Chapter 9 of Squib and His Friends is here in full — 301 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Squib and His Friends is here in full — 301 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STORY AND A FAREWELL. “Going away! O Herr Adler—don’t go away! We can’t spare you.” So said Squib in vehement dismay, catching hold of one of Herr Adler’s hands as he spoke, as though he would restrain him by force.
Chapter 9 of Squib and His Friends is here in full — 301 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading “So said Squib in vehement dismay, catching hold of one of Herr Adler’s hands as he spoke, as though he would restrain him by force.”
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading “So said Squib in vehement dismay, catching hold of one of Herr Adler’s hands as he spoke, as though he would restrain him by force.”
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading “A STORY AND A FAREWELL.”
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading “So said Squib in vehement dismay, catching hold of one of Herr Adler’s hands as he spoke, as though he would restrain him by force.”
a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English
From this reading “O Herr Adler—don’t go away!”
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
From this reading “So said Squib in vehement dismay, catching hold of one of Herr Adler’s hands as he spoke, as though he would restrain him by force.”
refrain from harming
From this reading “We can’t spare you.””
marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
From this reading “So said Squib in vehement dismay, catching hold of one of Herr Adler’s hands as he spoke, as though he would restrain him by force.”
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move away from a place into another direction
In this reading “O Herr Adler—don’t go away!”
In this reading “So said Squib in vehement dismay, catching hold of one of Herr Adler’s hands as he spoke, as though he would restrain him by force.”
In this reading “So said Squib in vehement dismay, catching hold of one of Herr Adler’s hands as he spoke, as though he would restrain him by force.”
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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 A STORY AND A FAREWELL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O Herr Adler—don’t go away!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So said Squib in vehement dismay, catching hold of one of Herr Adler’s hands as he spoke, as though he would restrain him by force.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A STORY AND A FAREWELL.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So said Squib in vehement dismay, catching hold of one of Herr Adler’s hands as he spoke, as though he would restrain him by force.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Going away!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So said Squib in vehement dismay, catching hold of one of Herr Adler’s hands as he spoke, as though he would restrain him by force.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We can’t spare you.”
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading So said Squib in vehement dismay, catching hold of one of Herr Adler’s hands as he spoke, as though he would restrain him by force.
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading So said Squib in vehement dismay, catching hold of one of Herr Adler’s hands as he spoke, as though he would restrain him by force.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O Herr Adler—don’t go away!
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading A STORY AND A FAREWELL.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading So said Squib in vehement dismay, catching hold of one of Herr Adler’s hands as he spoke, as though he would restrain him by force.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading O Herr Adler—don’t go away!
the act of departing
From this reading “Going away!
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading So said Squib in vehement dismay, catching hold of one of Herr Adler’s hands as he spoke, as though he would restrain him by force.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So said Squib in vehement dismay, catching hold of one of Herr Adler’s hands as he spoke, as though he would restrain him by force.
a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English
From this reading O Herr Adler—don’t go away!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So said Squib in vehement dismay, catching hold of one of Herr Adler’s hands as he spoke, as though he would restrain him by force.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading So said Squib in vehement dismay, catching hold of one of Herr Adler’s hands as he spoke, as though he would restrain him by force.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So said Squib in vehement dismay, catching hold of one of Herr Adler’s hands as he spoke, as though he would restrain him by force.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O Herr Adler—don’t go away!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So said Squib in vehement dismay, catching hold of one of Herr Adler’s hands as he spoke, as though he would restrain him by force.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So said Squib in vehement dismay, catching hold of one of Herr Adler’s hands as he spoke, as though he would restrain him by force.
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
From this reading So said Squib in vehement dismay, catching hold of one of Herr Adler’s hands as he spoke, as though he would restrain him by force.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading So said Squib in vehement dismay, catching hold of one of Herr Adler’s hands as he spoke, as though he would restrain him by force.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So said Squib in vehement dismay, catching hold of one of Herr Adler’s hands as he spoke, as though he would restrain him by force.
refrain from harming
From this reading We can’t spare you.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading So said Squib in vehement dismay, catching hold of one of Herr Adler’s hands as he spoke, as though he would restrain him by force.
firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise
From this reading So said Squib in vehement dismay, catching hold of one of Herr Adler’s hands as he spoke, as though he would restrain him by force.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A STORY AND A FAREWELL.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading So said Squib in vehement dismay, catching hold of one of Herr Adler’s hands as he spoke, as though he would restrain him by force.
marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
From this reading So said Squib in vehement dismay, catching hold of one of Herr Adler’s hands as he spoke, as though he would restrain him by force.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can’t spare you.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading So said Squib in vehement dismay, catching hold of one of Herr Adler’s hands as he spoke, as though he would restrain him by force.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We can’t spare you.”
Chapter 9 of Squib and His Friends by Evelyn Everett-Green holds 301 sentences, grouped into 61 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 301 sentences of Squib and His Friends, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
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