Chapter 9 of The Broken Gate: A Novel is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Broken Gate: A Novel is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE EXTRAORDINARY HORACE BROOKS Something made Aurora Lane uneasy. She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side. "Good night, Mr. Brooks," said she. But old Hod Brooks only put his hands deeper in his pockets and slouched on alongside. "I'll just go on along with you to the gate.
Chapter 9 of The Broken Gate: A Novel is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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side by side
From this reading “But old Hod Brooks only put his hands deeper in his pockets and slouched on alongside.”
the first light of day
From this reading “THE EXTRAORDINARY HORACE BROOKS Something made Aurora Lane uneasy.”
United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
From this reading “THE EXTRAORDINARY HORACE BROOKS Something made Aurora Lane uneasy.”
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading “But old Hod Brooks only put his hands deeper in his pockets and slouched on alongside.”
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading “She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side.”
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading “THE EXTRAORDINARY HORACE BROOKS Something made Aurora Lane uneasy.”
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “But old Hod Brooks only put his hands deeper in his pockets and slouched on alongside.”
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading “THE EXTRAORDINARY HORACE BROOKS Something made Aurora Lane uneasy.”
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.
In this reading “She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “"I'll just go on along with you to the gate.”
a conventional expression of farewell
In this reading “"Good night, Mr. Brooks," said she.”
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "I'll just go on along with you to the gate.
side by side
From this reading But old Hod Brooks only put his hands deeper in his pockets and slouched on alongside.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side.
the first light of day
From this reading THE EXTRAORDINARY HORACE BROOKS Something made Aurora Lane uneasy.
United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
From this reading THE EXTRAORDINARY HORACE BROOKS Something made Aurora Lane uneasy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But old Hod Brooks only put his hands deeper in his pockets and slouched on alongside.
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading But old Hod Brooks only put his hands deeper in his pockets and slouched on alongside.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side.
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading THE EXTRAORDINARY HORACE BROOKS Something made Aurora Lane uneasy.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading "I'll just go on along with you to the gate.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I'll just go on along with you to the gate.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good night, Mr. Brooks," said she.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading But old Hod Brooks only put his hands deeper in his pockets and slouched on alongside.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But old Hod Brooks only put his hands deeper in his pockets and slouched on alongside.
an open box attached to a long pole handle; bricks or mortar are carried on the shoulder
From this reading But old Hod Brooks only put his hands deeper in his pockets and slouched on alongside.
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading THE EXTRAORDINARY HORACE BROOKS Something made Aurora Lane uneasy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll just go on along with you to the gate.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But old Hod Brooks only put his hands deeper in his pockets and slouched on alongside.
and nothing more
From this reading "I'll just go on along with you to the gate.
a narrow way or road
From this reading THE EXTRAORDINARY HORACE BROOKS Something made Aurora Lane uneasy.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE EXTRAORDINARY HORACE BROOKS Something made Aurora Lane uneasy.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Good night, Mr. Brooks," said she.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Good night, Mr. Brooks," said she.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading But old Hod Brooks only put his hands deeper in his pockets and slouched on alongside.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But old Hod Brooks only put his hands deeper in his pockets and slouched on alongside.
and nothing more
From this reading But old Hod Brooks only put his hands deeper in his pockets and slouched on alongside.
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading But old Hod Brooks only put his hands deeper in his pockets and slouched on alongside.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But old Hod Brooks only put his hands deeper in his pockets and slouched on alongside.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Good night, Mr. Brooks," said she.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But old Hod Brooks only put his hands deeper in his pockets and slouched on alongside.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading THE EXTRAORDINARY HORACE BROOKS Something made Aurora Lane uneasy.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EXTRAORDINARY HORACE BROOKS Something made Aurora Lane uneasy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side.
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading THE EXTRAORDINARY HORACE BROOKS Something made Aurora Lane uneasy.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side.
which person or people
From this reading She turned now and extended her hand to the tall man who walked at her side.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I'll just go on along with you to the gate.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'll just go on along with you to the gate.
Chapter 9 of The Broken Gate: A Novel by Emerson Hough holds 338 sentences, grouped into 68 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.
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