Chapter 9 of The New Woman is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The New Woman is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I didn't know he'd written. MARGERY. Nearly every day. ARMSTRONG. Those letters were from _him?_ I thought they were from---- [_Hesitates._ MARGERY.
Chapter 9 of The New Woman is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the Moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-)
From this reading “ARMSTRONG.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Nearly every day.”
third-person singular of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
the literary culture
From this reading “Those letters were from _him?_ I thought they were from---- [_Hesitates._ MARGERY.”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “Nearly every day.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those letters were from _him?_ I thought they were from---- [_Hesitates._ MARGERY.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Those letters were from _him?_ I thought they were from---- [_Hesitates._ MARGERY.”
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading “I didn't know he'd written.”
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United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the Moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-)
From this reading ARMSTRONG.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Nearly every day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn't know he'd written.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Nearly every day.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Those letters were from _him?_ I thought they were from---- [_Hesitates._ MARGERY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn't know he'd written.
third-person singular of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading Those letters were from _him?_ I thought they were from---- [_Hesitates._ MARGERY.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Those letters were from _him?_ I thought they were from---- [_Hesitates._ MARGERY.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn't know he'd written.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I didn't know he'd written.
the literary culture
From this reading Those letters were from _him?_ I thought they were from---- [_Hesitates._ MARGERY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARGERY.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Nearly every day.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Those letters were from _him?_ I thought they were from---- [_Hesitates._ MARGERY.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those letters were from _him?_ I thought they were from---- [_Hesitates._ MARGERY.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Those letters were from _him?_ I thought they were from---- [_Hesitates._ MARGERY.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those letters were from _him?_ I thought they were from---- [_Hesitates._ MARGERY.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading I didn't know he'd written.
Chapter 9 of The New Woman by Sydney Grundy holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 407 sentences of The New Woman, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The New Woman by Sydney Grundy exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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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