Chapter 9 of The Millionaire Baby is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Millionaire Baby is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Explain," said she. "I have just come from Mrs. Ocumpaugh," I replied. The veiled head dropped a trifle. "She could not sustain herself! So all is lost?"
Chapter 9 of The Millionaire Baby is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “The veiled head dropped a trifle.”
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “"Explain," said she.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"She could not sustain herself!”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “So all is lost?"”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “"I have just come from Mrs. Ocumpaugh," I replied.”
lengthen or extend in duration or space
From this reading “"She could not sustain herself!”
a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading “The veiled head dropped a trifle.”
having or as if having a veil or concealing cover
From this reading “The veiled head dropped a trifle.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The veiled head dropped a trifle.
(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 So all is lost?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I have just come from Mrs. Ocumpaugh," I replied.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "She could not sustain herself!
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading The veiled head dropped a trifle.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "Explain," said she.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I have just come from Mrs. Ocumpaugh," I replied.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have just come from Mrs. Ocumpaugh," I replied.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The veiled head dropped a trifle.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "She could not sustain herself!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have just come from Mrs. Ocumpaugh," I replied.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So all is lost?"
and nothing more
From this reading "I have just come from Mrs. Ocumpaugh," I replied.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading So all is lost?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "I have just come from Mrs. Ocumpaugh," I replied.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "She could not sustain herself!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have just come from Mrs. Ocumpaugh," I replied.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I have just come from Mrs. Ocumpaugh," I replied.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Explain," said she.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Explain," said she.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So all is lost?"
lengthen or extend in duration or space
From this reading "She could not sustain herself!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The veiled head dropped a trifle.
a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading The veiled head dropped a trifle.
having or as if having a veil or concealing cover
From this reading The veiled head dropped a trifle.
Chapter 9 of The Millionaire Baby by Anna Katharine Green holds 422 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 422 sentences of The Millionaire Baby, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Millionaire Baby by Anna Katharine Green exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 422 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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