Chapter 9 of The Induna's Wife is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Induna's Wife is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. A HARD ORDEAL. "Waken, Untuswa!" The whisper was soft, so, too, was the touch, yet I sprang to my feet, grasping my spear. But at the same moment my grasp on it relaxed, for before me stood Lalusini.
Chapter 9 of The Induna's Wife is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER TWENTY THREE.”
hold firmly
From this reading “But at the same moment my grasp on it relaxed, for before me stood Lalusini.”
understanding with difficulty
From this reading “The whisper was soft, so, too, was the touch, yet I sprang to my feet, grasping my spear.”
a severe or trying experience
From this reading “A HARD ORDEAL.”
without strain or anxiety
From this reading “But at the same moment my grasp on it relaxed, for before me stood Lalusini.”
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading “The whisper was soft, so, too, was the touch, yet I sprang to my feet, grasping my spear.”
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading “"Waken, Untuswa!"”
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “The whisper was soft, so, too, was the touch, yet I sprang to my feet, grasping my spear.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “But at the same moment my grasp on it relaxed, for before me stood Lalusini.”
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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 A HARD ORDEAL.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at the same moment my grasp on it relaxed, for before me stood Lalusini.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But at the same moment my grasp on it relaxed, for before me stood Lalusini.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at the same moment my grasp on it relaxed, for before me stood Lalusini.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY THREE.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The whisper was soft, so, too, was the touch, yet I sprang to my feet, grasping my spear.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But at the same moment my grasp on it relaxed, for before me stood Lalusini.
hold firmly
From this reading But at the same moment my grasp on it relaxed, for before me stood Lalusini.
understanding with difficulty
From this reading The whisper was soft, so, too, was the touch, yet I sprang to my feet, grasping my spear.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading A HARD ORDEAL.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The whisper was soft, so, too, was the touch, yet I sprang to my feet, grasping my spear.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But at the same moment my grasp on it relaxed, for before me stood Lalusini.
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From this reading But at the same moment my grasp on it relaxed, for before me stood Lalusini.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But at the same moment my grasp on it relaxed, for before me stood Lalusini.
a particular point in time
From this reading But at the same moment my grasp on it relaxed, for before me stood Lalusini.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The whisper was soft, so, too, was the touch, yet I sprang to my feet, grasping my spear.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But at the same moment my grasp on it relaxed, for before me stood Lalusini.
a severe or trying experience
From this reading A HARD ORDEAL.
without strain or anxiety
From this reading But at the same moment my grasp on it relaxed, for before me stood Lalusini.
Identical; not different.
From this reading But at the same moment my grasp on it relaxed, for before me stood Lalusini.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The whisper was soft, so, too, was the touch, yet I sprang to my feet, grasping my spear.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The whisper was soft, so, too, was the touch, yet I sprang to my feet, grasping my spear.
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading The whisper was soft, so, too, was the touch, yet I sprang to my feet, grasping my spear.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The whisper was soft, so, too, was the touch, yet I sprang to my feet, grasping my spear.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading But at the same moment my grasp on it relaxed, for before me stood Lalusini.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The whisper was soft, so, too, was the touch, yet I sprang to my feet, grasping my spear.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY THREE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The whisper was soft, so, too, was the touch, yet I sprang to my feet, grasping my spear.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The whisper was soft, so, too, was the touch, yet I sprang to my feet, grasping my spear.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading The whisper was soft, so, too, was the touch, yet I sprang to my feet, grasping my spear.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY THREE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Waken, Untuswa!"
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading "Waken, Untuswa!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The whisper was soft, so, too, was the touch, yet I sprang to my feet, grasping my spear.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading The whisper was soft, so, too, was the touch, yet I sprang to my feet, grasping my spear.
but in spite of that
From this reading The whisper was soft, so, too, was the touch, yet I sprang to my feet, grasping my spear.
Chapter 9 of The Induna's Wife by Bertram Mitford holds 423 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 423 sentences of The Induna's Wife, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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