Chapter 9 of The Shadow of Life 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 Shadow of Life is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Then--then--you don’t deny it,--if I have eyes to see, he too must see--how much you care?” “I don’t deny it.” “And if I have courage enough to ask it, you have courage enough to answer me? You love him, Eppie?” He had come to her, his eyes threatening her, beseeching her, adoring her, all at once.
Chapter 9 of The Shadow of Life is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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showing adoration
From this reading “He had come to her, his eyes threatening her, beseeching her, adoring her, all at once.”
react verbally
From this reading ““And if I have courage enough to ask it, you have courage enough to answer me?”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ““And if I have courage enough to ask it, you have courage enough to answer me?”
begging
From this reading “He had come to her, his eyes threatening her, beseeching her, adoring her, all at once.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading ““Then--then--you don’t deny it,--if I have eyes to see, he too must see--how much you care?””
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading ““And if I have courage enough to ask it, you have courage enough to answer me?”
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading ““Then--then--you don’t deny it,--if I have eyes to see, he too must see--how much you care?””
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading “He had come to her, his eyes threatening her, beseeching her, adoring her, all at once.”
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.
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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “He had come to her, his eyes threatening her, beseeching her, adoring her, all at once.”
In this reading ““And if I have courage enough to ask it, you have courage enough to answer me?”
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.
showing adoration
From this reading He had come to her, his eyes threatening her, beseeching her, adoring her, all at once.
(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 He had come to her, his eyes threatening her, beseeching her, adoring her, all at once.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And if I have courage enough to ask it, you have courage enough to answer me?
react verbally
From this reading “And if I have courage enough to ask it, you have courage enough to answer me?
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “And if I have courage enough to ask it, you have courage enough to answer me?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had come to her, his eyes threatening her, beseeching her, adoring her, all at once.
begging
From this reading He had come to her, his eyes threatening her, beseeching her, adoring her, all at once.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “Then--then--you don’t deny it,--if I have eyes to see, he too must see--how much you care?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He had come to her, his eyes threatening her, beseeching her, adoring her, all at once.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading “And if I have courage enough to ask it, you have courage enough to answer me?
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading “Then--then--you don’t deny it,--if I have eyes to see, he too must see--how much you care?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then--then--you don’t deny it,--if I have eyes to see, he too must see--how much you care?”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “And if I have courage enough to ask it, you have courage enough to answer me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You love him, Eppie?”
opinion or judgment
From this reading “Then--then--you don’t deny it,--if I have eyes to see, he too must see--how much you care?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had come to her, his eyes threatening her, beseeching her, adoring her, all at once.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Then--then--you don’t deny it,--if I have eyes to see, he too must see--how much you care?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Then--then--you don’t deny it,--if I have eyes to see, he too must see--how much you care?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had come to her, his eyes threatening her, beseeching her, adoring her, all at once.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You love him, Eppie?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had come to her, his eyes threatening her, beseeching her, adoring her, all at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then--then--you don’t deny it,--if I have eyes to see, he too must see--how much you care?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Then--then--you don’t deny it,--if I have eyes to see, he too must see--how much you care?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Then--then--you don’t deny it,--if I have eyes to see, he too must see--how much you care?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Then--then--you don’t deny it,--if I have eyes to see, he too must see--how much you care?”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading You love him, Eppie?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And if I have courage enough to ask it, you have courage enough to answer me?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Then--then--you don’t deny it,--if I have eyes to see, he too must see--how much you care?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Then--then--you don’t deny it,--if I have eyes to see, he too must see--how much you care?”
on one occasion
From this reading He had come to her, his eyes threatening her, beseeching her, adoring her, all at once.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Then--then--you don’t deny it,--if I have eyes to see, he too must see--how much you care?”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then--then--you don’t deny it,--if I have eyes to see, he too must see--how much you care?”
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading He had come to her, his eyes threatening her, beseeching her, adoring her, all at once.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Then--then--you don’t deny it,--if I have eyes to see, he too must see--how much you care?”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Then--then--you don’t deny it,--if I have eyes to see, he too must see--how much you care?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Then--then--you don’t deny it,--if I have eyes to see, he too must see--how much you care?”
Chapter 9 of The Shadow of Life by Anne Douglas Sedgwick 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.
Chapter 9 holds 408 sentences of The Shadow of Life, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Shadow of Life by Anne Douglas Sedgwick exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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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