Chapter 9 of The Helpmate is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Helpmate is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Are you tired?" he asked. They had walked about the wood, made themselves hungry, and lunched like labourers at high noon. "No, I'm only thirsty. Do you think there's a cottage anywhere where you could get me some water?" "Yes, there's one somewhere about.
Chapter 9 of The Helpmate is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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at or in or to any place
From this reading “Do you think there's a cottage anywhere where you could get me some water?"”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “Do you think there's a cottage anywhere where you could get me some water?"”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “They had walked about the wood, made themselves hungry, and lunched like labourers at high noon.”
past form of “lunch” — take the midday meal
From this reading “They had walked about the wood, made themselves hungry, and lunched like labourers at high noon.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “They had walked about the wood, made themselves hungry, and lunched like labourers at high noon.”
in or at or to some place
From this reading “"Yes, there's one somewhere about.”
needing moisture
From this reading “"No, I'm only thirsty.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “"Are you tired?" he asked.”
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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 Do you think there's a cottage anywhere where you could get me some water?"
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They had walked about the wood, made themselves hungry, and lunched like labourers at high noon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had walked about the wood, made themselves hungry, and lunched like labourers at high noon.
at or in or to any place
From this reading Do you think there's a cottage anywhere where you could get me some water?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you tired?" he asked.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Are you tired?" he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had walked about the wood, made themselves hungry, and lunched like labourers at high noon.
a small house with a single story
From this reading Do you think there's a cottage anywhere where you could get me some water?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Do you think there's a cottage anywhere where you could get me some water?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you think there's a cottage anywhere where you could get me some water?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Do you think there's a cottage anywhere where you could get me some water?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had walked about the wood, made themselves hungry, and lunched like labourers at high noon.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Are you tired?" he asked.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading They had walked about the wood, made themselves hungry, and lunched like labourers at high noon.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading They had walked about the wood, made themselves hungry, and lunched like labourers at high noon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, I'm only thirsty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had walked about the wood, made themselves hungry, and lunched like labourers at high noon.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They had walked about the wood, made themselves hungry, and lunched like labourers at high noon.
past form of “lunch” — take the midday meal
From this reading They had walked about the wood, made themselves hungry, and lunched like labourers at high noon.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They had walked about the wood, made themselves hungry, and lunched like labourers at high noon.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do you think there's a cottage anywhere where you could get me some water?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I'm only thirsty.
the middle of the day
From this reading They had walked about the wood, made themselves hungry, and lunched like labourers at high noon.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Yes, there's one somewhere about.
and nothing more
From this reading "No, I'm only thirsty.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Do you think there's a cottage anywhere where you could get me some water?"
in or at or to some place
From this reading "Yes, there's one somewhere about.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They had walked about the wood, made themselves hungry, and lunched like labourers at high noon.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They had walked about the wood, made themselves hungry, and lunched like labourers at high noon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you think there's a cottage anywhere where you could get me some water?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had walked about the wood, made themselves hungry, and lunched like labourers at high noon.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Do you think there's a cottage anywhere where you could get me some water?"
needing moisture
From this reading "No, I'm only thirsty.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading "Are you tired?" he asked.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading They had walked about the wood, made themselves hungry, and lunched like labourers at high noon.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Do you think there's a cottage anywhere where you could get me some water?"
in or at the place that
From this reading Do you think there's a cottage anywhere where you could get me some water?"
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading They had walked about the wood, made themselves hungry, and lunched like labourers at high noon.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, there's one somewhere about.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you tired?" he asked.
Chapter 9 of The Helpmate by May Sinclair holds 93 sentences, grouped into 19 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 93 sentences of The Helpmate, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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