Chapter 9 of The Huntress is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Huntress is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BELA'S ANSWER From time to time Bela glanced narrowly at Sam through her lashes. He presented a terrific problem to one of her inexperience. She found this friendly interchange delightful, but was it all? She had no feeling of being a woman to him. She began to feel a great dissatisfaction.
Chapter 9 of The Huntress is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “She found this friendly interchange delightful, but was it all?”
the feeling of being displeased and discontent
From this reading “She began to feel a great dissatisfaction.”
lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience
From this reading “He presented a terrific problem to one of her inexperience.”
a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams
From this reading “She found this friendly interchange delightful, but was it all?”
plural of “lash” — any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
From this reading “BELA'S ANSWER From time to time Bela glanced narrowly at Sam through her lashes.”
in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions
From this reading “BELA'S ANSWER From time to time Bela glanced narrowly at Sam through her lashes.”
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading “He presented a terrific problem to one of her inexperience.”
very great or intense
From this reading “He presented a terrific problem to one of her inexperience.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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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 He presented a terrific problem to one of her inexperience.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She found this friendly interchange delightful, but was it all?
react verbally
From this reading BELA'S ANSWER From time to time Bela glanced narrowly at Sam through her lashes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BELA'S ANSWER From time to time Bela glanced narrowly at Sam through her lashes.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She began to feel a great dissatisfaction.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She had no feeling of being a woman to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BELA'S ANSWER From time to time Bela glanced narrowly at Sam through her lashes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BELA'S ANSWER From time to time Bela glanced narrowly at Sam through her lashes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She found this friendly interchange delightful, but was it all?
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading She found this friendly interchange delightful, but was it all?
the feeling of being displeased and discontent
From this reading She began to feel a great dissatisfaction.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading She began to feel a great dissatisfaction.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading She had no feeling of being a woman to him.
set up or found
From this reading She found this friendly interchange delightful, but was it all?
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading She found this friendly interchange delightful, but was it all?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BELA'S ANSWER From time to time Bela glanced narrowly at Sam through her lashes.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading BELA'S ANSWER From time to time Bela glanced narrowly at Sam through her lashes.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She began to feel a great dissatisfaction.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had no feeling of being a woman to him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He presented a terrific problem to one of her inexperience.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BELA'S ANSWER From time to time Bela glanced narrowly at Sam through her lashes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had no feeling of being a woman to him.
lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience
From this reading He presented a terrific problem to one of her inexperience.
a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams
From this reading She found this friendly interchange delightful, but was it all?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She found this friendly interchange delightful, but was it all?
plural of “lash” — any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
From this reading BELA'S ANSWER From time to time Bela glanced narrowly at Sam through her lashes.
in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions
From this reading BELA'S ANSWER From time to time Bela glanced narrowly at Sam through her lashes.
not any; not one
From this reading She had no feeling of being a woman to him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He presented a terrific problem to one of her inexperience.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He presented a terrific problem to one of her inexperience.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He presented a terrific problem to one of her inexperience.
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading He presented a terrific problem to one of her inexperience.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading BELA'S ANSWER From time to time Bela glanced narrowly at Sam through her lashes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She found this friendly interchange delightful, but was it all?
very great or intense
From this reading He presented a terrific problem to one of her inexperience.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She found this friendly interchange delightful, but was it all?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading BELA'S ANSWER From time to time Bela glanced narrowly at Sam through her lashes.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading BELA'S ANSWER From time to time Bela glanced narrowly at Sam through her lashes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BELA'S ANSWER From time to time Bela glanced narrowly at Sam through her lashes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She found this friendly interchange delightful, but was it all?
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She had no feeling of being a woman to him.
Chapter 9 of The Huntress by Hulbert Footner holds 259 sentences, grouped into 52 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 259 sentences of The Huntress, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
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