Chapter 9 of The Crescent Moon is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Crescent Moon is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HE left her standing alone under the avenue of acacia. A variety of projects swiftly filled her mind. She must go to M‘Crae, and tell him everything. It was strange that M‘Crae came first. She must find James without further delay and explain to him the difficulty in which she was placed.
Chapter 9 of The Crescent Moon is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
From this reading “HE left her standing alone under the avenue of acacia.”
a line of approach
From this reading “HE left her standing alone under the avenue of acacia.”
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading “She must find James without further delay and explain to him the difficulty in which she was placed.”
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “She must find James without further delay and explain to him the difficulty in which she was placed.”
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading “She must find James without further delay and explain to him the difficulty in which she was placed.”
plural of “project” — any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading “A variety of projects swiftly filled her mind.”
in a swift manner
From this reading “A variety of projects swiftly filled her mind.”
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading “A variety of projects swiftly filled her mind.”
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 must find James without further delay and explain to him the difficulty in which she was placed.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A variety of projects swiftly filled her mind.
any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
From this reading HE left her standing alone under the avenue of acacia.
Having no one else present.
From this reading HE left her standing alone under the avenue of acacia.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She must go to M‘Crae, and tell him everything.
a line of approach
From this reading HE left her standing alone under the avenue of acacia.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was strange that M‘Crae came first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She must go to M‘Crae, and tell him everything.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading She must find James without further delay and explain to him the difficulty in which she was placed.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading She must find James without further delay and explain to him the difficulty in which she was placed.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She must go to M‘Crae, and tell him everything.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading She must find James without further delay and explain to him the difficulty in which she was placed.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading A variety of projects swiftly filled her mind.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading She must find James without further delay and explain to him the difficulty in which she was placed.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was strange that M‘Crae came first.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading She must find James without further delay and explain to him the difficulty in which she was placed.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She must go to M‘Crae, and tell him everything.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE left her standing alone under the avenue of acacia.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HE left her standing alone under the avenue of acacia.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She must go to M‘Crae, and tell him everything.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She must find James without further delay and explain to him the difficulty in which she was placed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was strange that M‘Crae came first.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading She must find James without further delay and explain to him the difficulty in which she was placed.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading HE left her standing alone under the avenue of acacia.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading She must go to M‘Crae, and tell him everything.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading A variety of projects swiftly filled her mind.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must go to M‘Crae, and tell him everything.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HE left her standing alone under the avenue of acacia.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading She must find James without further delay and explain to him the difficulty in which she was placed.
plural of “project” — any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading A variety of projects swiftly filled her mind.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She must go to M‘Crae, and tell him everything.
having a supporting base
From this reading HE left her standing alone under the avenue of acacia.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading It was strange that M‘Crae came first.
in a swift manner
From this reading A variety of projects swiftly filled her mind.
express in words
From this reading She must go to M‘Crae, and tell him everything.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was strange that M‘Crae came first.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HE left her standing alone under the avenue of acacia.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She must go to M‘Crae, and tell him everything.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading HE left her standing alone under the avenue of acacia.
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading A variety of projects swiftly filled her mind.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was strange that M‘Crae came first.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She must find James without further delay and explain to him the difficulty in which she was placed.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She must find James without further delay and explain to him the difficulty in which she was placed.
Chapter 9 of The Crescent Moon by Francis Brett Young holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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 143 sentences of The Crescent Moon, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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