Chapter 9 of The Old Room is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Old Room is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I could wish we were not married, Cordt,” said Fru Adelheid. She laid her arms across her breast and looked at him with deep, dark eyes: “I could wish I were your mistress. If it meant that, all would be over and done with in the morning. Then there would be no more of this unpleasantness.
Chapter 9 of The Old Room is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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weapons considered collectively
From this reading “She laid her arms across her breast and looked at him with deep, dark eyes:”
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading “She laid her arms across her breast and looked at him with deep, dark eyes:”
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading “She laid her arms across her breast and looked at him with deep, dark eyes:”
set down according to a plan
From this reading “She laid her arms across her breast and looked at him with deep, dark eyes:”
joined in matrimony
From this reading ““I could wish we were not married, Cordt,” said Fru Adelheid.”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “If it meant that, all would be over and done with in the morning.”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading ““I could wish I were your mistress.”
the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling
From this reading “Then there would be no more of this unpleasantness.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “She laid her arms across her breast and looked at him with deep, dark eyes:”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “She laid her arms across her breast and looked at him with deep, dark eyes:”
In this reading “If it meant that, all would be over and done with in the morning.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading She laid her arms across her breast and looked at him with deep, dark eyes:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I could wish we were not married, Cordt,” said Fru Adelheid.
(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 If it meant that, all would be over and done with in the morning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She laid her arms across her breast and looked at him with deep, dark eyes:
weapons considered collectively
From this reading She laid her arms across her breast and looked at him with deep, dark eyes:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She laid her arms across her breast and looked at him with deep, dark eyes:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If it meant that, all would be over and done with in the morning.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading She laid her arms across her breast and looked at him with deep, dark eyes:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I could wish we were not married, Cordt,” said Fru Adelheid.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could wish we were not married, Cordt,” said Fru Adelheid.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading She laid her arms across her breast and looked at him with deep, dark eyes:
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading She laid her arms across her breast and looked at him with deep, dark eyes:
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading If it meant that, all would be over and done with in the morning.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She laid her arms across her breast and looked at him with deep, dark eyes:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I could wish we were not married, Cordt,” said Fru Adelheid.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She laid her arms across her breast and looked at him with deep, dark eyes:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She laid her arms across her breast and looked at him with deep, dark eyes:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I could wish we were not married, Cordt,” said Fru Adelheid.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it meant that, all would be over and done with in the morning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If it meant that, all would be over and done with in the morning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it meant that, all would be over and done with in the morning.
set down according to a plan
From this reading She laid her arms across her breast and looked at him with deep, dark eyes:
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She laid her arms across her breast and looked at him with deep, dark eyes:
joined in matrimony
From this reading “I could wish we were not married, Cordt,” said Fru Adelheid.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading If it meant that, all would be over and done with in the morning.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “I could wish I were your mistress.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Then there would be no more of this unpleasantness.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading If it meant that, all would be over and done with in the morning.
not any; not one
From this reading Then there would be no more of this unpleasantness.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I could wish we were not married, Cordt,” said Fru Adelheid.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then there would be no more of this unpleasantness.
above and across; more than
From this reading If it meant that, all would be over and done with in the morning.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I could wish we were not married, Cordt,” said Fru Adelheid.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She laid her arms across her breast and looked at him with deep, dark eyes:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If it meant that, all would be over and done with in the morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If it meant that, all would be over and done with in the morning.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then there would be no more of this unpleasantness.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then there would be no more of this unpleasantness.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then there would be no more of this unpleasantness.
the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling
From this reading Then there would be no more of this unpleasantness.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I could wish we were not married, Cordt,” said Fru Adelheid.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I could wish we were not married, Cordt,” said Fru Adelheid.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I could wish we were not married, Cordt,” said Fru Adelheid.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She laid her arms across her breast and looked at him with deep, dark eyes:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If it meant that, all would be over and done with in the morning.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I could wish I were your mistress.
Chapter 9 of The Old Room by Carl Ewald holds 118 sentences, grouped into 24 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 118 sentences of The Old Room, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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