Chapter 9 of The Eye of Dread is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Eye of Dread is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BANKER'S POINT OF VIEW There was no picnic and nutting party the next day, owing to a downpour of rain. Betty had time to think quietly over what had happened the day before and her mind misgave her. What was it that so filled her heart and mind? That so stirred her imagination? Was it romance or love?
Chapter 9 of The Eye of Dread is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “banker” — a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading “THE BANKER'S POINT OF VIEW There was no picnic and nutting party the next day, owing to a downpour of rain.”
a heavy rain
From this reading “THE BANKER'S POINT OF VIEW There was no picnic and nutting party the next day, owing to a downpour of rain.”
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading “That so stirred her imagination?”
inflected form of “nut” — gather nuts
From this reading “THE BANKER'S POINT OF VIEW There was no picnic and nutting party the next day, owing to a downpour of rain.”
owed as a debt
From this reading “THE BANKER'S POINT OF VIEW There was no picnic and nutting party the next day, owing to a downpour of rain.”
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading “THE BANKER'S POINT OF VIEW There was no picnic and nutting party the next day, owing to a downpour of rain.”
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading “Was it romance or love?”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “That so stirred her imagination?”
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.
In this reading “THE BANKER'S POINT OF VIEW There was no picnic and nutting party the next day, owing to a downpour of rain.”
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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 BANKER'S POINT OF VIEW There was no picnic and nutting party the next day, owing to a downpour of rain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BANKER'S POINT OF VIEW There was no picnic and nutting party the next day, owing to a downpour of rain.
possessive form of “banker” — a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading THE BANKER'S POINT OF VIEW There was no picnic and nutting party the next day, owing to a downpour of rain.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Betty had time to think quietly over what had happened the day before and her mind misgave her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Betty had time to think quietly over what had happened the day before and her mind misgave her.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE BANKER'S POINT OF VIEW There was no picnic and nutting party the next day, owing to a downpour of rain.
a heavy rain
From this reading THE BANKER'S POINT OF VIEW There was no picnic and nutting party the next day, owing to a downpour of rain.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading What was it that so filled her heart and mind?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Betty had time to think quietly over what had happened the day before and her mind misgave her.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Betty had time to think quietly over what had happened the day before and her mind misgave her.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading What was it that so filled her heart and mind?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Betty had time to think quietly over what had happened the day before and her mind misgave her.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading That so stirred her imagination?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What was it that so filled her heart and mind?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Was it romance or love?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Betty had time to think quietly over what had happened the day before and her mind misgave her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Betty had time to think quietly over what had happened the day before and her mind misgave her.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE BANKER'S POINT OF VIEW There was no picnic and nutting party the next day, owing to a downpour of rain.
not any; not one
From this reading THE BANKER'S POINT OF VIEW There was no picnic and nutting party the next day, owing to a downpour of rain.
inflected form of “nut” — gather nuts
From this reading THE BANKER'S POINT OF VIEW There was no picnic and nutting party the next day, owing to a downpour of rain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BANKER'S POINT OF VIEW There was no picnic and nutting party the next day, owing to a downpour of rain.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Was it romance or love?
above and across; more than
From this reading Betty had time to think quietly over what had happened the day before and her mind misgave her.
owed as a debt
From this reading THE BANKER'S POINT OF VIEW There was no picnic and nutting party the next day, owing to a downpour of rain.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading THE BANKER'S POINT OF VIEW There was no picnic and nutting party the next day, owing to a downpour of rain.
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading THE BANKER'S POINT OF VIEW There was no picnic and nutting party the next day, owing to a downpour of rain.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading THE BANKER'S POINT OF VIEW There was no picnic and nutting party the next day, owing to a downpour of rain.
with low volume
From this reading Betty had time to think quietly over what had happened the day before and her mind misgave her.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading THE BANKER'S POINT OF VIEW There was no picnic and nutting party the next day, owing to a downpour of rain.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading Was it romance or love?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What was it that so filled her heart and mind?
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading That so stirred her imagination?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What was it that so filled her heart and mind?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BANKER'S POINT OF VIEW There was no picnic and nutting party the next day, owing to a downpour of rain.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE BANKER'S POINT OF VIEW There was no picnic and nutting party the next day, owing to a downpour of rain.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Betty had time to think quietly over what had happened the day before and her mind misgave her.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Betty had time to think quietly over what had happened the day before and her mind misgave her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BANKER'S POINT OF VIEW There was no picnic and nutting party the next day, owing to a downpour of rain.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading THE BANKER'S POINT OF VIEW There was no picnic and nutting party the next day, owing to a downpour of rain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BANKER'S POINT OF VIEW There was no picnic and nutting party the next day, owing to a downpour of rain.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Betty had time to think quietly over what had happened the day before and her mind misgave her.
Chapter 9 of The Eye of Dread by Payne Erskine holds 286 sentences, grouped into 58 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 286 sentences of The Eye of Dread, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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