Chapter 9 of The Painted Veil is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Painted Veil is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Are you going to stay here for the rest of your life then?" "In China? Yes. What would she do elsewhere? When I retire I shall take a little Chinese house in Peking and spend the rest of my days there."
Chapter 9 of The Painted Veil is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 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.
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading “"In China?”
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading “When I retire I shall take a little Chinese house in Peking and spend the rest of my days there."”
in or to another place
From this reading “What would she do elsewhere?”
capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city
From this reading “When I retire I shall take a little Chinese house in Peking and spend the rest of my days there."”
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “"Are you going to stay here for the rest of your life then?"”
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading “When I retire I shall take a little Chinese house in Peking and spend the rest of my days there."”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “When I retire I shall take a little Chinese house in Peking and spend the rest of my days there."”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “"Are you going to stay here for the rest of your life then?"”
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 “"Are you going to stay here for the rest of your life then?"”
In this reading “"Are you going to stay here for the rest of your life then?"”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When I retire I shall take a little Chinese house in Peking and spend the rest of my days there."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I retire I shall take a little Chinese house in Peking and spend the rest of my days there."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you going to stay here for the rest of your life then?"
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading "In China?
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading When I retire I shall take a little Chinese house in Peking and spend the rest of my days there."
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading When I retire I shall take a little Chinese house in Peking and spend the rest of my days there."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What would she do elsewhere?
in or to another place
From this reading What would she do elsewhere?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Are you going to stay here for the rest of your life then?"
the act of departing
From this reading "Are you going to stay here for the rest of your life then?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Are you going to stay here for the rest of your life then?"
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading When I retire I shall take a little Chinese house in Peking and spend the rest of my days there."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I retire I shall take a little Chinese house in Peking and spend the rest of my days there."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In China?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Are you going to stay here for the rest of your life then?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When I retire I shall take a little Chinese house in Peking and spend the rest of my days there."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I retire I shall take a little Chinese house in Peking and spend the rest of my days there."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Are you going to stay here for the rest of your life then?"
capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city
From this reading When I retire I shall take a little Chinese house in Peking and spend the rest of my days there."
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "Are you going to stay here for the rest of your life then?"
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading When I retire I shall take a little Chinese house in Peking and spend the rest of my days there."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading When I retire I shall take a little Chinese house in Peking and spend the rest of my days there."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What would she do elsewhere?
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading When I retire I shall take a little Chinese house in Peking and spend the rest of my days there."
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "Are you going to stay here for the rest of your life then?"
carry out
From this reading When I retire I shall take a little Chinese house in Peking and spend the rest of my days there."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Are you going to stay here for the rest of your life then?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Are you going to stay here for the rest of your life then?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading When I retire I shall take a little Chinese house in Peking and spend the rest of my days there."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Are you going to stay here for the rest of your life then?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would she do elsewhere?
at the time that
From this reading When I retire I shall take a little Chinese house in Peking and spend the rest of my days there."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would she do elsewhere?
an affirmative
From this reading Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you going to stay here for the rest of your life then?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you going to stay here for the rest of your life then?"
Chapter 9 of The Painted Veil by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 414 sentences of The Painted Veil, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Painted Veil by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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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