Chapter 9 of Tales of the Chesapeake is here in full — 381 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Tales of the Chesapeake is here in full — 381 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But disguised in a stomacher!" interrupted our friend. The lady passed him as he spoke, and, looking regretfully in his face, murmured: "Avoid hot joints for supper! Terrapin must crawl again. Drink nothing but claret.
Chapter 9 of Tales of the Chesapeake is here in full — 381 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.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading “"Avoid hot joints for supper!”
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “Terrapin must crawl again.”
having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
From this reading “"But disguised in a stomacher!" interrupted our friend.”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “"But disguised in a stomacher!" interrupted our friend.”
plural of “joint” — (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
From this reading “"Avoid hot joints for supper!”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “The lady passed him as he spoke, and, looking regretfully in his face, murmured:”
with regret (used in polite formulas)
From this reading “The lady passed him as he spoke, and, looking regretfully in his face, murmured:”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “"Avoid hot joints for supper!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "But disguised in a stomacher!" interrupted our friend.
anew
From this reading Terrapin must crawl again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lady passed him as he spoke, and, looking regretfully in his face, murmured:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The lady passed him as he spoke, and, looking regretfully in his face, murmured:
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading "Avoid hot joints for supper!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But disguised in a stomacher!" interrupted our friend.
a dark purplish-red color
From this reading Drink nothing but claret.
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Terrapin must crawl again.
having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
From this reading "But disguised in a stomacher!" interrupted our friend.
take in liquids
From this reading Drink nothing but claret.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The lady passed him as he spoke, and, looking regretfully in his face, murmured:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Avoid hot joints for supper!
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "But disguised in a stomacher!" interrupted our friend.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The lady passed him as he spoke, and, looking regretfully in his face, murmured:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The lady passed him as he spoke, and, looking regretfully in his face, murmured:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The lady passed him as he spoke, and, looking regretfully in his face, murmured:
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading "Avoid hot joints for supper!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But disguised in a stomacher!" interrupted our friend.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading "But disguised in a stomacher!" interrupted our friend.
plural of “joint” — (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
From this reading "Avoid hot joints for supper!
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The lady passed him as he spoke, and, looking regretfully in his face, murmured:
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The lady passed him as he spoke, and, looking regretfully in his face, murmured:
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading The lady passed him as he spoke, and, looking regretfully in his face, murmured:
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Terrapin must crawl again.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Drink nothing but claret.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "But disguised in a stomacher!" interrupted our friend.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The lady passed him as he spoke, and, looking regretfully in his face, murmured:
with regret (used in polite formulas)
From this reading The lady passed him as he spoke, and, looking regretfully in his face, murmured:
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading The lady passed him as he spoke, and, looking regretfully in his face, murmured:
garment consisting of a V-shaped panel of stiff material worn over the chest and stomach in the 16th century
From this reading "But disguised in a stomacher!" interrupted our friend.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading "Avoid hot joints for supper!
any of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water
From this reading Terrapin must crawl again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lady passed him as he spoke, and, looking regretfully in his face, murmured:
Chapter 9 of Tales of the Chesapeake by George Alfred Townsend holds 381 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 381 sentences of Tales of the Chesapeake, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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