Chapter 9 of Sheila of Big Wreck Cove: A Story of Cape Cod is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Sheila of Big Wreck Cove: A Story of Cape Cod is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PLOT There was a long minute of utter silence following Tunis Latham's last words. Then the girl's whisper, tense, yet shaking like a frightened child's: "You do not know what you are saying." "I know exactly what I am saying," he replied. "They--they would not have me."
Chapter 9 of Sheila of Big Wreck Cove: A Story of Cape Cod is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “Then the girl's whisper, tense, yet shaking like a frightened child's:”
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “Then the girl's whisper, tense, yet shaking like a frightened child's:”
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading “THE PLOT There was a long minute of utter silence following Tunis Latham's last words.”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “Then the girl's whisper, tense, yet shaking like a frightened child's:”
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading “Then the girl's whisper, tense, yet shaking like a frightened child's:”
the capital and principal port of Tunisia
From this reading “THE PLOT There was a long minute of utter silence following Tunis Latham's last words.”
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading “THE PLOT There was a long minute of utter silence following Tunis Latham's last words.”
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “Then the girl's whisper, tense, yet shaking like a frightened child's:”
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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 PLOT There was a long minute of utter silence following Tunis Latham's last words.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I know exactly what I am saying," he replied.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You do not know what you are saying."
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Then the girl's whisper, tense, yet shaking like a frightened child's:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You do not know what you are saying."
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "I know exactly what I am saying," he replied.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading THE PLOT There was a long minute of utter silence following Tunis Latham's last words.
made afraid
From this reading Then the girl's whisper, tense, yet shaking like a frightened child's:
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Then the girl's whisper, tense, yet shaking like a frightened child's:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "They--they would not have me."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I know exactly what I am saying," he replied.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know exactly what I am saying," he replied.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You do not know what you are saying."
immediately past
From this reading THE PLOT There was a long minute of utter silence following Tunis Latham's last words.
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From this reading THE PLOT There was a long minute of utter silence following Tunis Latham's last words.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Then the girl's whisper, tense, yet shaking like a frightened child's:
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading THE PLOT There was a long minute of utter silence following Tunis Latham's last words.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They--they would not have me."
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading THE PLOT There was a long minute of utter silence following Tunis Latham's last words.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You do not know what you are saying."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PLOT There was a long minute of utter silence following Tunis Latham's last words.
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading THE PLOT There was a long minute of utter silence following Tunis Latham's last words.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I know exactly what I am saying," he replied.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading "You do not know what you are saying."
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading Then the girl's whisper, tense, yet shaking like a frightened child's:
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading THE PLOT There was a long minute of utter silence following Tunis Latham's last words.
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading Then the girl's whisper, tense, yet shaking like a frightened child's:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLOT There was a long minute of utter silence following Tunis Latham's last words.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the girl's whisper, tense, yet shaking like a frightened child's:
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE PLOT There was a long minute of utter silence following Tunis Latham's last words.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They--they would not have me."
the capital and principal port of Tunisia
From this reading THE PLOT There was a long minute of utter silence following Tunis Latham's last words.
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading THE PLOT There was a long minute of utter silence following Tunis Latham's last words.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PLOT There was a long minute of utter silence following Tunis Latham's last words.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "You do not know what you are saying."
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading Then the girl's whisper, tense, yet shaking like a frightened child's:
the words that are spoken
From this reading THE PLOT There was a long minute of utter silence following Tunis Latham's last words.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "They--they would not have me."
but in spite of that
From this reading Then the girl's whisper, tense, yet shaking like a frightened child's:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You do not know what you are saying."
Chapter 9 of Sheila of Big Wreck Cove: A Story of Cape Cod by James A. Cooper holds 184 sentences, grouped into 37 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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