Chapter 9 of The Rock Ahead: A Novel. (Vol. 2) is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Rock Ahead: A Novel. (Vol. 2) is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Mine is laid. Refused! rejected! Lord Ticehurst could scarcely believe it. "Declined the honour," she said; that was the way she put it. Declined the honour!
Chapter 9 of The Rock Ahead: A Novel. (Vol. 2) is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “decline” — grow worse
From this reading “"Declined the honour," she said; that was the way she put it.”
the state of being honored
From this reading “"Declined the honour," she said; that was the way she put it.”
set down according to a plan
From this reading “A Mine is laid.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Lord Ticehurst could scarcely believe it.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “A Mine is laid.”
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading “Refused! rejected!”
rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
From this reading “Refused! rejected!”
only a very short time before
From this reading “Lord Ticehurst could scarcely believe it.”
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 “"Declined the honour," she said; that was the way she put it.”
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 A Mine is laid.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Lord Ticehurst could scarcely believe it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Lord Ticehurst could scarcely believe it.
past form of “decline” — grow worse
From this reading "Declined the honour," she said; that was the way she put it.
the state of being honored
From this reading "Declined the honour," she said; that was the way she put it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Mine is laid.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lord Ticehurst could scarcely believe it.
set down according to a plan
From this reading A Mine is laid.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Lord Ticehurst could scarcely believe it.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A Mine is laid.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Declined the honour," she said; that was the way she put it.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading Refused! rejected!
rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
From this reading Refused! rejected!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Declined the honour," she said; that was the way she put it.
only a very short time before
From this reading Lord Ticehurst could scarcely believe it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Declined the honour," she said; that was the way she put it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Declined the honour," she said; that was the way she put it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Declined the honour," she said; that was the way she put it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lord Ticehurst could scarcely believe it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Declined the honour," she said; that was the way she put it.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Declined the honour," she said; that was the way she put it.
Chapter 9 of The Rock Ahead: A Novel. (Vol. 2) by Edmund Yates holds 290 sentences, grouped into 58 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 290 sentences of The Rock Ahead: A Novel. (Vol. 2), unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Rock Ahead: A Novel. (Vol. 2) by Edmund Yates exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 290 sentences, grouped into 58 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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