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Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Summer is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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X THE Lake at last--a sheet of shining metal brooded over by drooping trees.
Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.
Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.
The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
They rounded a point at the farther end of the Lake, and entering an inlet pushed their bow against a protruding tree-trunk.
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Summer

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Summer is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
X THE Lake at last--a sheet of shining metal brooded over by drooping trees.
Line 2
Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.
Line 3
Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.
Line 4
The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.
Line 5
They rounded a point at the farther end of the Lake, and entering an inlet pushed their bow against a protruding tree-trunk.

Learner Dictionary

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Shadow noun US /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading “Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.”

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a

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From this reading X THE Lake at last--a sheet of shining metal brooded over by drooping trees.

against

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From this reading They rounded a point at the farther end of the Lake, and entering an inlet pushed their bow against a protruding tree-trunk.

along

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From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.

an

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From this reading They rounded a point at the farther end of the Lake, and entering an inlet pushed their bow against a protruding tree-trunk.

and

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From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.

as

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

at

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From this reading X THE Lake at last--a sheet of shining metal brooded over by drooping trees.

away

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From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.

back

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From this reading Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.

black

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From this reading Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.

blindingly

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From this reading Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.

boat

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From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.

bottom

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

bow

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From this reading They rounded a point at the farther end of the Lake, and entering an inlet pushed their bow against a protruding tree-trunk.

brooded

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From this reading X THE Lake at last--a sheet of shining metal brooded over by drooping trees.

but

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

by

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From this reading X THE Lake at last--a sheet of shining metal brooded over by drooping trees.

Charity

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From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.

clear

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

contrast

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From this reading Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.

declined

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

depths

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

drifted

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From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.

drooping

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From this reading X THE Lake at last--a sheet of shining metal brooded over by drooping trees.

edge

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

enamelled

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

end

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From this reading They rounded a point at the farther end of the Lake, and entering an inlet pushed their bow against a protruding tree-trunk.

entering

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From this reading They rounded a point at the farther end of the Lake, and entering an inlet pushed their bow against a protruding tree-trunk.

farther

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From this reading They rounded a point at the farther end of the Lake, and entering an inlet pushed their bow against a protruding tree-trunk.

fascinated

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

flamed

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From this reading Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.

from

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From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.

gaze

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

getting

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From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.

gradually

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

green

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

grew

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

growths

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

had

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From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.

Harney

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From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.

heat-veiled

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From this reading Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.

her

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

hugging

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From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.

idly

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From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.

inlet

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From this reading They rounded a point at the farther end of the Lake, and entering an inlet pushed their bow against a protruding tree-trunk.

interwoven

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

into

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

inverted

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

its

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From this reading Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.

Lake

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From this reading X THE Lake at last--a sheet of shining metal brooded over by drooping trees.

last

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From this reading X THE Lake at last--a sheet of shining metal brooded over by drooping trees.

leaning

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

least

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From this reading Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.

metal

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From this reading X THE Lake at last--a sheet of shining metal brooded over by drooping trees.

of

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From this reading X THE Lake at last--a sheet of shining metal brooded over by drooping trees.

on

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

over

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From this reading X THE Lake at last--a sheet of shining metal brooded over by drooping trees.

plunged

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

point

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From this reading They rounded a point at the farther end of the Lake, and entering an inlet pushed their bow against a protruding tree-trunk.

protruding

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From this reading They rounded a point at the farther end of the Lake, and entering an inlet pushed their bow against a protruding tree-trunk.

pushed

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From this reading They rounded a point at the farther end of the Lake, and entering an inlet pushed their bow against a protruding tree-trunk.

reflection

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

refreshment-booths

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From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.

rounded

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From this reading They rounded a point at the farther end of the Lake, and entering an inlet pushed their bow against a protruding tree-trunk.

saw

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

secured

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From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.

seemed

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

shade

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From this reading Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.

shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.

shafts

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From this reading Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.

she

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

sheet

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From this reading X THE Lake at last--a sheet of shining metal brooded over by drooping trees.

shining

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From this reading X THE Lake at last--a sheet of shining metal brooded over by drooping trees.

shore

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From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.

sky

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From this reading Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.

smooth

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

so

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

solid

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

struck

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From this reading Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.

sun

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From this reading Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.

surface

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

that

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

THE

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From this reading X THE Lake at last--a sheet of shining metal brooded over by drooping trees.

their

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From this reading They rounded a point at the farther end of the Lake, and entering an inlet pushed their bow against a protruding tree-trunk.

they

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From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.

transparent

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

tree-tops

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

tree-trunk

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From this reading They rounded a point at the farther end of the Lake, and entering an inlet pushed their bow against a protruding tree-trunk.

trees

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From this reading X THE Lake at last--a sheet of shining metal brooded over by drooping trees.

was

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From this reading Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.

water

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From this reading Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.

wharves

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From this reading Charity and Harney had secured a boat and, getting away from the wharves and the refreshment-booths, they drifted idly along, hugging the shadow of the shore.

Where

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From this reading Where the sun struck the water its shafts flamed back blindingly at the heat-veiled sky; and the least shade was black by contrast.

with

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From this reading The Lake was so smooth that the reflection of the trees on its edge seemed enamelled on a solid surface; but gradually, as the sun declined, the water grew transparent, and Charity, leaning over, plunged her fascinated gaze into depths so clear that she saw the inverted tree-tops interwoven with the green growths of the bottom.

X

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From this reading X THE Lake at last--a sheet of shining metal brooded over by drooping trees.

Chapter 9 of Summer by Edith Wharton holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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.

What does chapter 9 of Summer contain?

Chapter 9 holds 169 sentences of Summer, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 9 of Summer by Edith Wharton exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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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Work through the 34 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 34 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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How long does Summer take to read?

About 234 minutes of reading across 563 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Summer

Words and structures a reader meets early in Summer, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Lawyer
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Royall's
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House
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Summer; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Street
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Summer; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.