.”
make high-pitched sounds
From this reading “Not a twig stirred, not a sparrow's chirp broke the thick stillness.”
close in time; about to occur
From this reading “Spellbound, the world awaited the imminent snow.”
a child's room for a baby
From this reading “Louise was at the nursery window, staring out into the brown, bare garden.”
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading “Spellbound, the world awaited the imminent snow.”
possessive form of “tiger” — a fierce or audacious person
From this reading “The sky was smooth and a dark yellow, the naked trees barred it like a tiger's hide.”
branch out in a twiglike manner
From this reading “Not a twig stirred, not a sparrow's chirp broke the thick stillness.”
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.
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In this reading “The gathering dusk had swallowed up the wind.”
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
In this reading “The gathering dusk had swallowed up the wind.”
In this reading “The sky was smooth and a dark yellow, the naked trees barred it like a tiger's hide.”
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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 The sky was smooth and a dark yellow, the naked trees barred it like a tiger's hide.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sky was smooth and a dark yellow, the naked trees barred it like a tiger's hide.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Louise was at the nursery window, staring out into the brown, bare garden.
expected hopefully
From this reading Spellbound, the world awaited the imminent snow.
completely unclothed
From this reading Louise was at the nursery window, staring out into the brown, bare garden.
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading The sky was smooth and a dark yellow, the naked trees barred it like a tiger's hide.
lacking funds
From this reading Not a twig stirred, not a sparrow's chirp broke the thick stillness.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Louise was at the nursery window, staring out into the brown, bare garden.
make high-pitched sounds
From this reading Not a twig stirred, not a sparrow's chirp broke the thick stillness.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The sky was smooth and a dark yellow, the naked trees barred it like a tiger's hide.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading The gathering dusk had swallowed up the wind.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Louise was at the nursery window, staring out into the brown, bare garden.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading The gathering dusk had swallowed up the wind.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The gathering dusk had swallowed up the wind.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading The sky was smooth and a dark yellow, the naked trees barred it like a tiger's hide.
close in time; about to occur
From this reading Spellbound, the world awaited the imminent snow.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Louise was at the nursery window, staring out into the brown, bare garden.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sky was smooth and a dark yellow, the naked trees barred it like a tiger's hide.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The sky was smooth and a dark yellow, the naked trees barred it like a tiger's hide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Louise was at the nursery window, staring out into the brown, bare garden.
completely unclothed
From this reading The sky was smooth and a dark yellow, the naked trees barred it like a tiger's hide.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a twig stirred, not a sparrow's chirp broke the thick stillness.
a child's room for a baby
From this reading Louise was at the nursery window, staring out into the brown, bare garden.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Louise was at the nursery window, staring out into the brown, bare garden.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The sky was smooth and a dark yellow, the naked trees barred it like a tiger's hide.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading The sky was smooth and a dark yellow, the naked trees barred it like a tiger's hide.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Spellbound, the world awaited the imminent snow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not a twig stirred, not a sparrow's chirp broke the thick stillness.
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading Spellbound, the world awaited the imminent snow.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading Louise was at the nursery window, staring out into the brown, bare garden.
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading Not a twig stirred, not a sparrow's chirp broke the thick stillness.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Not a twig stirred, not a sparrow's chirp broke the thick stillness.
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading The gathering dusk had swallowed up the wind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Louise was at the nursery window, staring out into the brown, bare garden.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Not a twig stirred, not a sparrow's chirp broke the thick stillness.
possessive form of “tiger” — a fierce or audacious person
From this reading The sky was smooth and a dark yellow, the naked trees barred it like a tiger's hide.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The sky was smooth and a dark yellow, the naked trees barred it like a tiger's hide.
branch out in a twiglike manner
From this reading Not a twig stirred, not a sparrow's chirp broke the thick stillness.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The gathering dusk had swallowed up the wind.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Louise was at the nursery window, staring out into the brown, bare garden.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The gathering dusk had swallowed up the wind.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Louise was at the nursery window, staring out into the brown, bare garden.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Spellbound, the world awaited the imminent snow.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading The sky was smooth and a dark yellow, the naked trees barred it like a tiger's hide.
Chapter 9 of Regiment of Women by Clemence Dane holds 91 sentences, grouped into 19 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 91 sentences of Regiment of Women, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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