Chapter 9 of The Halo is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Halo is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But when she saw the visitor she forgot the guilty official. "Gerald!" "Yes, Brigit. Do--do you mind?" "I--yes, I mind, of course I do.
Chapter 9 of The Halo is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “"I--yes, I mind, of course I do.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “But when she saw the visitor she forgot the guilty official.”
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading “But when she saw the visitor she forgot the guilty official.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Do--do you mind?"”
having official authority or sanction
From this reading “But when she saw the visitor she forgot the guilty official.”
cut with a saw
From this reading “But when she saw the visitor she forgot the guilty official.”
someone who visits
From this reading “But when she saw the visitor she forgot the guilty official.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, Brigit.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Celtic goddess of fire and fertility and agriculture and household arts and wisdom; later associated with Saint Bridget
From this reading "Yes, Brigit.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when she saw the visitor she forgot the guilty official.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "I--yes, I mind, of course I do.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do--do you mind?"
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading But when she saw the visitor she forgot the guilty official.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Gerald!"
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading But when she saw the visitor she forgot the guilty official.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I--yes, I mind, of course I do.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Do--do you mind?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I--yes, I mind, of course I do.
having official authority or sanction
From this reading But when she saw the visitor she forgot the guilty official.
cut with a saw
From this reading But when she saw the visitor she forgot the guilty official.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when she saw the visitor she forgot the guilty official.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But when she saw the visitor she forgot the guilty official.
someone who visits
From this reading But when she saw the visitor she forgot the guilty official.
at the time that
From this reading But when she saw the visitor she forgot the guilty official.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Brigit.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do--do you mind?"
Chapter 9 of The Halo by Betsey Riddle, Freifrau von Hutten zum Stolzenberg holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 407 sentences of The Halo, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Halo by Betsey Riddle, Freifrau von Hutten zum Stolzenberg exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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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