Chapter 9 of Stories by English Authors is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Stories by English Authors is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“‘Go up to her,’ he said, and I could scarce hear him. His face was all drawn like, but I felt that silly and stupid that I could say nothing, and just went upstairs.” Mrs. Bentley put her knitting down, and throwing her apron over her head sobbed aloud. “O nurse, what was it?” cried Alice, and the colour left her cheeks. “Do tell me.
Chapter 9 of Stories by English Authors is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
From this reading “Mrs. Bentley put her knitting down, and throwing her apron over her head sobbed aloud.”
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
From this reading “Mrs. Bentley put her knitting down, and throwing her apron over her head sobbed aloud.”
only a very short time before
From this reading ““‘Go up to her,’ he said, and I could scarce hear him.”
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “His face was all drawn like, but I felt that silly and stupid that I could say nothing, and just went upstairs.””
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “Mrs. Bentley put her knitting down, and throwing her apron over her head sobbed aloud.”
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading “His face was all drawn like, but I felt that silly and stupid that I could say nothing, and just went upstairs.””
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “Mrs. Bentley put her knitting down, and throwing her apron over her head sobbed aloud.”
on a floor above
From this reading “His face was all drawn like, but I felt that silly and stupid that I could say nothing, and just went upstairs.””
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From this reading “O nurse, what was it?” cried Alice, and the colour left her cheeks.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading His face was all drawn like, but I felt that silly and stupid that I could say nothing, and just went upstairs.”
using the voice; not silently
From this reading Mrs. Bentley put her knitting down, and throwing her apron over her head sobbed aloud.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “‘Go up to her,’ he said, and I could scarce hear him.
a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
From this reading Mrs. Bentley put her knitting down, and throwing her apron over her head sobbed aloud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Bentley put her knitting down, and throwing her apron over her head sobbed aloud.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His face was all drawn like, but I felt that silly and stupid that I could say nothing, and just went upstairs.”
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “O nurse, what was it?” cried Alice, and the colour left her cheeks.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading “O nurse, what was it?” cried Alice, and the colour left her cheeks.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “‘Go up to her,’ he said, and I could scarce hear him.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “O nurse, what was it?” cried Alice, and the colour left her cheeks.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do tell me.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Mrs. Bentley put her knitting down, and throwing her apron over her head sobbed aloud.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading His face was all drawn like, but I felt that silly and stupid that I could say nothing, and just went upstairs.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face was all drawn like, but I felt that silly and stupid that I could say nothing, and just went upstairs.”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading His face was all drawn like, but I felt that silly and stupid that I could say nothing, and just went upstairs.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “‘Go up to her,’ he said, and I could scarce hear him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “‘Go up to her,’ he said, and I could scarce hear him.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Mrs. Bentley put her knitting down, and throwing her apron over her head sobbed aloud.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “‘Go up to her,’ he said, and I could scarce hear him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “‘Go up to her,’ he said, and I could scarce hear him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “‘Go up to her,’ he said, and I could scarce hear him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face was all drawn like, but I felt that silly and stupid that I could say nothing, and just went upstairs.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “‘Go up to her,’ he said, and I could scarce hear him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “O nurse, what was it?” cried Alice, and the colour left her cheeks.
and nothing more
From this reading His face was all drawn like, but I felt that silly and stupid that I could say nothing, and just went upstairs.”
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
From this reading Mrs. Bentley put her knitting down, and throwing her apron over her head sobbed aloud.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “O nurse, what was it?” cried Alice, and the colour left her cheeks.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading His face was all drawn like, but I felt that silly and stupid that I could say nothing, and just went upstairs.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do tell me.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Bentley put her knitting down, and throwing her apron over her head sobbed aloud.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading His face was all drawn like, but I felt that silly and stupid that I could say nothing, and just went upstairs.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “O nurse, what was it?” cried Alice, and the colour left her cheeks.
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 nurse, what was it?” cried Alice, and the colour left her cheeks.
above and across; more than
From this reading Mrs. Bentley put her knitting down, and throwing her apron over her head sobbed aloud.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Mrs. Bentley put her knitting down, and throwing her apron over her head sobbed aloud.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “‘Go up to her,’ he said, and I could scarce hear him.
express in words
From this reading His face was all drawn like, but I felt that silly and stupid that I could say nothing, and just went upstairs.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “‘Go up to her,’ he said, and I could scarce hear him.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading His face was all drawn like, but I felt that silly and stupid that I could say nothing, and just went upstairs.”
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading Mrs. Bentley put her knitting down, and throwing her apron over her head sobbed aloud.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading His face was all drawn like, but I felt that silly and stupid that I could say nothing, and just went upstairs.”
express in words
From this reading “Do tell me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His face was all drawn like, but I felt that silly and stupid that I could say nothing, and just went upstairs.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “O nurse, what was it?” cried Alice, and the colour left her cheeks.
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Mrs. Bentley put her knitting down, and throwing her apron over her head sobbed aloud.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “‘Go up to her,’ he said, and I could scarce hear him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “‘Go up to her,’ he said, and I could scarce hear him.
on a floor above
From this reading His face was all drawn like, but I felt that silly and stupid that I could say nothing, and just went upstairs.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His face was all drawn like, but I felt that silly and stupid that I could say nothing, and just went upstairs.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading His face was all drawn like, but I felt that silly and stupid that I could say nothing, and just went upstairs.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “O nurse, what was it?” cried Alice, and the colour left her cheeks.
Chapter 9 of Stories by English Authors by Rudyard [Contributor] Kipling holds 186 sentences, grouped into 38 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 186 sentences of Stories by English Authors, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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