Chapter 9 of The Attic Guest: A Novel is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Attic Guest: A Novel is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What can I do, my child?" he murmured. "What else can I do?" "Why, Gordon--do what I do. Oh, Gordon, all you need to do is to believe those things--the things I do, and the things your father does--and preach them, like you used to at the first. And then we won't need to go away at all.
Chapter 9 of The Attic Guest: A Novel is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “Oh, Gordon, all you need to do is to believe those things--the things I do, and the things your father does--and preach them, like you used to at the first.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “"What can I do, my child?" he murmured.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Oh, Gordon, all you need to do is to believe those things--the things I do, and the things your father does--and preach them, like you used to at the first.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “"What can I do, my child?" he murmured.”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “Oh, Gordon, all you need to do is to believe those things--the things I do, and the things your father does--and preach them, like you used to at the first.”
deliver a sermon
From this reading “Oh, Gordon, all you need to do is to believe those things--the things I do, and the things your father does--and preach them, like you used to at the first.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “Oh, Gordon, all you need to do is to believe those things--the things I do, and the things your father does--and preach them, like you used to at the first.”
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “Oh, Gordon, all you need to do is to believe those things--the things I do, and the things your father does--and preach them, like you used to at the first.”
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.
move away from a place into another direction
In this reading “And then we won't need to go away at all.”
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 Oh, Gordon, all you need to do is to believe those things--the things I do, and the things your father does--and preach them, like you used to at the first.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh, Gordon, all you need to do is to believe those things--the things I do, and the things your father does--and preach them, like you used to at the first.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Oh, Gordon, all you need to do is to believe those things--the things I do, and the things your father does--and preach them, like you used to at the first.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And then we won't need to go away at all.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Oh, Gordon, all you need to do is to believe those things--the things I do, and the things your father does--and preach them, like you used to at the first.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What can I do, my child?" he murmured.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "What can I do, my child?" he murmured.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What can I do, my child?" he murmured.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, Gordon, all you need to do is to believe those things--the things I do, and the things your father does--and preach them, like you used to at the first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What else can I do?"
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Oh, Gordon, all you need to do is to believe those things--the things I do, and the things your father does--and preach them, like you used to at the first.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Oh, Gordon, all you need to do is to believe those things--the things I do, and the things your father does--and preach them, like you used to at the first.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And then we won't need to go away at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, Gordon--do what I do.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What can I do, my child?" he murmured.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What can I do, my child?" he murmured.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, Gordon, all you need to do is to believe those things--the things I do, and the things your father does--and preach them, like you used to at the first.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Oh, Gordon, all you need to do is to believe those things--the things I do, and the things your father does--and preach them, like you used to at the first.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "What can I do, my child?" he murmured.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "What can I do, my child?" he murmured.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Oh, Gordon, all you need to do is to believe those things--the things I do, and the things your father does--and preach them, like you used to at the first.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, Gordon, all you need to do is to believe those things--the things I do, and the things your father does--and preach them, like you used to at the first.
deliver a sermon
From this reading Oh, Gordon, all you need to do is to believe those things--the things I do, and the things your father does--and preach them, like you used to at the first.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh, Gordon, all you need to do is to believe those things--the things I do, and the things your father does--and preach them, like you used to at the first.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Oh, Gordon, all you need to do is to believe those things--the things I do, and the things your father does--and preach them, like you used to at the first.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then we won't need to go away at all.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Oh, Gordon, all you need to do is to believe those things--the things I do, and the things your father does--and preach them, like you used to at the first.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Oh, Gordon, all you need to do is to believe those things--the things I do, and the things your father does--and preach them, like you used to at the first.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, Gordon, all you need to do is to believe those things--the things I do, and the things your father does--and preach them, like you used to at the first.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Oh, Gordon, all you need to do is to believe those things--the things I do, and the things your father does--and preach them, like you used to at the first.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And then we won't need to go away at all.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What can I do, my child?" he murmured.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Gordon--do what I do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then we won't need to go away at all.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, Gordon, all you need to do is to believe those things--the things I do, and the things your father does--and preach them, like you used to at the first.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, Gordon, all you need to do is to believe those things--the things I do, and the things your father does--and preach them, like you used to at the first.
Chapter 9 of The Attic Guest: A Novel by Robert E. (Robert Edward) Knowles holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 427 sentences of The Attic Guest: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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