Chapter 9 of Spirits Do Return is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Spirits Do Return is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SUPERINTENDENT TRIES TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY. “Mr. Pearson has fainted. I have just returned from my vacation. Please get some water. I think it is nothing serious.”
Chapter 9 of Spirits Do Return is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading ““Mr. Pearson has fainted.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “THE SUPERINTENDENT TRIES TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Please get some water.”
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading “I think it is nothing serious.””
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
From this reading “THE SUPERINTENDENT TRIES TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY.”
a person who directs and manages an organization
From this reading “THE SUPERINTENDENT TRIES TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY.”
plural of “try” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “THE SUPERINTENDENT TRIES TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY.”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “I have just returned from my vacation.”
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 “THE SUPERINTENDENT TRIES TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY.”
In this reading “I have just returned from my vacation.”
In this reading “Please get some water.”
In this reading “Please get some water.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading “Mr. Pearson has fainted.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have just returned from my vacation.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Please get some water.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Mr. Pearson has fainted.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have just returned from my vacation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have just returned from my vacation.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I think it is nothing serious.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I think it is nothing serious.”
and nothing more
From this reading I have just returned from my vacation.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Mr. Pearson has fainted.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have just returned from my vacation.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading THE SUPERINTENDENT TRIES TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I think it is nothing serious.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mr. Pearson has fainted.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please get some water.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I have just returned from my vacation.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading I think it is nothing serious.”
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
From this reading THE SUPERINTENDENT TRIES TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Please get some water.
a person who directs and manages an organization
From this reading THE SUPERINTENDENT TRIES TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SUPERINTENDENT TRIES TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think it is nothing serious.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SUPERINTENDENT TRIES TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY.
plural of “try” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading THE SUPERINTENDENT TRIES TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY.
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading I have just returned from my vacation.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Please get some water.
Chapter 9 of Spirits Do Return by Ida Belle White holds 157 sentences, grouped into 32 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 157 sentences of Spirits Do Return, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Spirits Do Return by Ida Belle White exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 157 sentences, grouped into 32 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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Words and structures a reader meets early in Spirits Do Return, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
