Chapter 9 of The Golden House is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Golden House is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I said it was a shame, all such talk. I said it was nonsense. But, dear, as a friend, oughtn't I to tell you?” And the kind-hearted gossip put her arm round Edith, and kept saying that she perfectly understood it, and that nobody really meant anything. But Edith was crying now, with a heart both hurt and indignant.
Chapter 9 of The Golden House is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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demanding attention
From this reading “But Edith was crying now, with a heart both hurt and indignant.”
light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading “And the kind-hearted gossip put her arm round Edith, and kept saying that she perfectly understood it, and that nobody really meant anything.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “But Edith was crying now, with a heart both hurt and indignant.”
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading “But Edith was crying now, with a heart both hurt and indignant.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “And the kind-hearted gossip put her arm round Edith, and kept saying that she perfectly understood it, and that nobody really meant anything.”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “I said it was nonsense.”
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading ““I said it was a shame, all such talk.”
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading “And the kind-hearted gossip put her arm round Edith, and kept saying that she perfectly understood it, and that nobody really meant anything.”
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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 “I said it was a shame, all such talk.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “I said it was a shame, all such talk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the kind-hearted gossip put her arm round Edith, and kept saying that she perfectly understood it, and that nobody really meant anything.
any thing at all
From this reading And the kind-hearted gossip put her arm round Edith, and kept saying that she perfectly understood it, and that nobody really meant anything.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading And the kind-hearted gossip put her arm round Edith, and kept saying that she perfectly understood it, and that nobody really meant anything.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But, dear, as a friend, oughtn't I to tell you?”
the two together, not just one
From this reading But Edith was crying now, with a heart both hurt and indignant.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, dear, as a friend, oughtn't I to tell you?”
demanding attention
From this reading But Edith was crying now, with a heart both hurt and indignant.
dearly loved
From this reading But, dear, as a friend, oughtn't I to tell you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the kind-hearted gossip put her arm round Edith, and kept saying that she perfectly understood it, and that nobody really meant anything.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading But, dear, as a friend, oughtn't I to tell you?”
light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading And the kind-hearted gossip put her arm round Edith, and kept saying that she perfectly understood it, and that nobody really meant anything.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But Edith was crying now, with a heart both hurt and indignant.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And the kind-hearted gossip put her arm round Edith, and kept saying that she perfectly understood it, and that nobody really meant anything.
be the source of pain
From this reading But Edith was crying now, with a heart both hurt and indignant.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I said it was a shame, all such talk.
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading But Edith was crying now, with a heart both hurt and indignant.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I said it was a shame, all such talk.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading And the kind-hearted gossip put her arm round Edith, and kept saying that she perfectly understood it, and that nobody really meant anything.
having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition
From this reading And the kind-hearted gossip put her arm round Edith, and kept saying that she perfectly understood it, and that nobody really meant anything.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading And the kind-hearted gossip put her arm round Edith, and kept saying that she perfectly understood it, and that nobody really meant anything.
no person; not anyone
From this reading And the kind-hearted gossip put her arm round Edith, and kept saying that she perfectly understood it, and that nobody really meant anything.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading I said it was nonsense.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But Edith was crying now, with a heart both hurt and indignant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, dear, as a friend, oughtn't I to tell you?”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading And the kind-hearted gossip put her arm round Edith, and kept saying that she perfectly understood it, and that nobody really meant anything.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And the kind-hearted gossip put her arm round Edith, and kept saying that she perfectly understood it, and that nobody really meant anything.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading And the kind-hearted gossip put her arm round Edith, and kept saying that she perfectly understood it, and that nobody really meant anything.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading And the kind-hearted gossip put her arm round Edith, and kept saying that she perfectly understood it, and that nobody really meant anything.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I said it was a shame, all such talk.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading And the kind-hearted gossip put her arm round Edith, and kept saying that she perfectly understood it, and that nobody really meant anything.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading “I said it was a shame, all such talk.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And the kind-hearted gossip put her arm round Edith, and kept saying that she perfectly understood it, and that nobody really meant anything.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “I said it was a shame, all such talk.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “I said it was a shame, all such talk.
express in words
From this reading But, dear, as a friend, oughtn't I to tell you?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And the kind-hearted gossip put her arm round Edith, and kept saying that she perfectly understood it, and that nobody really meant anything.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the kind-hearted gossip put her arm round Edith, and kept saying that she perfectly understood it, and that nobody really meant anything.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But, dear, as a friend, oughtn't I to tell you?”
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading And the kind-hearted gossip put her arm round Edith, and kept saying that she perfectly understood it, and that nobody really meant anything.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I said it was a shame, all such talk.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Edith was crying now, with a heart both hurt and indignant.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But, dear, as a friend, oughtn't I to tell you?”
Chapter 9 of The Golden House by Charles Dudley Warner holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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 194 sentences of The Golden House, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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