Chapter 9 of The Plunderers: A Novel is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of The Plunderers: A Novel is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“One minute. Where is that pencil? All right! Now the name of the woman?” “How do you know I want to--” “All you fellows always do.
Chapter 9 of The Plunderers: A Novel is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 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.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading ““How do you know I want to--” “All you fellows always do.”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading ““How do you know I want to--” “All you fellows always do.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading ““One minute.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Now the name of the woman?””
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading “Where is that pencil?”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “All right!”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading ““How do you know I want to--” “All you fellows always do.”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Now the name of the woman?””
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 “Now the name of the woman?””
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.
(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 All right!
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “How do you know I want to--” “All you fellows always do.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “How do you know I want to--” “All you fellows always do.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “How do you know I want to--” “All you fellows always do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How do you know I want to--” “All you fellows always do.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “How do you know I want to--” “All you fellows always do.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where is that pencil?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “How do you know I want to--” “All you fellows always do.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “One minute.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Now the name of the woman?”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now the name of the woman?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now the name of the woman?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One minute.
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading Where is that pencil?
precisely, exactly
From this reading All right!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Where is that pencil?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now the name of the woman?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “How do you know I want to--” “All you fellows always do.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “How do you know I want to--” “All you fellows always do.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where is that pencil?
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Now the name of the woman?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How do you know I want to--” “All you fellows always do.
Chapter 9 of The Plunderers: A Novel by Edwin Lefevre holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 407 sentences of The Plunderers: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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