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The Lunatic at Large

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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The Baron Rudolph von Blitzenberg, as I have said, had a warm heart.
He was, besides, alone in one hundred and twenty square miles of strangers and foreigners when he had happened upon this congenial spirit.
He began in a tone of the most ingenuous friendliness I haf no friends here.
My introdogtions zey are gone.
Bot I haf moch money, and I vish a, vat you say?—showman, ha, ha, ha!
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The Lunatic at Large

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The Lunatic at Large is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The Baron Rudolph von Blitzenberg, as I have said, had a warm heart.
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He was, besides, alone in one hundred and twenty square miles of strangers and foreigners when he had happened upon this congenial spirit.
/hiː wɑːz bɪˈsaɪdz əˈloʊn ɪn wʌn ˈhʌndrəd ənd ˈtwenti skwer maɪlz ʌv ˈstreɪndʒərz ənd ˈfɔːrənərz wen hiː hæd ˈhæpənd əˈpɑːn ðɪs kənˈdʒiːnjəl ˈspɪrət/
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He began in a tone of the most ingenuous friendliness— “I haf no friends here.
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My introdogtions zey are gone.
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Bot I haf moch money, and I vish a, vat you say?—showman, ha, ha, ha!

Learner Dictionary

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Bot noun US /bɔːt/

botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human

From this reading “Bot I haf moch money, and I vish a, vat you say?—showman, ha, ha, ha!”

congenial adjective US /kənˈdʒiːnjəl/

suitable to your needs

From this reading “He was, besides, alone in one hundred and twenty square miles of strangers and foreigners when he had happened upon this congenial spirit.”

foreigners noun US /ˈfɔːrənərz/

plural of “foreigner” — a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country

From this reading “He was, besides, alone in one hundred and twenty square miles of strangers and foreigners when he had happened upon this congenial spirit.”

friendliness noun US /ˈfrendlinɪs/

a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company

From this reading “He began in a tone of the most ingenuous friendliness— “I haf no friends here.”

ingenuous adjective US /ˌɪnˈdʒenjuːəs/

characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious

From this reading “He began in a tone of the most ingenuous friendliness— “I haf no friends here.”

showman noun US /ˈʃoʊmən/

a person skilled at making effective presentations

From this reading “Bot I haf moch money, and I vish a, vat you say?—showman, ha, ha, ha!”

strangers noun US /ˈstreɪndʒərz/

plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading “He was, besides, alone in one hundred and twenty square miles of strangers and foreigners when he had happened upon this congenial spirit.”

vat noun US /væt/

a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production

From this reading “Bot I haf moch money, and I vish a, vat you say?—showman, ha, ha, ha!”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The Baron Rudolph von Blitzenberg, as I have said, had a warm heart.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading He was, besides, alone in one hundred and twenty square miles of strangers and foreigners when he had happened upon this congenial spirit.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He was, besides, alone in one hundred and twenty square miles of strangers and foreigners when he had happened upon this congenial spirit.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading My introdogtions zey are gone.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The Baron Rudolph von Blitzenberg, as I have said, had a warm heart.

BaronnounUS /ˈbærən/

a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank

From this reading The Baron Rudolph von Blitzenberg, as I have said, had a warm heart.

beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading He began in a tone of the most ingenuous friendliness— “I haf no friends here.

besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading He was, besides, alone in one hundred and twenty square miles of strangers and foreigners when he had happened upon this congenial spirit.

Blitzenberg

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From this reading The Baron Rudolph von Blitzenberg, as I have said, had a warm heart.

BotnounUS /bɔːt/

botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human

From this reading Bot I haf moch money, and I vish a, vat you say?—showman, ha, ha, ha!

congenialadjectiveUS /kənˈdʒiːnjəl/

suitable to your needs

From this reading He was, besides, alone in one hundred and twenty square miles of strangers and foreigners when he had happened upon this congenial spirit.

foreignersnounUS /ˈfɔːrənərz/

plural of “foreigner” — a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country

From this reading He was, besides, alone in one hundred and twenty square miles of strangers and foreigners when he had happened upon this congenial spirit.

friendlinessnounUS /ˈfrendlinɪs/

a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company

From this reading He began in a tone of the most ingenuous friendliness— “I haf no friends here.

friendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading He began in a tone of the most ingenuous friendliness— “I haf no friends here.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading My introdogtions zey are gone.

hanounUS /hɑː/

(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day

From this reading Bot I haf moch money, and I vish a, vat you say?—showman, ha, ha, ha!

