Chapter 9 of The Red Derelict is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Red Derelict is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Couldn't help it. This room is only one storey from ground. Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed. So it was with a purpose the Squire had asked him to open the window! As a matter of real fact, this was not the case.
Chapter 9 of The Red Derelict is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading “Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.”
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading “Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.”
in your mind
From this reading “Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.”
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading “So it was with a purpose the Squire had asked him to open the window!”
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading “So it was with a purpose the Squire had asked him to open the window!”
a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
From this reading “This room is only one storey from ground.”
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading “Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.”
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 “Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.”
In this reading “Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.”
In this reading “So it was with a purpose the Squire had asked him to open the window!”
In this reading “As a matter of real fact, this was not the case.”
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 So it was with a purpose the Squire had asked him to open the window!
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a matter of real fact, this was not the case.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading So it was with a purpose the Squire had asked him to open the window!
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.
an occurrence of something
From this reading As a matter of real fact, this was not the case.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Couldn't help it.
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading As a matter of real fact, this was not the case.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This room is only one storey from ground.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading This room is only one storey from ground.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So it was with a purpose the Squire had asked him to open the window!
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Couldn't help it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So it was with a purpose the Squire had asked him to open the window!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This room is only one storey from ground.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Couldn't help it.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading As a matter of real fact, this was not the case.
in your mind
From this reading Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As a matter of real fact, this was not the case.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As a matter of real fact, this was not the case.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This room is only one storey from ground.
and nothing more
From this reading This room is only one storey from ground.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading So it was with a purpose the Squire had asked him to open the window!
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading As a matter of real fact, this was not the case.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading This room is only one storey from ground.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it was with a purpose the Squire had asked him to open the window!
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading So it was with a purpose the Squire had asked him to open the window!
not in physical motion
From this reading Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.
a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
From this reading This room is only one storey from ground.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So it was with a purpose the Squire had asked him to open the window!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This room is only one storey from ground.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So it was with a purpose the Squire had asked him to open the window!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So it was with a purpose the Squire had asked him to open the window!
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Given an open window and still autumn air, and--" Develin Hunt mentally ground his teeth and cursed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So it was with a purpose the Squire had asked him to open the window!
Chapter 9 of The Red Derelict by Bertram Mitford holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 422 sentences of The Red Derelict, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Red Derelict by Bertram Mitford exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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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