Chapter 9 of The Happy End is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Happy End is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I'll have to go with her,” Morice unhappily declared. August Turnbull's face was stiff with congestion. The figures before him wavered in a sort of fog. He put out a hand, supporting himself on the back of his chair. “Get out of my house,” he repeated in a hoarse whisper.
Chapter 9 of The Happy End is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “August Turnbull's face was stiff with congestion.”
excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part
From this reading “August Turnbull's face was stiff with congestion.”
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading “The figures before him wavered in a sort of fog.”
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading ““Get out of my house,” he repeated in a hoarse whisper.”
not moving or operating freely
From this reading “August Turnbull's face was stiff with congestion.”
furnishing support and encouragement
From this reading “He put out a hand, supporting himself on the back of his chair.”
in an unpleasant way
From this reading ““I'll have to go with her,” Morice unhappily declared.”
past form of “waver” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “The figures before him wavered in a sort of fog.”
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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 The figures before him wavered in a sort of fog.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading August Turnbull's face was stiff with congestion.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He put out a hand, supporting himself on the back of his chair.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The figures before him wavered in a sort of fog.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading He put out a hand, supporting himself on the back of his chair.
excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part
From this reading August Turnbull's face was stiff with congestion.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “I'll have to go with her,” Morice unhappily declared.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading August Turnbull's face was stiff with congestion.
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading The figures before him wavered in a sort of fog.
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading The figures before him wavered in a sort of fog.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Get out of my house,” he repeated in a hoarse whisper.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I'll have to go with her,” Morice unhappily declared.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He put out a hand, supporting himself on the back of his chair.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I'll have to go with her,” Morice unhappily declared.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He put out a hand, supporting himself on the back of his chair.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I'll have to go with her,” Morice unhappily declared.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The figures before him wavered in a sort of fog.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He put out a hand, supporting himself on the back of his chair.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He put out a hand, supporting himself on the back of his chair.
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading “Get out of my house,” he repeated in a hoarse whisper.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “Get out of my house,” he repeated in a hoarse whisper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'll have to go with her,” Morice unhappily declared.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The figures before him wavered in a sort of fog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'll have to go with her,” Morice unhappily declared.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Get out of my house,” he repeated in a hoarse whisper.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The figures before him wavered in a sort of fog.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He put out a hand, supporting himself on the back of his chair.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He put out a hand, supporting himself on the back of his chair.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He put out a hand, supporting himself on the back of his chair.
recurring again and again
From this reading “Get out of my house,” he repeated in a hoarse whisper.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading The figures before him wavered in a sort of fog.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading August Turnbull's face was stiff with congestion.
furnishing support and encouragement
From this reading He put out a hand, supporting himself on the back of his chair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The figures before him wavered in a sort of fog.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I'll have to go with her,” Morice unhappily declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading August Turnbull's face was stiff with congestion.
in an unpleasant way
From this reading “I'll have to go with her,” Morice unhappily declared.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading August Turnbull's face was stiff with congestion.
past form of “waver” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading The figures before him wavered in a sort of fog.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “Get out of my house,” he repeated in a hoarse whisper.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I'll have to go with her,” Morice unhappily declared.
Chapter 9 of The Happy End by Joseph Hergesheimer holds 403 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 403 sentences of The Happy End, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Happy End by Joseph Hergesheimer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 403 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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