Chapter 9 of The Hollow of Her Hand is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Hollow of Her Hand is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GHOST AT THE FEAST The next day he appeared bright and early with his copy of the Studio. "There," he said, holding it before her eyes. She took it from his hands and stared long and earnestly at the reproduction. "Do you think it like me?" she inquired innocently. "Amazingly like you," he declared with conviction.
Chapter 9 of The Hollow of Her Hand is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise
From this reading “"Amazingly like you," he declared with conviction.”
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading “THE GHOST AT THE FEAST The next day he appeared bright and early with his copy of the Studio.”
in a serious manner
From this reading “She took it from his hands and stared long and earnestly at the reproduction.”
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading “THE GHOST AT THE FEAST The next day he appeared bright and early with his copy of the Studio.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “THE GHOST AT THE FEAST The next day he appeared bright and early with his copy of the Studio.”
in a not unlawful manner
From this reading “"Do you think it like me?" she inquired innocently.”
the process of generating offspring
From this reading “She took it from his hands and stared long and earnestly at the reproduction.”
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading “THE GHOST AT THE FEAST The next day he appeared bright and early with his copy of the Studio.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise
From this reading "Amazingly like you," he declared with conviction.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GHOST AT THE FEAST The next day he appeared bright and early with his copy of the Studio.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading THE GHOST AT THE FEAST The next day he appeared bright and early with his copy of the Studio.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GHOST AT THE FEAST The next day he appeared bright and early with his copy of the Studio.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "There," he said, holding it before her eyes.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading THE GHOST AT THE FEAST The next day he appeared bright and early with his copy of the Studio.
an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading "Amazingly like you," he declared with conviction.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading THE GHOST AT THE FEAST The next day he appeared bright and early with his copy of the Studio.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE GHOST AT THE FEAST The next day he appeared bright and early with his copy of the Studio.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "Amazingly like you," he declared with conviction.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you think it like me?" she inquired innocently.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading THE GHOST AT THE FEAST The next day he appeared bright and early with his copy of the Studio.
in a serious manner
From this reading She took it from his hands and stared long and earnestly at the reproduction.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "There," he said, holding it before her eyes.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading THE GHOST AT THE FEAST The next day he appeared bright and early with his copy of the Studio.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She took it from his hands and stared long and earnestly at the reproduction.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading THE GHOST AT THE FEAST The next day he appeared bright and early with his copy of the Studio.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She took it from his hands and stared long and earnestly at the reproduction.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE GHOST AT THE FEAST The next day he appeared bright and early with his copy of the Studio.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "There," he said, holding it before her eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GHOST AT THE FEAST The next day he appeared bright and early with his copy of the Studio.
the act of retaining something
From this reading "There," he said, holding it before her eyes.
in a not unlawful manner
From this reading "Do you think it like me?" she inquired innocently.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "Do you think it like me?" she inquired innocently.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There," he said, holding it before her eyes.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Do you think it like me?" she inquired innocently.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She took it from his hands and stared long and earnestly at the reproduction.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do you think it like me?" she inquired innocently.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE GHOST AT THE FEAST The next day he appeared bright and early with his copy of the Studio.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GHOST AT THE FEAST The next day he appeared bright and early with his copy of the Studio.
the process of generating offspring
From this reading She took it from his hands and stared long and earnestly at the reproduction.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There," he said, holding it before her eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took it from his hands and stared long and earnestly at the reproduction.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading She took it from his hands and stared long and earnestly at the reproduction.
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading THE GHOST AT THE FEAST The next day he appeared bright and early with his copy of the Studio.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GHOST AT THE FEAST The next day he appeared bright and early with his copy of the Studio.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There," he said, holding it before her eyes.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Do you think it like me?" she inquired innocently.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She took it from his hands and stared long and earnestly at the reproduction.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE GHOST AT THE FEAST The next day he appeared bright and early with his copy of the Studio.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you think it like me?" she inquired innocently.
Chapter 9 of The Hollow of Her Hand by George Barr McCutcheon holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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 438 sentences of The Hollow of Her Hand, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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