Chapter 9 of The Mormon Prophet is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Mormon Prophet is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It is our fault." That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms. His shoulders were drooping. His face was gray and haggard. Even his hair and beard, damp, unkempt, seemed to express remorse in their outline.
Chapter 9 of The Mormon Prophet is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading “Even his hair and beard, damp, unkempt, seemed to express remorse in their outline.”
slightly wet
From this reading “Even his hair and beard, damp, unkempt, seemed to express remorse in their outline.”
weak from exhaustion
From this reading “His shoulders were drooping.”
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading “His face was gray and haggard.”
the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading “Even his hair and beard, damp, unkempt, seemed to express remorse in their outline.”
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
From this reading “Even his hair and beard, damp, unkempt, seemed to express remorse in their outline.”
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
From this reading “That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.”
not neatly combed
From this reading “Even his hair and beard, damp, unkempt, seemed to express remorse in their outline.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His face was gray and haggard.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading Even his hair and beard, damp, unkempt, seemed to express remorse in their outline.
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From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
slightly wet
From this reading Even his hair and beard, damp, unkempt, seemed to express remorse in their outline.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
weak from exhaustion
From this reading His shoulders were drooping.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
divisible by two
From this reading Even his hair and beard, damp, unkempt, seemed to express remorse in their outline.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
give expression to
From this reading Even his hair and beard, damp, unkempt, seemed to express remorse in their outline.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face was gray and haggard.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "It is our fault."
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading His face was gray and haggard.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading His face was gray and haggard.
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 Even his hair and beard, damp, unkempt, seemed to express remorse in their outline.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is our fault."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is our fault."
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "It is our fault."
the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading Even his hair and beard, damp, unkempt, seemed to express remorse in their outline.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
From this reading Even his hair and beard, damp, unkempt, seemed to express remorse in their outline.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Even his hair and beard, damp, unkempt, seemed to express remorse in their outline.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading His shoulders were drooping.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Even his hair and beard, damp, unkempt, seemed to express remorse in their outline.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
not neatly combed
From this reading Even his hair and beard, damp, unkempt, seemed to express remorse in their outline.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading That evening Ephraim Croom stood in his father's sitting-room, near the door of the dark stair that led up to his own rooms.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His face was gray and haggard.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His shoulders were drooping.
Chapter 9 of The Mormon Prophet by L. (Lily) Dougall holds 32 sentences, grouped into 7 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 32 sentences of The Mormon Prophet, unabridged, divided into 7 reading sections.
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