Chapter 9 of The Cuckoo Clock is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Cuckoo Clock is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UP AND DOWN THE CHIMNEY. "_Helper_. Well, but if it was all dream, it would be the same as if it was all real, would it not? "_Keeper_. Yes, I see.
Chapter 9 of The Cuckoo Clock is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/60 · 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.
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading “UP AND DOWN THE CHIMNEY.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “UP AND DOWN THE CHIMNEY.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “Well, but if it was all dream, it would be the same as if it was all real, would it not?”
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
someone in charge of other people
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “Well, but if it was all dream, it would be the same as if it was all real, would it not?”
Identical; not different.
From this reading “Well, but if it was all dream, it would be the same as if it was all real, would it not?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, I see.”
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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Well, but if it was all dream, it would be the same as if it was all real, would it not?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UP AND DOWN THE CHIMNEY.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Well, but if it was all dream, it would be the same as if it was all real, would it not?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Well, but if it was all dream, it would be the same as if it was all real, would it not?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Well, but if it was all dream, it would be the same as if it was all real, would it not?
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading UP AND DOWN THE CHIMNEY.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading UP AND DOWN THE CHIMNEY.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Well, but if it was all dream, it would be the same as if it was all real, would it not?
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading "_Helper_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yes, I see.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Well, but if it was all dream, it would be the same as if it was all real, would it not?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, but if it was all dream, it would be the same as if it was all real, would it not?
someone in charge of other people
From this reading "_Keeper_.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Well, but if it was all dream, it would be the same as if it was all real, would it not?
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Well, but if it was all dream, it would be the same as if it was all real, would it not?
Identical; not different.
From this reading Well, but if it was all dream, it would be the same as if it was all real, would it not?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Yes, I see.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UP AND DOWN THE CHIMNEY.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading UP AND DOWN THE CHIMNEY.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, but if it was all dream, it would be the same as if it was all real, would it not?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, but if it was all dream, it would be the same as if it was all real, would it not?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Well, but if it was all dream, it would be the same as if it was all real, would it not?
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, I see.
Chapter 9 of The Cuckoo Clock by Mrs. Molesworth holds 303 sentences, grouped into 61 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 303 sentences of The Cuckoo Clock, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Cuckoo Clock by Mrs. Molesworth exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 303 sentences, grouped into 61 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 61 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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