Chapter 9 of The High Hander is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The High Hander is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Charlie grunted. "_Kely tum-tum._ I cry in my heart. Silverknife my cousin." "Willie was your cousin?" Charlie grunted affirmatively.
Chapter 9 of The High Hander is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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in an affirmative manner
From this reading “Charlie grunted affirmatively.”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “Silverknife my cousin."”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “"_Kely tum-tum._ I cry in my heart.”
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading “Charlie grunted.”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “"_Kely tum-tum._ I cry in my heart.”
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in an affirmative manner
From this reading Charlie grunted affirmatively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charlie grunted.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Silverknife my cousin."
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "_Kely tum-tum._ I cry in my heart.
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading Charlie grunted.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "_Kely tum-tum._ I cry in my heart.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "_Kely tum-tum._ I cry in my heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "_Kely tum-tum._ I cry in my heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Kely tum-tum._ I cry in my heart.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "_Kely tum-tum._ I cry in my heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Silverknife my cousin."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Kely tum-tum._ I cry in my heart.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Willie was your cousin?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Willie was your cousin?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Willie was your cousin?"
Chapter 9 of The High Hander by William Oliver Turner holds 425 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 425 sentences of The High Hander, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The High Hander by William Oliver Turner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 425 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.
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