Chapter 9 of The Amazing Interlude is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Amazing Interlude is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You are homesick, I think?" "Yes. But not for myself. I am just homesick for all the people who have lost their homes. You--and Jean, and all the rest."
Chapter 9 of The Amazing Interlude is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/46 · 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.
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading “I am just homesick for all the people who have lost their homes.”
longing to return home
From this reading “"You are homesick, I think?"”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “You--and Jean, and all the rest."”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “I am just homesick for all the people who have lost their homes.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “But not for myself.”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “I am just homesick for all the people who have lost their homes.”
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “You--and Jean, and all the rest."”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes.”
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.
(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 I am just homesick for all the people who have lost their homes.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am just homesick for all the people who have lost their homes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You--and Jean, and all the rest."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are homesick, I think?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But not for myself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But not for myself.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am just homesick for all the people who have lost their homes.
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading I am just homesick for all the people who have lost their homes.
longing to return home
From this reading "You are homesick, I think?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You are homesick, I think?"
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading You--and Jean, and all the rest."
and nothing more
From this reading I am just homesick for all the people who have lost their homes.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading I am just homesick for all the people who have lost their homes.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading But not for myself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But not for myself.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I am just homesick for all the people who have lost their homes.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading You--and Jean, and all the rest."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am just homesick for all the people who have lost their homes.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I am just homesick for all the people who have lost their homes.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "You are homesick, I think?"
which person or people
From this reading I am just homesick for all the people who have lost their homes.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are homesick, I think?"
Chapter 9 of The Amazing Interlude by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 234 sentences, grouped into 47 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 234 sentences of The Amazing Interlude, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Amazing Interlude by Mary Roberts Rinehart exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 234 sentences, grouped into 47 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.
Work through the 47 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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