Chapter 9 of The dark mother is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The dark mother is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As they stepped in they left the day. They entered another time. In the transition they were quick to both. It was September and hot. Beyond the bricks and the pavements, Indian Summer made the world glad.
Chapter 9 of The dark mother is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
plural of “brick” — rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading “Beyond the bricks and the pavements, Indian Summer made the world glad.”
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “It was September and hot.”
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading “Beyond the bricks and the pavements, Indian Summer made the world glad.”
plural of “pavement” — the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading “Beyond the bricks and the pavements, Indian Summer made the world glad.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “It was September and hot.”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “As they stepped in they left the day.”
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “Beyond the bricks and the pavements, Indian Summer made the world glad.”
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading “In the transition they were quick to both.”
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.
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was September and hot.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading They entered another time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they stepped in they left the day.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond the bricks and the pavements, Indian Summer made the world glad.
the two together, not just one
From this reading In the transition they were quick to both.
plural of “brick” — rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading Beyond the bricks and the pavements, Indian Summer made the world glad.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading As they stepped in they left the day.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading They entered another time.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Beyond the bricks and the pavements, Indian Summer made the world glad.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading It was September and hot.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As they stepped in they left the day.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading Beyond the bricks and the pavements, Indian Summer made the world glad.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was September and hot.
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 As they stepped in they left the day.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Beyond the bricks and the pavements, Indian Summer made the world glad.
plural of “pavement” — the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading Beyond the bricks and the pavements, Indian Summer made the world glad.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading In the transition they were quick to both.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading It was September and hot.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading As they stepped in they left the day.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Beyond the bricks and the pavements, Indian Summer made the world glad.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As they stepped in they left the day.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they stepped in they left the day.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They entered another time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the transition they were quick to both.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading In the transition they were quick to both.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was September and hot.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the transition they were quick to both.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Beyond the bricks and the pavements, Indian Summer made the world glad.
Chapter 9 of The dark mother by Waldo David Frank holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 429 sentences of The dark mother, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The dark mother by Waldo David Frank exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
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