Chapter 9 of The river is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The river is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE WISTARIA “YOU are sure you are feeling better?” insisted Innes. Mrs. Parrish’s answer was careful. She _thought_ she was feeling better! She had not had one of those bad nervous headaches for a week. “It was a week come Sunday, no, it was more than that, it was of a Saturday when the last bad spell came on.
Chapter 9 of The river is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading “Mrs. Parrish’s answer was careful.”
plural of “headache” — something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading “She had not had one of those bad nervous headaches for a week.”
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “ON THE WISTARIA “YOU are sure you are feeling better?” insisted Innes.”
easily agitated
From this reading “She had not had one of those bad nervous headaches for a week.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading ““It was a week come Sunday, no, it was more than that, it was of a Saturday when the last bad spell came on.”
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading ““It was a week come Sunday, no, it was more than that, it was of a Saturday when the last bad spell came on.”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading ““It was a week come Sunday, no, it was more than that, it was of a Saturday when the last bad spell came on.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “She had not had one of those bad nervous headaches for a week.”
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 “She had not had one of those bad nervous headaches for a week.”
In this reading “She had not had one of those bad nervous headaches for a week.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 She had not had one of those bad nervous headaches for a week.
react verbally
From this reading Mrs. Parrish’s answer was careful.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ON THE WISTARIA “YOU are sure you are feeling better?” insisted Innes.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading She had not had one of those bad nervous headaches for a week.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading ON THE WISTARIA “YOU are sure you are feeling better?” insisted Innes.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “It was a week come Sunday, no, it was more than that, it was of a Saturday when the last bad spell came on.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading Mrs. Parrish’s answer was careful.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “It was a week come Sunday, no, it was more than that, it was of a Saturday when the last bad spell came on.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading ON THE WISTARIA “YOU are sure you are feeling better?” insisted Innes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had not had one of those bad nervous headaches for a week.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had not had one of those bad nervous headaches for a week.
plural of “headache” — something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading She had not had one of those bad nervous headaches for a week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE WISTARIA “YOU are sure you are feeling better?” insisted Innes.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading ON THE WISTARIA “YOU are sure you are feeling better?” insisted Innes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was a week come Sunday, no, it was more than that, it was of a Saturday when the last bad spell came on.
immediately past
From this reading “It was a week come Sunday, no, it was more than that, it was of a Saturday when the last bad spell came on.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “It was a week come Sunday, no, it was more than that, it was of a Saturday when the last bad spell came on.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Parrish’s answer was careful.
easily agitated
From this reading She had not had one of those bad nervous headaches for a week.
not any; not one
From this reading “It was a week come Sunday, no, it was more than that, it was of a Saturday when the last bad spell came on.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not had one of those bad nervous headaches for a week.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had not had one of those bad nervous headaches for a week.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE WISTARIA “YOU are sure you are feeling better?” insisted Innes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had not had one of those bad nervous headaches for a week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Parrish’s answer was careful.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “It was a week come Sunday, no, it was more than that, it was of a Saturday when the last bad spell came on.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She _thought_ she was feeling better!
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading “It was a week come Sunday, no, it was more than that, it was of a Saturday when the last bad spell came on.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “It was a week come Sunday, no, it was more than that, it was of a Saturday when the last bad spell came on.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading ON THE WISTARIA “YOU are sure you are feeling better?” insisted Innes.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “It was a week come Sunday, no, it was more than that, it was of a Saturday when the last bad spell came on.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It was a week come Sunday, no, it was more than that, it was of a Saturday when the last bad spell came on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE WISTARIA “YOU are sure you are feeling better?” insisted Innes.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She had not had one of those bad nervous headaches for a week.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She _thought_ she was feeling better!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Parrish’s answer was careful.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading She had not had one of those bad nervous headaches for a week.
at the time that
From this reading “It was a week come Sunday, no, it was more than that, it was of a Saturday when the last bad spell came on.
any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria
From this reading ON THE WISTARIA “YOU are sure you are feeling better?” insisted Innes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ON THE WISTARIA “YOU are sure you are feeling better?” insisted Innes.
Chapter 9 of The river by Ednah Aiken holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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 172 sentences of The river, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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