Chapter 9 of The Girls at Mount Morris is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Girls at Mount Morris is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHOSE CHILD AM I? Miss Arran tapped lightly at the half-open door and Mrs. Barrington bade both ladies enter. "How is Mrs. Boyd?" "Why she seems curiously better. She has been talking awhile to her daughter and her voice has a latent strength that surprises one, and we have been unwitting listeners to a most remarkable story.
Chapter 9 of The Girls at Mount Morris is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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for a short time
From this reading “She has been talking awhile to her daughter and her voice has a latent strength that surprises one, and we have been unwitting listeners to a most remarkable story.”
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading “"Why she seems curiously better.”
potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
From this reading “She has been talking awhile to her daughter and her voice has a latent strength that surprises one, and we have been unwitting listeners to a most remarkable story.”
without good reason
From this reading “Miss Arran tapped lightly at the half-open door and Mrs. Barrington bade both ladies enter.”
plural of “listener” — someone who listens attentively
From this reading “She has been talking awhile to her daughter and her voice has a latent strength that surprises one, and we have been unwitting listeners to a most remarkable story.”
plural of “surprise” — the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “She has been talking awhile to her daughter and her voice has a latent strength that surprises one, and we have been unwitting listeners to a most remarkable story.”
in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug
From this reading “Miss Arran tapped lightly at the half-open door and Mrs. Barrington bade both ladies enter.”
not done with purpose or intent
From this reading “She has been talking awhile to her daughter and her voice has a latent strength that surprises one, and we have been unwitting listeners to a most remarkable story.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She has been talking awhile to her daughter and her voice has a latent strength that surprises one, and we have been unwitting listeners to a most remarkable story.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading WHOSE CHILD AM I?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Arran tapped lightly at the half-open door and Mrs. Barrington bade both ladies enter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Arran tapped lightly at the half-open door and Mrs. Barrington bade both ladies enter.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miss Arran tapped lightly at the half-open door and Mrs. Barrington bade both ladies enter.
for a short time
From this reading She has been talking awhile to her daughter and her voice has a latent strength that surprises one, and we have been unwitting listeners to a most remarkable story.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading Miss Arran tapped lightly at the half-open door and Mrs. Barrington bade both ladies enter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Arran tapped lightly at the half-open door and Mrs. Barrington bade both ladies enter.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She has been talking awhile to her daughter and her voice has a latent strength that surprises one, and we have been unwitting listeners to a most remarkable story.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Why she seems curiously better.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Miss Arran tapped lightly at the half-open door and Mrs. Barrington bade both ladies enter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How is Mrs. Boyd?"
a young person of either sex
From this reading WHOSE CHILD AM I?
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading "Why she seems curiously better.
a female human offspring
From this reading She has been talking awhile to her daughter and her voice has a latent strength that surprises one, and we have been unwitting listeners to a most remarkable story.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Miss Arran tapped lightly at the half-open door and Mrs. Barrington bade both ladies enter.
to come or go into
From this reading Miss Arran tapped lightly at the half-open door and Mrs. Barrington bade both ladies enter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Arran tapped lightly at the half-open door and Mrs. Barrington bade both ladies enter.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has been talking awhile to her daughter and her voice has a latent strength that surprises one, and we have been unwitting listeners to a most remarkable story.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She has been talking awhile to her daughter and her voice has a latent strength that surprises one, and we have been unwitting listeners to a most remarkable story.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She has been talking awhile to her daughter and her voice has a latent strength that surprises one, and we have been unwitting listeners to a most remarkable story.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How is Mrs. Boyd?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHOSE CHILD AM I?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How is Mrs. Boyd?"
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Miss Arran tapped lightly at the half-open door and Mrs. Barrington bade both ladies enter.
potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
From this reading She has been talking awhile to her daughter and her voice has a latent strength that surprises one, and we have been unwitting listeners to a most remarkable story.
without good reason
From this reading Miss Arran tapped lightly at the half-open door and Mrs. Barrington bade both ladies enter.
plural of “listener” — someone who listens attentively
From this reading She has been talking awhile to her daughter and her voice has a latent strength that surprises one, and we have been unwitting listeners to a most remarkable story.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Arran tapped lightly at the half-open door and Mrs. Barrington bade both ladies enter.
used to form the superlative
From this reading She has been talking awhile to her daughter and her voice has a latent strength that surprises one, and we have been unwitting listeners to a most remarkable story.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Miss Arran tapped lightly at the half-open door and Mrs. Barrington bade both ladies enter.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She has been talking awhile to her daughter and her voice has a latent strength that surprises one, and we have been unwitting listeners to a most remarkable story.
unusual or striking
From this reading She has been talking awhile to her daughter and her voice has a latent strength that surprises one, and we have been unwitting listeners to a most remarkable story.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Why she seems curiously better.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why she seems curiously better.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading She has been talking awhile to her daughter and her voice has a latent strength that surprises one, and we have been unwitting listeners to a most remarkable story.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading She has been talking awhile to her daughter and her voice has a latent strength that surprises one, and we have been unwitting listeners to a most remarkable story.
plural of “surprise” — the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading She has been talking awhile to her daughter and her voice has a latent strength that surprises one, and we have been unwitting listeners to a most remarkable story.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading She has been talking awhile to her daughter and her voice has a latent strength that surprises one, and we have been unwitting listeners to a most remarkable story.
in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug
From this reading Miss Arran tapped lightly at the half-open door and Mrs. Barrington bade both ladies enter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She has been talking awhile to her daughter and her voice has a latent strength that surprises one, and we have been unwitting listeners to a most remarkable story.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Arran tapped lightly at the half-open door and Mrs. Barrington bade both ladies enter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She has been talking awhile to her daughter and her voice has a latent strength that surprises one, and we have been unwitting listeners to a most remarkable story.
not done with purpose or intent
From this reading She has been talking awhile to her daughter and her voice has a latent strength that surprises one, and we have been unwitting listeners to a most remarkable story.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading She has been talking awhile to her daughter and her voice has a latent strength that surprises one, and we have been unwitting listeners to a most remarkable story.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She has been talking awhile to her daughter and her voice has a latent strength that surprises one, and we have been unwitting listeners to a most remarkable story.
belonging to which person
From this reading WHOSE CHILD AM I?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why she seems curiously better.
Chapter 9 of The Girls at Mount Morris by Amanda M. Douglas holds 252 sentences, grouped into 51 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 252 sentences of The Girls at Mount Morris, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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