Chapter 9 of The Oyster is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Oyster is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I am going to Cliff End on Friday, Estelle. Will you come? We'll start at eight, and get back about ten." "I'd love to. London is baking me."
Chapter 9 of The Oyster is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/89 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
making bread or cake or pastry etc.
From this reading “London is baking me."”
a steep high face of rock
From this reading “"I am going to Cliff End on Friday, Estelle.”
being one more than seven
From this reading “We'll start at eight, and get back about ten."”
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “"I am going to Cliff End on Friday, Estelle.”
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading “"I am going to Cliff End on Friday, Estelle.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “London is baking me."”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “We'll start at eight, and get back about ten."”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “We'll start at eight, and get back about ten."”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “We'll start at eight, and get back about ten."”
recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
In this reading “We'll start at eight, and get back about ten."”
In this reading “We'll start at eight, and get back about ten."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We'll start at eight, and get back about ten."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am going to Cliff End on Friday, Estelle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We'll start at eight, and get back about ten."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We'll start at eight, and get back about ten."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We'll start at eight, and get back about ten."
making bread or cake or pastry etc.
From this reading London is baking me."
a steep high face of rock
From this reading "I am going to Cliff End on Friday, Estelle.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Will you come?
being one more than seven
From this reading We'll start at eight, and get back about ten."
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "I am going to Cliff End on Friday, Estelle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am going to Cliff End on Friday, Estelle.
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading "I am going to Cliff End on Friday, Estelle.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We'll start at eight, and get back about ten."
the act of departing
From this reading "I am going to Cliff End on Friday, Estelle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am going to Cliff End on Friday, Estelle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd love to.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading London is baking me."
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading London is baking me."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "I'd love to.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading London is baking me."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I am going to Cliff End on Friday, Estelle.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading We'll start at eight, and get back about ten."
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading We'll start at eight, and get back about ten."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I am going to Cliff End on Friday, Estelle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll start at eight, and get back about ten."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you come?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you come?
Chapter 9 of The Oyster by Peer holds 445 sentences, grouped into 89 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 445 sentences of The Oyster, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Oyster by Peer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 445 sentences, grouped into 89 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.
Work through the 89 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in The Oyster, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
