Chapter 9 of The Argonauts of North Liberty is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Argonauts of North Liberty is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Demorest, now as self-possessed as his adversary, haughtily waved his hand towards the path. They walked on in silence, without even looking at each other, until they reached a small summer-house that stood in the angle of the wall. Demorest entered. “We cannot be heard here,” he said curtly. “And we can see what is going on.
Chapter 9 of The Argonauts of North Liberty is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who offers opposition
From this reading “Demorest, now as self-possessed as his adversary, haughtily waved his hand towards the path.”
the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading “They walked on in silence, without even looking at each other, until they reached a small summer-house that stood in the angle of the wall.”
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
From this reading ““We cannot be heard here,” he said curtly.”
in a haughty manner
From this reading “Demorest, now as self-possessed as his adversary, haughtily waved his hand towards the path.”
a course of conduct
From this reading “Demorest, now as self-possessed as his adversary, haughtily waved his hand towards the path.”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “They walked on in silence, without even looking at each other, until they reached a small summer-house that stood in the angle of the wall.”
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “They walked on in silence, without even looking at each other, until they reached a small summer-house that stood in the angle of the wall.”
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “Demorest, now as self-possessed as his adversary, haughtily waved his hand towards the path.”
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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 They walked on in silence, without even looking at each other, until they reached a small summer-house that stood in the angle of the wall.
someone who offers opposition
From this reading Demorest, now as self-possessed as his adversary, haughtily waved his hand towards the path.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And we can see what is going on.
the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading They walked on in silence, without even looking at each other, until they reached a small summer-house that stood in the angle of the wall.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Demorest, now as self-possessed as his adversary, haughtily waved his hand towards the path.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They walked on in silence, without even looking at each other, until they reached a small summer-house that stood in the angle of the wall.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “We cannot be heard here,” he said curtly.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “And we can see what is going on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We cannot be heard here,” he said curtly.
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
From this reading “We cannot be heard here,” he said curtly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Demorest, now as self-possessed as his adversary, haughtily waved his hand towards the path.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They walked on in silence, without even looking at each other, until they reached a small summer-house that stood in the angle of the wall.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Demorest entered.
divisible by two
From this reading They walked on in silence, without even looking at each other, until they reached a small summer-house that stood in the angle of the wall.
the act of departing
From this reading “And we can see what is going on.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Demorest, now as self-possessed as his adversary, haughtily waved his hand towards the path.
in a haughty manner
From this reading Demorest, now as self-possessed as his adversary, haughtily waved his hand towards the path.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We cannot be heard here,” he said curtly.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “We cannot be heard here,” he said curtly.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “We cannot be heard here,” he said curtly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Demorest, now as self-possessed as his adversary, haughtily waved his hand towards the path.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They walked on in silence, without even looking at each other, until they reached a small summer-house that stood in the angle of the wall.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And we can see what is going on.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading They walked on in silence, without even looking at each other, until they reached a small summer-house that stood in the angle of the wall.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Demorest, now as self-possessed as his adversary, haughtily waved his hand towards the path.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They walked on in silence, without even looking at each other, until they reached a small summer-house that stood in the angle of the wall.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They walked on in silence, without even looking at each other, until they reached a small summer-house that stood in the angle of the wall.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They walked on in silence, without even looking at each other, until they reached a small summer-house that stood in the angle of the wall.
a course of conduct
From this reading Demorest, now as self-possessed as his adversary, haughtily waved his hand towards the path.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading They walked on in silence, without even looking at each other, until they reached a small summer-house that stood in the angle of the wall.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We cannot be heard here,” he said curtly.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “And we can see what is going on.
in full control of your faculties
From this reading Demorest, now as self-possessed as his adversary, haughtily waved his hand towards the path.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading They walked on in silence, without even looking at each other, until they reached a small summer-house that stood in the angle of the wall.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They walked on in silence, without even looking at each other, until they reached a small summer-house that stood in the angle of the wall.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading They walked on in silence, without even looking at each other, until they reached a small summer-house that stood in the angle of the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They walked on in silence, without even looking at each other, until they reached a small summer-house that stood in the angle of the wall.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They walked on in silence, without even looking at each other, until they reached a small summer-house that stood in the angle of the wall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Demorest, now as self-possessed as his adversary, haughtily waved his hand towards the path.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They walked on in silence, without even looking at each other, until they reached a small summer-house that stood in the angle of the wall.
in the direction of
From this reading Demorest, now as self-possessed as his adversary, haughtily waved his hand towards the path.
up to a particular time
From this reading They walked on in silence, without even looking at each other, until they reached a small summer-house that stood in the angle of the wall.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading They walked on in silence, without even looking at each other, until they reached a small summer-house that stood in the angle of the wall.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading They walked on in silence, without even looking at each other, until they reached a small summer-house that stood in the angle of the wall.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading Demorest, now as self-possessed as his adversary, haughtily waved his hand towards the path.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We cannot be heard here,” he said curtly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And we can see what is going on.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They walked on in silence, without even looking at each other, until they reached a small summer-house that stood in the angle of the wall.
Chapter 9 of The Argonauts of North Liberty by Bret Harte 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.
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