Chapter 9 of Stepping Heavenward is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Stepping Heavenward is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IX. OCT. 10. WE have very sad news from Aunty. She says my Uncle is quite broken down with some obscure disease that has been creeping stealthily along for months.
Chapter 9 of Stepping Heavenward is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “She says my Uncle is quite broken down with some obscure disease that has been creeping stealthily along for months.”
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading “She says my Uncle is quite broken down with some obscure disease that has been creeping stealthily along for months.”
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading “She says my Uncle is quite broken down with some obscure disease that has been creeping stealthily along for months.”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “She says my Uncle is quite broken down with some obscure disease that has been creeping stealthily along for months.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “WE have very sad news from Aunty.”
make less visible or unclear
From this reading “She says my Uncle is quite broken down with some obscure disease that has been creeping stealthily along for months.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “OCT.”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “WE have very sad news from Aunty.”
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From this reading 10.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She says my Uncle is quite broken down with some obscure disease that has been creeping stealthily along for months.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading WE have very sad news from Aunty.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She says my Uncle is quite broken down with some obscure disease that has been creeping stealthily along for months.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading She says my Uncle is quite broken down with some obscure disease that has been creeping stealthily along for months.
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading She says my Uncle is quite broken down with some obscure disease that has been creeping stealthily along for months.
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading She says my Uncle is quite broken down with some obscure disease that has been creeping stealthily along for months.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She says my Uncle is quite broken down with some obscure disease that has been creeping stealthily along for months.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She says my Uncle is quite broken down with some obscure disease that has been creeping stealthily along for months.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WE have very sad news from Aunty.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She says my Uncle is quite broken down with some obscure disease that has been creeping stealthily along for months.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WE have very sad news from Aunty.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She says my Uncle is quite broken down with some obscure disease that has been creeping stealthily along for months.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading IX.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading She says my Uncle is quite broken down with some obscure disease that has been creeping stealthily along for months.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She says my Uncle is quite broken down with some obscure disease that has been creeping stealthily along for months.
information about recent and important events
From this reading WE have very sad news from Aunty.
make less visible or unclear
From this reading She says my Uncle is quite broken down with some obscure disease that has been creeping stealthily along for months.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading OCT.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading She says my Uncle is quite broken down with some obscure disease that has been creeping stealthily along for months.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading WE have very sad news from Aunty.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading She says my Uncle is quite broken down with some obscure disease that has been creeping stealthily along for months.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She says my Uncle is quite broken down with some obscure disease that has been creeping stealthily along for months.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She says my Uncle is quite broken down with some obscure disease that has been creeping stealthily along for months.
in a stealthy manner
From this reading She says my Uncle is quite broken down with some obscure disease that has been creeping stealthily along for months.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She says my Uncle is quite broken down with some obscure disease that has been creeping stealthily along for months.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading She says my Uncle is quite broken down with some obscure disease that has been creeping stealthily along for months.
precisely as stated
From this reading WE have very sad news from Aunty.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE have very sad news from Aunty.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She says my Uncle is quite broken down with some obscure disease that has been creeping stealthily along for months.
Chapter 9 of Stepping Heavenward by E. (Elizabeth) Prentiss holds 335 sentences, grouped into 67 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 335 sentences of Stepping Heavenward, unabridged, divided into 67 reading sections.
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