Chapter 9 of The Girl Philippa is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Girl Philippa is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I am Mr. Halkett." The young man said smilingly, in perfect English: "Do you expect a friend, Mr. Halkett?" "Perhaps." "Possibly you expect a Mr. Reginald Gray?"
Chapter 9 of The Girl Philippa is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading “The young man said smilingly, in perfect English:”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “"Do you expect a friend, Mr. Halkett?"”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “"Do you expect a friend, Mr. Halkett?"”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “"Possibly you expect a Mr. Reginald Gray?"”
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading “The young man said smilingly, in perfect English:”
by chance
From this reading “"Perhaps."”
by chance
From this reading “"Possibly you expect a Mr. Reginald Gray?"”
with smiles; in a smiling manner
From this reading “The young man said smilingly, in perfect English:”
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a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “The young man said smilingly, in perfect English:”
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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 "Do you expect a friend, Mr. Halkett?"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am Mr. Halkett."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you expect a friend, Mr. Halkett?"
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading The young man said smilingly, in perfect English:
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "Do you expect a friend, Mr. Halkett?"
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Do you expect a friend, Mr. Halkett?"
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading "Possibly you expect a Mr. Reginald Gray?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am Mr. Halkett."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am Mr. Halkett."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The young man said smilingly, in perfect English:
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The young man said smilingly, in perfect English:
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I am Mr. Halkett."
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading The young man said smilingly, in perfect English:
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps."
by chance
From this reading "Possibly you expect a Mr. Reginald Gray?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Possibly you expect a Mr. Reginald Gray?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The young man said smilingly, in perfect English:
with smiles; in a smiling manner
From this reading The young man said smilingly, in perfect English:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young man said smilingly, in perfect English:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you expect a friend, Mr. Halkett?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young man said smilingly, in perfect English:
Chapter 9 of The Girl Philippa by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 402 sentences of The Girl Philippa, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Girl Philippa by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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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