Chapter 9 of The Shadow of the Past is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Shadow of the Past is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Possibly not. But it's always desirable to stop the spread of contagious disease." "What remedy have you to propose?" Macfarlane inquired. "Tact.
Chapter 9 of The Shadow of the Past is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
easily diffused or spread as from one person to another
From this reading “But it's always desirable to stop the spread of contagious disease."”
worth having or seeking or achieving
From this reading “But it's always desirable to stop the spread of contagious disease."”
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading “But it's always desirable to stop the spread of contagious disease."”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “Macfarlane inquired.”
by chance
From this reading “"Possibly not.”
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “"What remedy have you to propose?"”
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
From this reading “"What remedy have you to propose?"”
consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
From this reading “"Tact.”
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.
any disease easily transmitted by contact
In this reading “But it's always desirable to stop the spread of contagious disease."”
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.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading But it's always desirable to stop the spread of contagious disease."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it's always desirable to stop the spread of contagious disease."
easily diffused or spread as from one person to another
From this reading But it's always desirable to stop the spread of contagious disease."
worth having or seeking or achieving
From this reading But it's always desirable to stop the spread of contagious disease."
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading But it's always desirable to stop the spread of contagious disease."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What remedy have you to propose?"
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading Macfarlane inquired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it's always desirable to stop the spread of contagious disease."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Macfarlane inquired.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Possibly not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But it's always desirable to stop the spread of contagious disease."
by chance
From this reading "Possibly not.
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "What remedy have you to propose?"
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
From this reading "What remedy have you to propose?"
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading But it's always desirable to stop the spread of contagious disease."
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading But it's always desirable to stop the spread of contagious disease."
consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
From this reading "Tact.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But it's always desirable to stop the spread of contagious disease."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But it's always desirable to stop the spread of contagious disease."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What remedy have you to propose?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What remedy have you to propose?"
Chapter 9 of The Shadow of the Past by F. E. Mills (Florence Ethel Mills) Young holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 403 sentences of The Shadow of the Past, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Shadow of the Past by F. E. Mills (Florence Ethel Mills) Young exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 81 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 9 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Shadow of the Past by F. E. Mills (Florence Ethel Mills) Young on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 5639 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #37262 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #37262, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 469 minutes of reading across 1128 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Shadow of the Past section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 14 chapters of The Shadow of the Past to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Shadow of the Past, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
