Chapter 9 of The Sun Also Rises is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Sun Also Rises is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I went back to Bill. He blew his breath at me to show how cold it was, and went on playing. I sat at one of the tables and looked at the pictures on the wall. There was one panel of rabbits, dead, one of pheasants, also dead, and one panel of dead ducks. The panels were all dark and smoky-looking.
Chapter 9 of The Sun Also Rises is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading “He blew his breath at me to show how cold it was, and went on playing.”
plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
From this reading “There was one panel of rabbits, dead, one of pheasants, also dead, and one panel of dead ducks.”
sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
From this reading “There was one panel of rabbits, dead, one of pheasants, also dead, and one panel of dead ducks.”
plural of “panel” — sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
From this reading “The panels were all dark and smoky-looking.”
plural of “pheasant” — large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere
From this reading “There was one panel of rabbits, dead, one of pheasants, also dead, and one panel of dead ducks.”
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “I sat at one of the tables and looked at the pictures on the wall.”
plural of “rabbit” — any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading “There was one panel of rabbits, dead, one of pheasants, also dead, and one panel of dead ducks.”
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “I sat at one of the tables and looked at the pictures on the wall.”
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.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “I sat at one of the tables and looked at the pictures on the wall.”
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “I went back to Bill.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “He blew his breath at me to show how cold it was, and went on playing.”
In this reading “I sat at one of the tables and looked at the pictures on the wall.”
In this reading “I sat at one of the tables and looked at the pictures on the wall.”
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.
(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 The panels were all dark and smoky-looking.
in addition
From this reading There was one panel of rabbits, dead, one of pheasants, also dead, and one panel of dead ducks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He blew his breath at me to show how cold it was, and went on playing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He blew his breath at me to show how cold it was, and went on playing.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I went back to Bill.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading I went back to Bill.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading He blew his breath at me to show how cold it was, and went on playing.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading He blew his breath at me to show how cold it was, and went on playing.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading He blew his breath at me to show how cold it was, and went on playing.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The panels were all dark and smoky-looking.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading There was one panel of rabbits, dead, one of pheasants, also dead, and one panel of dead ducks.
plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
From this reading There was one panel of rabbits, dead, one of pheasants, also dead, and one panel of dead ducks.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He blew his breath at me to show how cold it was, and went on playing.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He blew his breath at me to show how cold it was, and went on playing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He blew his breath at me to show how cold it was, and went on playing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went back to Bill.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He blew his breath at me to show how cold it was, and went on playing.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I sat at one of the tables and looked at the pictures on the wall.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He blew his breath at me to show how cold it was, and went on playing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I sat at one of the tables and looked at the pictures on the wall.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He blew his breath at me to show how cold it was, and went on playing.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I sat at one of the tables and looked at the pictures on the wall.
sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
From this reading There was one panel of rabbits, dead, one of pheasants, also dead, and one panel of dead ducks.
plural of “panel” — sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
From this reading The panels were all dark and smoky-looking.
plural of “pheasant” — large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere
From this reading There was one panel of rabbits, dead, one of pheasants, also dead, and one panel of dead ducks.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading I sat at one of the tables and looked at the pictures on the wall.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading He blew his breath at me to show how cold it was, and went on playing.
plural of “rabbit” — any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading There was one panel of rabbits, dead, one of pheasants, also dead, and one panel of dead ducks.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading I sat at one of the tables and looked at the pictures on the wall.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He blew his breath at me to show how cold it was, and went on playing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The panels were all dark and smoky-looking.
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading I sat at one of the tables and looked at the pictures on the wall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I sat at one of the tables and looked at the pictures on the wall.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was one panel of rabbits, dead, one of pheasants, also dead, and one panel of dead ducks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I went back to Bill.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading I sat at one of the tables and looked at the pictures on the wall.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He blew his breath at me to show how cold it was, and went on playing.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went back to Bill.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The panels were all dark and smoky-looking.
Chapter 9 of The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway holds 421 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 421 sentences of The Sun Also Rises, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 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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