Chapter 9 of The Hermit of Far End is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Hermit of Far End is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HERMIT'S SHELL Sara paused with the sugar-tongs poised above the Queen Anne bowl. “Sugar?” she queried. Trent regarded her seriously. “One lump, please.” She handed him his cup and poured out another for herself.
Chapter 9 of The Hermit of Far End is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading “THE HERMIT'S SHELL Sara paused with the sugar-tongs poised above the Queen Anne bowl.”
a compact mass
From this reading ““One lump, please.””
marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action
From this reading “THE HERMIT'S SHELL Sara paused with the sugar-tongs poised above the Queen Anne bowl.”
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading “She handed him his cup and poured out another for herself.”
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading ““Sugar?” she queried.”
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading “THE HERMIT'S SHELL Sara paused with the sugar-tongs poised above the Queen Anne bowl.”
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading “THE HERMIT'S SHELL Sara paused with the sugar-tongs poised above the Queen Anne bowl.”
a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
From this reading “Trent regarded her seriously.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading THE HERMIT'S SHELL Sara paused with the sugar-tongs poised above the Queen Anne bowl.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She handed him his cup and poured out another for herself.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading THE HERMIT'S SHELL Sara paused with the sugar-tongs poised above the Queen Anne bowl.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading She handed him his cup and poured out another for herself.
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading THE HERMIT'S SHELL Sara paused with the sugar-tongs poised above the Queen Anne bowl.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading She handed him his cup and poured out another for herself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She handed him his cup and poured out another for herself.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading She handed him his cup and poured out another for herself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Trent regarded her seriously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HERMIT'S SHELL Sara paused with the sugar-tongs poised above the Queen Anne bowl.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She handed him his cup and poured out another for herself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She handed him his cup and poured out another for herself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She handed him his cup and poured out another for herself.
a compact mass
From this reading “One lump, please.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One lump, please.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She handed him his cup and poured out another for herself.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading THE HERMIT'S SHELL Sara paused with the sugar-tongs poised above the Queen Anne bowl.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “One lump, please.”
marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action
From this reading THE HERMIT'S SHELL Sara paused with the sugar-tongs poised above the Queen Anne bowl.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading She handed him his cup and poured out another for herself.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading THE HERMIT'S SHELL Sara paused with the sugar-tongs poised above the Queen Anne bowl.
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading “Sugar?” she queried.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading Trent regarded her seriously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HERMIT'S SHELL Sara paused with the sugar-tongs poised above the Queen Anne bowl.
in a serious manner
From this reading Trent regarded her seriously.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Sugar?” she queried.
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading THE HERMIT'S SHELL Sara paused with the sugar-tongs poised above the Queen Anne bowl.
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading “Sugar?” she queried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HERMIT'S SHELL Sara paused with the sugar-tongs poised above the Queen Anne bowl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HERMIT'S SHELL Sara paused with the sugar-tongs poised above the Queen Anne bowl.
a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
From this reading Trent regarded her seriously.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE HERMIT'S SHELL Sara paused with the sugar-tongs poised above the Queen Anne bowl.
Chapter 9 of The Hermit of Far End by Margaret, -1948 Pedler holds 204 sentences, grouped into 41 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 204 sentences of The Hermit of Far End, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Hermit of Far End by Margaret, -1948 Pedler exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 204 sentences, grouped into 41 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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