Chapter 9 of The Red City is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Red City is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
De Courval excused himself, and went away murmuring: "Again, again! It must end. I must make it end. Ah, mother, mother!" Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
Chapter 9 of The Red City is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in characteristic manner
From this reading “Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.”
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading “Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.”
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading “Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.”
granted exemption
From this reading “De Courval excused himself, and went away murmuring: "Again, again!”
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading “Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.”
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading “De Courval excused himself, and went away murmuring: "Again, again!”
open again or anew
From this reading “Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.”
German statesman who served as chancellor of Germany (born in 1918)
From this reading “Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.”
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a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.”
move away from a place into another direction
In this reading “De Courval excused himself, and went away murmuring: "Again, again!”
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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 Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
anew
From this reading De Courval excused himself, and went away murmuring: "Again, again!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, mother, mother!"
(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 Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading De Courval excused himself, and went away murmuring: "Again, again!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading De Courval excused himself, and went away murmuring: "Again, again!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
in characteristic manner
From this reading Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading De Courval excused himself, and went away murmuring: "Again, again!
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading De Courval excused himself, and went away murmuring: "Again, again!
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading It must end.
granted exemption
From this reading De Courval excused himself, and went away murmuring: "Again, again!
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading De Courval excused himself, and went away murmuring: "Again, again!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must make it end.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must end.
something that is lost
From this reading Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
engage in
From this reading I must make it end.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Ah, mother, mother!"
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading De Courval excused himself, and went away murmuring: "Again, again!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must end.
not any; not one
From this reading Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
open again or anew
From this reading Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
German statesman who served as chancellor of Germany (born in 1918)
From this reading Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading De Courval excused himself, and went away murmuring: "Again, again!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
but in spite of that
From this reading Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Schmidt, troubled by the young man's gloom and loss of spirits, did all he could, but characteristically made no effort to reopen a subject on which he had as yet reached no other decision than the counsel of delay.
Chapter 9 of The Red City by S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell holds 408 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.
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