Chapter 9 of The Californians is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Californians is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Alan Rush is charming." "He's too much in love with me." "Mr. Fort keeps your wits on the jump." "My wits are in my brain, not my heart." "Mr. Howard?"
Chapter 9 of The Californians is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “"My wits are in my brain, not my heart."”
pleasing or delighting
From this reading “"Alan Rush is charming."”
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading “"Mr. Fort keeps your wits on the jump."”
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading “"Mr. Howard?"”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “"Mr. Fort keeps your wits on the jump."”
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading “"Mr. Fort keeps your wits on the jump."”
move hurridly
From this reading “"Alan Rush is charming."”
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading “"Mr. Fort keeps your wits on the jump."”
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From this reading "Alan Rush is charming."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "My wits are in my brain, not my heart."
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading "My wits are in my brain, not my heart."
pleasing or delighting
From this reading "Alan Rush is charming."
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading "Mr. Fort keeps your wits on the jump."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's too much in love with me."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "My wits are in my brain, not my heart."
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading "Mr. Howard?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He's too much in love with me."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Alan Rush is charming."
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading "Mr. Fort keeps your wits on the jump."
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading "Mr. Fort keeps your wits on the jump."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "He's too much in love with me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He's too much in love with me."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mr. Fort keeps your wits on the jump."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "He's too much in love with me."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My wits are in my brain, not my heart."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "My wits are in my brain, not my heart."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Mr. Fort keeps your wits on the jump."
move hurridly
From this reading "Alan Rush is charming."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Mr. Fort keeps your wits on the jump."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "He's too much in love with me."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "He's too much in love with me."
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading "Mr. Fort keeps your wits on the jump."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mr. Fort keeps your wits on the jump."
Chapter 9 of The Californians by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton holds 412 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 412 sentences of The Californians, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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