Chapter 9 of The Moonlit Way: A Novel is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of The Moonlit Way: A Novel is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was a moment's silence, then Barres said: "Did he strike you, Dulcie?" "Yes, when he thought he couldn't get away from me." "You hung on to him?" "I tried to."
Chapter 9 of The Moonlit Way: A Novel is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “"Yes, when he thought he couldn't get away from me."”
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “"You hung on to him?"”
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading “There was a moment's silence, then Barres said:”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “There was a moment's silence, then Barres said:”
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading “"Did he strike you, Dulcie?"”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “"Yes, when he thought he couldn't get away from me."”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “"I tried to."”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, when he thought he couldn't get away from me."”
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run away from confinement
In this reading “"Yes, when he thought he couldn't get away from me."”
In this reading “There was a moment's silence, then Barres said:”
fix to; attach
In this reading “"You hung on to him?"”
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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 There was a moment's silence, then Barres said:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Yes, when he thought he couldn't get away from me."
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From this reading There was a moment's silence, then Barres said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, when he thought he couldn't get away from me."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did he strike you, Dulcie?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did he strike you, Dulcie?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Yes, when he thought he couldn't get away from me."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Yes, when he thought he couldn't get away from me."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Did he strike you, Dulcie?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You hung on to him?"
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading "You hung on to him?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I tried to."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, when he thought he couldn't get away from me."
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading There was a moment's silence, then Barres said:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You hung on to him?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading There was a moment's silence, then Barres said:
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a moment's silence, then Barres said:
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading "Did he strike you, Dulcie?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading There was a moment's silence, then Barres said:
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a moment's silence, then Barres said:
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Yes, when he thought he couldn't get away from me."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You hung on to him?"
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading "I tried to."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a moment's silence, then Barres said:
at the time that
From this reading "Yes, when he thought he couldn't get away from me."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, when he thought he couldn't get away from me."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did he strike you, Dulcie?"
Chapter 9 of The Moonlit Way: A Novel by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers 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 Moonlit Way: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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