Chapter 9 of The Martian: A Novel is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Martian: A Novel is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Dear me! And the lovely, tall, black-eyed _damigella_--who's she?" "She's a Miss Gibson, and her father's a furrier in Cheapside." "And the pretty girl in blue with the fair hair?" "She's the sister of a very old friend of mine, Robert Maurice--he's a wine merchant."
Chapter 9 of The Martian: A Novel is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “"She's a Miss Gibson, and her father's a furrier in Cheapside."”
someone whose occupation is making or repairing fur garments
From this reading “"She's a Miss Gibson, and her father's a furrier in Cheapside."”
United States illustrator remembered for his creation of the “Gibson girl” (1867-1944)
From this reading “"She's a Miss Gibson, and her father's a furrier in Cheapside."”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “And the lovely, tall, black-eyed _damigella_--who's she?"”
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading “"She's the sister of a very old friend of mine, Robert Maurice--he's a wine merchant."”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “"She's the sister of a very old friend of mine, Robert Maurice--he's a wine merchant."”
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading “And the lovely, tall, black-eyed _damigella_--who's she?"”
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading “"She's the sister of a very old friend of mine, Robert Maurice--he's a wine merchant."”
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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 "She's a Miss Gibson, and her father's a furrier in Cheapside."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the lovely, tall, black-eyed _damigella_--who's she?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the lovely, tall, black-eyed _damigella_--who's she?"
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading "And the pretty girl in blue with the fair hair?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's a Miss Gibson, and her father's a furrier in Cheapside."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the lovely, tall, black-eyed _damigella_--who's she?"
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear me!
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "And the pretty girl in blue with the fair hair?"
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "She's a Miss Gibson, and her father's a furrier in Cheapside."
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "She's the sister of a very old friend of mine, Robert Maurice--he's a wine merchant."
someone whose occupation is making or repairing fur garments
From this reading "She's a Miss Gibson, and her father's a furrier in Cheapside."
United States illustrator remembered for his creation of the “Gibson girl” (1867-1944)
From this reading "She's a Miss Gibson, and her father's a furrier in Cheapside."
a young female
From this reading "And the pretty girl in blue with the fair hair?"
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading "And the pretty girl in blue with the fair hair?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's the sister of a very old friend of mine, Robert Maurice--he's a wine merchant."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She's a Miss Gibson, and her father's a furrier in Cheapside."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "She's a Miss Gibson, and her father's a furrier in Cheapside."
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading And the lovely, tall, black-eyed _damigella_--who's she?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's the sister of a very old friend of mine, Robert Maurice--he's a wine merchant."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Dear me!
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading "She's the sister of a very old friend of mine, Robert Maurice--he's a wine merchant."
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "She's the sister of a very old friend of mine, Robert Maurice--he's a wine merchant."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "She's a Miss Gibson, and her father's a furrier in Cheapside."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "She's the sister of a very old friend of mine, Robert Maurice--he's a wine merchant."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "She's the sister of a very old friend of mine, Robert Maurice--he's a wine merchant."
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "And the pretty girl in blue with the fair hair?"
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading "She's the sister of a very old friend of mine, Robert Maurice--he's a wine merchant."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And the lovely, tall, black-eyed _damigella_--who's she?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's a Miss Gibson, and her father's a furrier in Cheapside."
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "She's the sister of a very old friend of mine, Robert Maurice--he's a wine merchant."
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading And the lovely, tall, black-eyed _damigella_--who's she?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the lovely, tall, black-eyed _damigella_--who's she?"
precisely as stated
From this reading "She's the sister of a very old friend of mine, Robert Maurice--he's a wine merchant."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the lovely, tall, black-eyed _damigella_--who's she?"
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading "She's the sister of a very old friend of mine, Robert Maurice--he's a wine merchant."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And the pretty girl in blue with the fair hair?"
Chapter 9 of The Martian: A Novel by George Du Maurier holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 414 sentences of The Martian: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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