Chapter 9 of Selina is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Selina is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
For Selina, having started to push chairs and footstools back into place, here ceased abruptly and swung about on him furiously. "It's not good. I loathe everything she stands for. I hate shabbiness. I hate poverty, I don't like to be near either of them, they always seem to be reaching out fingers to drag me down to them.
Chapter 9 of Selina is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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quickly and without warning
From this reading “For Selina, having started to push chairs and footstools back into place, here ceased abruptly and swung about on him furiously.”
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “For Selina, having started to push chairs and footstools back into place, here ceased abruptly and swung about on him furiously.”
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading “I hate poverty, I don't like to be near either of them, they always seem to be reaching out fingers to drag me down to them.”
(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner
From this reading “For Selina, having started to push chairs and footstools back into place, here ceased abruptly and swung about on him furiously.”
find repugnant
From this reading “I loathe everything she stands for.”
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading “I hate poverty, I don't like to be near either of them, they always seem to be reaching out fingers to drag me down to them.”
move with force
From this reading “For Selina, having started to push chairs and footstools back into place, here ceased abruptly and swung about on him furiously.”
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading “I hate poverty, I don't like to be near either of them, they always seem to be reaching out fingers to drag me down to them.”
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 “For Selina, having started to push chairs and footstools back into place, here ceased abruptly and swung about on him furiously.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For Selina, having started to push chairs and footstools back into place, here ceased abruptly and swung about on him furiously.
quickly and without warning
From this reading For Selina, having started to push chairs and footstools back into place, here ceased abruptly and swung about on him furiously.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I hate poverty, I don't like to be near either of them, they always seem to be reaching out fingers to drag me down to them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For Selina, having started to push chairs and footstools back into place, here ceased abruptly and swung about on him furiously.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading For Selina, having started to push chairs and footstools back into place, here ceased abruptly and swung about on him furiously.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I hate poverty, I don't like to be near either of them, they always seem to be reaching out fingers to drag me down to them.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading For Selina, having started to push chairs and footstools back into place, here ceased abruptly and swung about on him furiously.
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading For Selina, having started to push chairs and footstools back into place, here ceased abruptly and swung about on him furiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hate poverty, I don't like to be near either of them, they always seem to be reaching out fingers to drag me down to them.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I hate poverty, I don't like to be near either of them, they always seem to be reaching out fingers to drag me down to them.
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading I hate poverty, I don't like to be near either of them, they always seem to be reaching out fingers to drag me down to them.
one or the other of two
From this reading I hate poverty, I don't like to be near either of them, they always seem to be reaching out fingers to drag me down to them.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I loathe everything she stands for.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading I hate poverty, I don't like to be near either of them, they always seem to be reaching out fingers to drag me down to them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For Selina, having started to push chairs and footstools back into place, here ceased abruptly and swung about on him furiously.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Selina, having started to push chairs and footstools back into place, here ceased abruptly and swung about on him furiously.
(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner
From this reading For Selina, having started to push chairs and footstools back into place, here ceased abruptly and swung about on him furiously.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "It's not good.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading I hate shabbiness.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading For Selina, having started to push chairs and footstools back into place, here ceased abruptly and swung about on him furiously.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading For Selina, having started to push chairs and footstools back into place, here ceased abruptly and swung about on him furiously.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For Selina, having started to push chairs and footstools back into place, here ceased abruptly and swung about on him furiously.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I loathe everything she stands for.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For Selina, having started to push chairs and footstools back into place, here ceased abruptly and swung about on him furiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's not good.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I hate poverty, I don't like to be near either of them, they always seem to be reaching out fingers to drag me down to them.
find repugnant
From this reading I loathe everything she stands for.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I hate poverty, I don't like to be near either of them, they always seem to be reaching out fingers to drag me down to them.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I hate poverty, I don't like to be near either of them, they always seem to be reaching out fingers to drag me down to them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It's not good.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I hate poverty, I don't like to be near either of them, they always seem to be reaching out fingers to drag me down to them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For Selina, having started to push chairs and footstools back into place, here ceased abruptly and swung about on him furiously.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I hate poverty, I don't like to be near either of them, they always seem to be reaching out fingers to drag me down to them.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading For Selina, having started to push chairs and footstools back into place, here ceased abruptly and swung about on him furiously.
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading I hate poverty, I don't like to be near either of them, they always seem to be reaching out fingers to drag me down to them.
move with force
From this reading For Selina, having started to push chairs and footstools back into place, here ceased abruptly and swung about on him furiously.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading I hate poverty, I don't like to be near either of them, they always seem to be reaching out fingers to drag me down to them.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I hate poverty, I don't like to be near either of them, they always seem to be reaching out fingers to drag me down to them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For Selina, having started to push chairs and footstools back into place, here ceased abruptly and swung about on him furiously.
a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing
From this reading I hate shabbiness.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I loathe everything she stands for.
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading I loathe everything she stands for.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading For Selina, having started to push chairs and footstools back into place, here ceased abruptly and swung about on him furiously.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading For Selina, having started to push chairs and footstools back into place, here ceased abruptly and swung about on him furiously.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I hate poverty, I don't like to be near either of them, they always seem to be reaching out fingers to drag me down to them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I hate poverty, I don't like to be near either of them, they always seem to be reaching out fingers to drag me down to them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For Selina, having started to push chairs and footstools back into place, here ceased abruptly and swung about on him furiously.
Chapter 9 of Selina by George Madden Martin 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.
Chapter 9 holds 404 sentences of Selina, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Selina by George Madden Martin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 404 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.
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