Chapter 9 of The extraordinary confessions of Diana Please is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The extraordinary confessions of Diana Please is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes, if you please,” I said. “Will you call him in?” He laughed. “Mahomet will have to go to the mountain. You will understand why, when you see it.
Chapter 9 of The extraordinary confessions of Diana Please is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ““Will you call him in?””
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “He laughed.”
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading ““Mahomet will have to go to the mountain.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading ““Yes, if you please,” I said.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ““Yes, if you please,” I said.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “You will understand why, when you see it.”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “You will understand why, when you see it.”
an affirmative
From this reading ““Yes, if you please,” I said.”
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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 “You will understand why, when you see it.”
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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Will you call him in?”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Mahomet will have to go to the mountain.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Mahomet will have to go to the mountain.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He laughed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Will you call him in?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, if you please,” I said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Yes, if you please,” I said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Will you call him in?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You will understand why, when you see it.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading He laughed.
the Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah (570-632)
From this reading “Mahomet will have to go to the mountain.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “Mahomet will have to go to the mountain.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Yes, if you please,” I said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Yes, if you please,” I said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You will understand why, when you see it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Mahomet will have to go to the mountain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Mahomet will have to go to the mountain.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading You will understand why, when you see it.
at the time that
From this reading You will understand why, when you see it.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading You will understand why, when you see it.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will you call him in?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, if you please,” I said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yes, if you please,” I said.
Chapter 9 of The extraordinary confessions of Diana Please by Bernard Capes holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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 431 sentences of The extraordinary confessions of Diana Please, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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