Chapter 9 of The Green Flag, and Other Stories of War is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Green Flag, and Other Stories of War is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Hullo! Here’s Merryweather!” “A pretty lather his pony is in! He’s had her at that hand-gallop for hours, by the look of her. Hullo, Merryweather, hullo!”
Chapter 9 of The Green Flag, and Other Stories of War is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading “He’s had her at that hand-gallop for hours, by the look of her.”
the froth produced by soaps or detergents
From this reading ““A pretty lather his pony is in!”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “He’s had her at that hand-gallop for hours, by the look of her.”
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading ““A pretty lather his pony is in!”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading ““A pretty lather his pony is in!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “A pretty lather his pony is in!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He’s had her at that hand-gallop for hours, by the look of her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He’s had her at that hand-gallop for hours, by the look of her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He’s had her at that hand-gallop for hours, by the look of her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He’s had her at that hand-gallop for hours, by the look of her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s had her at that hand-gallop for hours, by the look of her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s had her at that hand-gallop for hours, by the look of her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He’s had her at that hand-gallop for hours, by the look of her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here’s Merryweather!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “A pretty lather his pony is in!
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading He’s had her at that hand-gallop for hours, by the look of her.
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hullo!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “A pretty lather his pony is in!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “A pretty lather his pony is in!
the froth produced by soaps or detergents
From this reading “A pretty lather his pony is in!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He’s had her at that hand-gallop for hours, by the look of her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here’s Merryweather!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He’s had her at that hand-gallop for hours, by the look of her.
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading “A pretty lather his pony is in!
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “A pretty lather his pony is in!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He’s had her at that hand-gallop for hours, by the look of her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He’s had her at that hand-gallop for hours, by the look of her.
Chapter 9 of The Green Flag, and Other Stories of War by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 421 sentences of The Green Flag, and Other Stories of War, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Green Flag, and Other Stories of War by Arthur Conan Doyle exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 85 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 9 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 378 minutes of reading across 908 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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