Chapter 9 of The Hungry Heart: A Novel is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Hungry Heart: A Novel is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She clasped her hands and pressed them against her bosom. She leaned toward him, eyes like two of the few large stars in that summer night sky. "I am so glad," she murmured. "Why did you suspect? How could you?
Chapter 9 of The Hungry Heart: A Novel is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading “She clasped her hands and pressed them against her bosom.”
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading “She clasped her hands and pressed them against her bosom.”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “She leaned toward him, eyes like two of the few large stars in that summer night sky.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “"I am so glad," she murmured.”
compacted by ironing
From this reading “She clasped her hands and pressed them against her bosom.”
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “She leaned toward him, eyes like two of the few large stars in that summer night sky.”
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “She leaned toward him, eyes like two of the few large stars in that summer night sky.”
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading “"Why did you suspect?”
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In this reading “She leaned toward him, eyes like two of the few large stars in that summer night sky.”
In this reading “She leaned toward him, eyes like two of the few large stars in that summer night sky.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She clasped her hands and pressed them against her bosom.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am so glad," she murmured.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She clasped her hands and pressed them against her bosom.
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading She clasped her hands and pressed them against her bosom.
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading She clasped her hands and pressed them against her bosom.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could you?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Why did you suspect?
opinion or judgment
From this reading She leaned toward him, eyes like two of the few large stars in that summer night sky.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading She leaned toward him, eyes like two of the few large stars in that summer night sky.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "I am so glad," she murmured.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She clasped her hands and pressed them against her bosom.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She clasped her hands and pressed them against her bosom.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She leaned toward him, eyes like two of the few large stars in that summer night sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How could you?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am so glad," she murmured.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She leaned toward him, eyes like two of the few large stars in that summer night sky.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She leaned toward him, eyes like two of the few large stars in that summer night sky.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading She leaned toward him, eyes like two of the few large stars in that summer night sky.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She leaned toward him, eyes like two of the few large stars in that summer night sky.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "I am so glad," she murmured.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She leaned toward him, eyes like two of the few large stars in that summer night sky.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She leaned toward him, eyes like two of the few large stars in that summer night sky.
compacted by ironing
From this reading She clasped her hands and pressed them against her bosom.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She clasped her hands and pressed them against her bosom.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading She leaned toward him, eyes like two of the few large stars in that summer night sky.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I am so glad," she murmured.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading She leaned toward him, eyes like two of the few large stars in that summer night sky.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading She leaned toward him, eyes like two of the few large stars in that summer night sky.
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading "Why did you suspect?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She leaned toward him, eyes like two of the few large stars in that summer night sky.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She leaned toward him, eyes like two of the few large stars in that summer night sky.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She clasped her hands and pressed them against her bosom.
in the direction of
From this reading She leaned toward him, eyes like two of the few large stars in that summer night sky.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading She leaned toward him, eyes like two of the few large stars in that summer night sky.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why did you suspect?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why did you suspect?
Chapter 9 of The Hungry Heart: A Novel by David Graham Phillips holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
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