Chapter 9 of The Plumed Serpent is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Plumed Serpent is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She went to the hotel, as Don Ramón had advised her. “Do you come from Orilla? You are Mrs Leslie? Don Ramón Carrasco sent us a letter about you.” There was a house.
Chapter 9 of The Plumed Serpent is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading “She went to the hotel, as Don Ramón had advised her.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “She went to the hotel, as Don Ramón had advised her.”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “She went to the hotel, as Don Ramón had advised her.”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “There was a house.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “Don Ramón Carrasco sent us a letter about you.””
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “You are Mrs Leslie?”
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “Don Ramón Carrasco sent us a letter about you.””
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “She went to the hotel, as Don Ramón had advised her.”
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 ““Do you come from Orilla?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Don Ramón Carrasco sent us a letter about you.”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Don Ramón Carrasco sent us a letter about you.”
having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading She went to the hotel, as Don Ramón had advised her.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are Mrs Leslie?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She went to the hotel, as Don Ramón had advised her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don Ramón Carrasco sent us a letter about you.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Do you come from Orilla?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you come from Orilla?
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading She went to the hotel, as Don Ramón had advised her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Do you come from Orilla?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She went to the hotel, as Don Ramón had advised her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She went to the hotel, as Don Ramón had advised her.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading She went to the hotel, as Don Ramón had advised her.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading There was a house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You are Mrs Leslie?
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Don Ramón Carrasco sent us a letter about you.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading You are Mrs Leslie?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you come from Orilla?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went to the hotel, as Don Ramón had advised her.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Don Ramón Carrasco sent us a letter about you.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went to the hotel, as Don Ramón had advised her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She went to the hotel, as Don Ramón had advised her.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She went to the hotel, as Don Ramón had advised her.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don Ramón Carrasco sent us a letter about you.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a house.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went to the hotel, as Don Ramón had advised her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you come from Orilla?
Chapter 9 of The Plumed Serpent by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 429 sentences of The Plumed Serpent, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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