Chapter 9 of Tales of All Countries is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Tales of All Countries is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“There they were, and she took ’em,” said the broad-back. Oh, what a look Miss Grogram gave her! “Took them! of course I took them. That is, you took them as much as I did. They were things that we found lying about.”
Chapter 9 of Tales of All Countries is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 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.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading ““Took them! of course I took them.”
set up or found
From this reading “They were things that we found lying about.””
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Oh, what a look Miss Grogram gave her!”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Oh, what a look Miss Grogram gave her!”
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading “They were things that we found lying about.””
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Oh, what a look Miss Grogram gave her!”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “They were things that we found lying about.””
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading ““There they were, and she took ’em,” said the broad-back.”
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.
as might be expected
In this reading ““Took them! of course I took them.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Oh, what a look Miss Grogram gave her!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They were things that we found lying about.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “There they were, and she took ’em,” said the broad-back.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That is, you took them as much as I did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There they were, and she took ’em,” said the broad-back.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Took them! of course I took them.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That is, you took them as much as I did.
a quad with a square body
From this reading “There they were, and she took ’em,” said the broad-back.
set up or found
From this reading They were things that we found lying about.”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Oh, what a look Miss Grogram gave her!
a coarse fabric of silk mixed with wool or mohair and often stiffened with gum
From this reading Oh, what a look Miss Grogram gave her!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Oh, what a look Miss Grogram gave her!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Took them! of course I took them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is, you took them as much as I did.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Oh, what a look Miss Grogram gave her!
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading They were things that we found lying about.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Oh, what a look Miss Grogram gave her!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading That is, you took them as much as I did.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Took them! of course I took them.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, what a look Miss Grogram gave her!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “There they were, and she took ’em,” said the broad-back.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There they were, and she took ’em,” said the broad-back.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is, you took them as much as I did.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There they were, and she took ’em,” said the broad-back.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Took them! of course I took them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There they were, and she took ’em,” said the broad-back.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There they were, and she took ’em,” said the broad-back.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading They were things that we found lying about.”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “There they were, and she took ’em,” said the broad-back.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They were things that we found lying about.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “There they were, and she took ’em,” said the broad-back.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Oh, what a look Miss Grogram gave her!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That is, you took them as much as I did.
Chapter 9 of Tales of All Countries by Anthony Trollope holds 384 sentences, grouped into 77 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 384 sentences of Tales of All Countries, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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