Chapter 9 of The Donovan chance is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Donovan chance is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“GANGWAY!” “Ye-e-e wow!” Dick Maxwell, fighting sleepily to get his arms free from the tightly rolled blanket, yawned cavernously. Then: “Whoosh!――Larry, old scout!――wake up!” The blanket roll in the other bunk stirred like a chrysalis about to burst and let loose whatever sort of bug it contained.
Chapter 9 of The Donovan chance is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
From this reading “The blanket roll in the other bunk stirred like a chrysalis about to burst and let loose whatever sort of bug it contained.”
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading “The blanket roll in the other bunk stirred like a chrysalis about to burst and let loose whatever sort of bug it contained.”
pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon
From this reading “The blanket roll in the other bunk stirred like a chrysalis about to burst and let loose whatever sort of bug it contained.”
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading “Dick Maxwell, fighting sleepily to get his arms free from the tightly rolled blanket, yawned cavernously.”
in a sleepy manner
From this reading “Dick Maxwell, fighting sleepily to get his arms free from the tightly rolled blanket, yawned cavernously.”
move with a sibilant sound
From this reading “Then: “Whoosh!――Larry, old scout!――wake up!””
a joke that seems extremely funny
From this reading ““Ye-e-e wow!””
past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading “Dick Maxwell, fighting sleepily to get his arms free from the tightly rolled blanket, yawned cavernously.”
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cause to become awake or conscious
In this reading “Then: “Whoosh!――Larry, old scout!――wake up!””
In this reading “Dick Maxwell, fighting sleepily to get his arms free from the tightly rolled blanket, yawned cavernously.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The blanket roll in the other bunk stirred like a chrysalis about to burst and let loose whatever sort of bug it contained.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The blanket roll in the other bunk stirred like a chrysalis about to burst and let loose whatever sort of bug it contained.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The blanket roll in the other bunk stirred like a chrysalis about to burst and let loose whatever sort of bug it contained.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Dick Maxwell, fighting sleepily to get his arms free from the tightly rolled blanket, yawned cavernously.
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading Dick Maxwell, fighting sleepily to get his arms free from the tightly rolled blanket, yawned cavernously.
general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
From this reading The blanket roll in the other bunk stirred like a chrysalis about to burst and let loose whatever sort of bug it contained.
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading The blanket roll in the other bunk stirred like a chrysalis about to burst and let loose whatever sort of bug it contained.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading The blanket roll in the other bunk stirred like a chrysalis about to burst and let loose whatever sort of bug it contained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dick Maxwell, fighting sleepily to get his arms free from the tightly rolled blanket, yawned cavernously.
pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon
From this reading The blanket roll in the other bunk stirred like a chrysalis about to burst and let loose whatever sort of bug it contained.
gotten under control
From this reading The blanket roll in the other bunk stirred like a chrysalis about to burst and let loose whatever sort of bug it contained.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick Maxwell, fighting sleepily to get his arms free from the tightly rolled blanket, yawned cavernously.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading Dick Maxwell, fighting sleepily to get his arms free from the tightly rolled blanket, yawned cavernously.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Dick Maxwell, fighting sleepily to get his arms free from the tightly rolled blanket, yawned cavernously.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dick Maxwell, fighting sleepily to get his arms free from the tightly rolled blanket, yawned cavernously.
a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)
From this reading “GANGWAY!”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Dick Maxwell, fighting sleepily to get his arms free from the tightly rolled blanket, yawned cavernously.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dick Maxwell, fighting sleepily to get his arms free from the tightly rolled blanket, yawned cavernously.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The blanket roll in the other bunk stirred like a chrysalis about to burst and let loose whatever sort of bug it contained.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The blanket roll in the other bunk stirred like a chrysalis about to burst and let loose whatever sort of bug it contained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then: “Whoosh!――Larry, old scout!――wake up!”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The blanket roll in the other bunk stirred like a chrysalis about to burst and let loose whatever sort of bug it contained.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The blanket roll in the other bunk stirred like a chrysalis about to burst and let loose whatever sort of bug it contained.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading The blanket roll in the other bunk stirred like a chrysalis about to burst and let loose whatever sort of bug it contained.
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading Dick Maxwell, fighting sleepily to get his arms free from the tightly rolled blanket, yawned cavernously.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The blanket roll in the other bunk stirred like a chrysalis about to burst and let loose whatever sort of bug it contained.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Then: “Whoosh!――Larry, old scout!――wake up!”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The blanket roll in the other bunk stirred like a chrysalis about to burst and let loose whatever sort of bug it contained.
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading The blanket roll in the other bunk stirred like a chrysalis about to burst and let loose whatever sort of bug it contained.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading Dick Maxwell, fighting sleepily to get his arms free from the tightly rolled blanket, yawned cavernously.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Then: “Whoosh!――Larry, old scout!――wake up!”
in a sleepy manner
From this reading Dick Maxwell, fighting sleepily to get his arms free from the tightly rolled blanket, yawned cavernously.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading The blanket roll in the other bunk stirred like a chrysalis about to burst and let loose whatever sort of bug it contained.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The blanket roll in the other bunk stirred like a chrysalis about to burst and let loose whatever sort of bug it contained.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dick Maxwell, fighting sleepily to get his arms free from the tightly rolled blanket, yawned cavernously.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then: “Whoosh!――Larry, old scout!――wake up!”
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading Dick Maxwell, fighting sleepily to get his arms free from the tightly rolled blanket, yawned cavernously.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dick Maxwell, fighting sleepily to get his arms free from the tightly rolled blanket, yawned cavernously.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then: “Whoosh!――Larry, old scout!――wake up!”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Then: “Whoosh!――Larry, old scout!――wake up!”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading The blanket roll in the other bunk stirred like a chrysalis about to burst and let loose whatever sort of bug it contained.
move with a sibilant sound
From this reading Then: “Whoosh!――Larry, old scout!――wake up!”
a joke that seems extremely funny
From this reading “Ye-e-e wow!”
past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading Dick Maxwell, fighting sleepily to get his arms free from the tightly rolled blanket, yawned cavernously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ye-e-e wow!”
Chapter 9 of The Donovan chance by Francis Lynde holds 309 sentences, grouped into 62 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 309 sentences of The Donovan chance, unabridged, divided into 62 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Donovan chance by Francis Lynde exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 309 sentences, grouped into 62 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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