Chapter 9 of The black spaniel, and other stories is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The black spaniel, and other stories is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Good!” “Wicked, monsieur.” “Right!” “Wrong, monsieur.” “I mean that it is good for me that you are wicked.”
Chapter 9 of The black spaniel, and other stories is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 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.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading ““Good!””
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading ““I mean that it is good for me that you are wicked.””
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading ““Wicked, monsieur.””
precisely, exactly
From this reading ““Right!””
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading ““Wicked, monsieur.””
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading ““Wrong, monsieur.””
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.
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.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I mean that it is good for me that you are wicked.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I mean that it is good for me that you are wicked.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I mean that it is good for me that you are wicked.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I mean that it is good for me that you are wicked.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I mean that it is good for me that you are wicked.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I mean that it is good for me that you are wicked.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “I mean that it is good for me that you are wicked.”
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “Wicked, monsieur.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Right!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I mean that it is good for me that you are wicked.”
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading “Wicked, monsieur.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “Wrong, monsieur.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I mean that it is good for me that you are wicked.”
Chapter 9 of The black spaniel, and other stories by Robert Hichens holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 414 sentences of The black spaniel, and other stories, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The black spaniel, and other stories by Robert Hichens exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 83 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 9 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in The black spaniel, and other stories, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
