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The Octopus : A Story of California

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The Octopus : A Story of California is here in full — 525 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Frank Norris • Curated US English Learning Edition

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Presley's room in the ranch house of Los Muertos was in the second story of the building.

It was a corner room; one of its windows facing the south, the other the east.

Its appointments were of the simplest.

In one angle was the small white painted iron bed, covered with a white counterpane.

The walls were hung with a white paper figured with knots of pale green leaves, very gay and bright.

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The Octopus : A Story of California

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The Octopus : A Story of California is here in full — 525 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/105 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

Presley's room in the ranch house of Los Muertos was in the second story of the building.

Line 2

It was a corner room; one of its windows facing the south, the other the east.

Line 3

Its appointments were of the simplest.

Line 4

In one angle was the small white painted iron bed, covered with a white counterpane.

Line 5

The walls were hung with a white paper figured with knots of pale green leaves, very gay and bright.

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a

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and

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angle

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From this reading In one angle was the small white painted iron bed, covered with a white counterpane.

appointments

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From this reading Its appointments were of the simplest.

bed

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bright

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building

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From this reading Presley's room in the ranch house of Los Muertos was in the second story of the building.

corner

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From this reading It was a corner room; one of its windows facing the south, the other the east.

counterpane

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covered

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east

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From this reading It was a corner room; one of its windows facing the south, the other the east.

facing

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figured

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gay

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green

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house

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hung

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in

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iron

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It

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its

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knots

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leaves

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Los

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Muertos

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of

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one

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other

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painted

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pale

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paper

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Presley's

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ranch

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room

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second

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From this reading Presley's room in the ranch house of Los Muertos was in the second story of the building.

simplest

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small

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south

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story

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From this reading Presley's room in the ranch house of Los Muertos was in the second story of the building.

the

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very

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From this reading The walls were hung with a white paper figured with knots of pale green leaves, very gay and bright.

walls

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was

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From this reading Presley's room in the ranch house of Los Muertos was in the second story of the building.

were

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From this reading Its appointments were of the simplest.

white

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From this reading In one angle was the small white painted iron bed, covered with a white counterpane.

windows

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with

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From this reading In one angle was the small white painted iron bed, covered with a white counterpane.

Chapter 9 of The Octopus : A Story of California by Frank Norris holds 525 sentences, grouped into 105 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 9 of The Octopus : A Story of California contain?

Chapter 9 holds 525 sentences of The Octopus : A Story of California, unabridged, divided into 105 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in The Octopus : A Story of California

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Octopus : A Story of California, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Passing: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Octopus : A Story of California; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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