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The Baron Rudolph von Blitzenberg, as I have said, had a warm heart.

haf

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From this reading He began in a tone of the most ingenuous friendliness— “I haf no friends here.

happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading He was, besides, alone in one hundred and twenty square miles of strangers and foreigners when he had happened upon this congenial spirit.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The Baron Rudolph von Blitzenberg, as I have said, had a warm heart.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was, besides, alone in one hundred and twenty square miles of strangers and foreigners when he had happened upon this congenial spirit.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading The Baron Rudolph von Blitzenberg, as I have said, had a warm heart.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading He began in a tone of the most ingenuous friendliness— “I haf no friends here.

hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/

ten 10s

From this reading He was, besides, alone in one hundred and twenty square miles of strangers and foreigners when he had happened upon this congenial spirit.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading The Baron Rudolph von Blitzenberg, as I have said, had a warm heart.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He was, besides, alone in one hundred and twenty square miles of strangers and foreigners when he had happened upon this congenial spirit.

ingenuousadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdʒenjuːəs/

characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious

From this reading He began in a tone of the most ingenuous friendliness— “I haf no friends here.

introdogtions

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My introdogtions zey are gone.

milesnounUS /maɪlz/

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading He was, besides, alone in one hundred and twenty square miles of strangers and foreigners when he had happened upon this congenial spirit.

moch

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From this reading Bot I haf moch money, and I vish a, vat you say?—showman, ha, ha, ha!

moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading Bot I haf moch money, and I vish a, vat you say?—showman, ha, ha, ha!

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading He began in a tone of the most ingenuous friendliness— “I haf no friends here.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My introdogtions zey are gone.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading He began in a tone of the most ingenuous friendliness— “I haf no friends here.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He was, besides, alone in one hundred and twenty square miles of strangers and foreigners when he had happened upon this congenial spirit.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading He was, besides, alone in one hundred and twenty square miles of strangers and foreigners when he had happened upon this congenial spirit.

Rudolph

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Baron Rudolph von Blitzenberg, as I have said, had a warm heart.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading The Baron Rudolph von Blitzenberg, as I have said, had a warm heart.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading Bot I haf moch money, and I vish a, vat you say?—showman, ha, ha, ha!

showmannounUS /ˈʃoʊmən/

a person skilled at making effective presentations

From this reading Bot I haf moch money, and I vish a, vat you say?—showman, ha, ha, ha!

spiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading He was, besides, alone in one hundred and twenty square miles of strangers and foreigners when he had happened upon this congenial spirit.

squareverbUS /skwer/

make square

From this reading He was, besides, alone in one hundred and twenty square miles of strangers and foreigners when he had happened upon this congenial spirit.

strangersnounUS /ˈstreɪndʒərz/

plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading He was, besides, alone in one hundred and twenty square miles of strangers and foreigners when he had happened upon this congenial spirit.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Baron Rudolph von Blitzenberg, as I have said, had a warm heart.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading He was, besides, alone in one hundred and twenty square miles of strangers and foreigners when he had happened upon this congenial spirit.

tonenounUS /toʊn/

the quality of a person's voice

From this reading He began in a tone of the most ingenuous friendliness— “I haf no friends here.

twentynounUS /ˈtwenti/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading He was, besides, alone in one hundred and twenty square miles of strangers and foreigners when he had happened upon this congenial spirit.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading He was, besides, alone in one hundred and twenty square miles of strangers and foreigners when he had happened upon this congenial spirit.

vatnounUS /væt/

a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production

From this reading Bot I haf moch money, and I vish a, vat you say?—showman, ha, ha, ha!

vish

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bot I haf moch money, and I vish a, vat you say?—showman, ha, ha, ha!

von

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Baron Rudolph von Blitzenberg, as I have said, had a warm heart.

warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading The Baron Rudolph von Blitzenberg, as I have said, had a warm heart.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He was, besides, alone in one hundred and twenty square miles of strangers and foreigners when he had happened upon this congenial spirit.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading He was, besides, alone in one hundred and twenty square miles of strangers and foreigners when he had happened upon this congenial spirit.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Bot I haf moch money, and I vish a, vat you say?—showman, ha, ha, ha!

zey

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My introdogtions zey are gone.

Chapter 9 of The Lunatic at Large by J. Storer (Joseph Storer) Clouston holds 102 sentences, grouped into 21 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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