Chapter 9 of The Bradys' Chinese Clew is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Bradys' Chinese Clew is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ED FALLS INTO NEW HANDS. It would seem as if the brothers of the Red Door tong were especially addicted to drugging. Ed got his dose in the boat, as has been told. When the boy awoke it was not to full consciousness. He felt like one in a dream.
Chapter 9 of The Bradys' Chinese Clew is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming
From this reading “It would seem as if the brothers of the Red Door tong were especially addicted to drugging.”
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “When the boy awoke it was not to full consciousness.”
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “It would seem as if the brothers of the Red Door tong were especially addicted to drugging.”
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading “When the boy awoke it was not to full consciousness.”
a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
From this reading “Ed got his dose in the boat, as has been told.”
the administration of a sedative agent or drug
From this reading “It would seem as if the brothers of the Red Door tong were especially addicted to drugging.”
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “It would seem as if the brothers of the Red Door tong were especially addicted to drugging.”
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading “ED FALLS INTO NEW HANDS.”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “When the boy awoke it was not to full consciousness.”
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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 He felt like one in a dream.
compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming
From this reading It would seem as if the brothers of the Red Door tong were especially addicted to drugging.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It would seem as if the brothers of the Red Door tong were especially addicted to drugging.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading When the boy awoke it was not to full consciousness.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Ed got his dose in the boat, as has been told.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Ed got his dose in the boat, as has been told.
a youthful male person
From this reading When the boy awoke it was not to full consciousness.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading It would seem as if the brothers of the Red Door tong were especially addicted to drugging.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading When the boy awoke it was not to full consciousness.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading It would seem as if the brothers of the Red Door tong were especially addicted to drugging.
a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
From this reading Ed got his dose in the boat, as has been told.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading He felt like one in a dream.
the administration of a sedative agent or drug
From this reading It would seem as if the brothers of the Red Door tong were especially addicted to drugging.
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading ED FALLS INTO NEW HANDS.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading It would seem as if the brothers of the Red Door tong were especially addicted to drugging.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading ED FALLS INTO NEW HANDS.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt like one in a dream.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading When the boy awoke it was not to full consciousness.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Ed got his dose in the boat, as has been told.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading ED FALLS INTO NEW HANDS.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ed got his dose in the boat, as has been told.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt like one in a dream.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ed got his dose in the boat, as has been told.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It would seem as if the brothers of the Red Door tong were especially addicted to drugging.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ed got his dose in the boat, as has been told.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ED FALLS INTO NEW HANDS.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would seem as if the brothers of the Red Door tong were especially addicted to drugging.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He felt like one in a dream.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading ED FALLS INTO NEW HANDS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When the boy awoke it was not to full consciousness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would seem as if the brothers of the Red Door tong were especially addicted to drugging.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He felt like one in a dream.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading It would seem as if the brothers of the Red Door tong were especially addicted to drugging.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It would seem as if the brothers of the Red Door tong were especially addicted to drugging.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It would seem as if the brothers of the Red Door tong were especially addicted to drugging.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would seem as if the brothers of the Red Door tong were especially addicted to drugging.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Ed got his dose in the boat, as has been told.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would seem as if the brothers of the Red Door tong were especially addicted to drugging.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the boy awoke it was not to full consciousness.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It would seem as if the brothers of the Red Door tong were especially addicted to drugging.
at the time that
From this reading When the boy awoke it was not to full consciousness.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would seem as if the brothers of the Red Door tong were especially addicted to drugging.
Chapter 9 of The Bradys' Chinese Clew by Francis Worcester Doughty holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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 185 sentences of The Bradys' Chinese Clew, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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