Chapter 9 of That Sweet Little Old Lady is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of That Sweet Little Old Lady is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Behind their own goal line. One way or another, though, Her Majesty had made a mistake. She'd pointed Burris out as the spy, and then she'd said she'd been wrong. Either Burris was a spy or he wasn't. You couldn't have it both ways.
Chapter 9 of That Sweet Little Old Lady is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading “Behind their own goal line.”
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “Behind their own goal line.”
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading “One way or another, though, Her Majesty had made a mistake.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “One way or another, though, Her Majesty had made a mistake.”
having a point
From this reading “She'd pointed Burris out as the spy, and then she'd said she'd been wrong.”
catch sight of
From this reading “She'd pointed Burris out as the spy, and then she'd said she'd been wrong.”
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading “You couldn't have it both ways.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “She'd pointed Burris out as the spy, and then she'd said she'd been wrong.”
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 One way or another, though, Her Majesty had made a mistake.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She'd pointed Burris out as the spy, and then she'd said she'd been wrong.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading One way or another, though, Her Majesty had made a mistake.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She'd pointed Burris out as the spy, and then she'd said she'd been wrong.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She'd pointed Burris out as the spy, and then she'd said she'd been wrong.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind their own goal line.
the two together, not just one
From this reading You couldn't have it both ways.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She'd pointed Burris out as the spy, and then she'd said she'd been wrong.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You couldn't have it both ways.
one or the other of two
From this reading Either Burris was a spy or he wasn't.
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading Behind their own goal line.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One way or another, though, Her Majesty had made a mistake.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You couldn't have it both ways.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Either Burris was a spy or he wasn't.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One way or another, though, Her Majesty had made a mistake.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You couldn't have it both ways.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Behind their own goal line.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading One way or another, though, Her Majesty had made a mistake.
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading One way or another, though, Her Majesty had made a mistake.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading One way or another, though, Her Majesty had made a mistake.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One way or another, though, Her Majesty had made a mistake.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading One way or another, though, Her Majesty had made a mistake.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She'd pointed Burris out as the spy, and then she'd said she'd been wrong.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Behind their own goal line.
having a point
From this reading She'd pointed Burris out as the spy, and then she'd said she'd been wrong.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She'd pointed Burris out as the spy, and then she'd said she'd been wrong.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She'd pointed Burris out as the spy, and then she'd said she'd been wrong.
catch sight of
From this reading She'd pointed Burris out as the spy, and then she'd said she'd been wrong.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She'd pointed Burris out as the spy, and then she'd said she'd been wrong.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Behind their own goal line.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She'd pointed Burris out as the spy, and then she'd said she'd been wrong.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading One way or another, though, Her Majesty had made a mistake.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Either Burris was a spy or he wasn't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Either Burris was a spy or he wasn't.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading One way or another, though, Her Majesty had made a mistake.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading You couldn't have it both ways.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading She'd pointed Burris out as the spy, and then she'd said she'd been wrong.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You couldn't have it both ways.
Chapter 9 of That Sweet Little Old Lady by Randall Garrett holds 388 sentences, grouped into 78 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 388 sentences of That Sweet Little Old Lady, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of That Sweet Little Old Lady by Randall Garrett exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 388 sentences, grouped into 78 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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