Chapter 9 of The Dark House is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Dark House is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He shut his ears against them. But when she spoke he had to listen--jealously, fearfully. "It would be no use, Howard. You'd come back. You can't strip off your nationality like an old-fashioned coat and throw it away.
Chapter 9 of The Dark House is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading “You can't strip off your nationality like an old-fashioned coat and throw it away.”
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading “"It would be no use, Howard.”
with jealousy
From this reading “But when she spoke he had to listen--jealously, fearfully.”
people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation
From this reading “You can't strip off your nationality like an old-fashioned coat and throw it away.”
out of fashion
From this reading “You can't strip off your nationality like an old-fashioned coat and throw it away.”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “He shut his ears against them.”
take away possessions from someone
From this reading “You can't strip off your nationality like an old-fashioned coat and throw it away.”
propel through the air
From this reading “You can't strip off your nationality like an old-fashioned coat and throw it away.”
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.
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be restored
In this reading “You'd come back.”
In this reading “You can't strip off your nationality like an old-fashioned coat and throw it away.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He shut his ears against them.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You can't strip off your nationality like an old-fashioned coat and throw it away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You can't strip off your nationality like an old-fashioned coat and throw it away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading You can't strip off your nationality like an old-fashioned coat and throw it away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading You'd come back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It would be no use, Howard.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when she spoke he had to listen--jealously, fearfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can't strip off your nationality like an old-fashioned coat and throw it away.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading You can't strip off your nationality like an old-fashioned coat and throw it away.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading You'd come back.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading He shut his ears against them.
in fear
From this reading But when she spoke he had to listen--jealously, fearfully.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But when she spoke he had to listen--jealously, fearfully.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shut his ears against them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He shut his ears against them.
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading "It would be no use, Howard.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It would be no use, Howard.
with jealousy
From this reading But when she spoke he had to listen--jealously, fearfully.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading You can't strip off your nationality like an old-fashioned coat and throw it away.
hear with intention
From this reading But when she spoke he had to listen--jealously, fearfully.
people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation
From this reading You can't strip off your nationality like an old-fashioned coat and throw it away.
not any; not one
From this reading "It would be no use, Howard.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading You can't strip off your nationality like an old-fashioned coat and throw it away.
out of fashion
From this reading You can't strip off your nationality like an old-fashioned coat and throw it away.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when she spoke he had to listen--jealously, fearfully.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading He shut his ears against them.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading But when she spoke he had to listen--jealously, fearfully.
take away possessions from someone
From this reading You can't strip off your nationality like an old-fashioned coat and throw it away.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He shut his ears against them.
propel through the air
From this reading You can't strip off your nationality like an old-fashioned coat and throw it away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But when she spoke he had to listen--jealously, fearfully.
the act of using
From this reading "It would be no use, Howard.
at the time that
From this reading But when she spoke he had to listen--jealously, fearfully.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It would be no use, Howard.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can't strip off your nationality like an old-fashioned coat and throw it away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'd come back.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can't strip off your nationality like an old-fashioned coat and throw it away.
Chapter 9 of The Dark House by I. A. R. (Ida Alexa Ross) Wylie holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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 394 sentences of The Dark House, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Dark House by I. A. R. (Ida Alexa Ross) Wylie exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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 79 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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