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Chapter 9 of The Sun Maid: A Story of Fort Dearborn is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT MUCK-OTEY-POKEE. Wahneenah did not lift her eyes. For the moment an unaccustomed fear held her spellbound, and it was the Sun Maid's happy cry which roused her at length, and restored them all to composure. "Black Partridge! My own dear Feather-man!"
Chapter 9 of The Sun Maid: A Story of Fort Dearborn is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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steadiness of mind under stress
From this reading “For the moment an unaccustomed fear held her spellbound, and it was the Sun Maid's happy cry which roused her at length, and restored them all to composure.”
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “Wahneenah did not lift her eyes.”
possessive form of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading “For the moment an unaccustomed fear held her spellbound, and it was the Sun Maid's happy cry which roused her at length, and restored them all to composure.”
flesh of either quail or grouse
From this reading “"Black Partridge!”
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading “For the moment an unaccustomed fear held her spellbound, and it was the Sun Maid's happy cry which roused her at length, and restored them all to composure.”
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading “For the moment an unaccustomed fear held her spellbound, and it was the Sun Maid's happy cry which roused her at length, and restored them all to composure.”
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading “For the moment an unaccustomed fear held her spellbound, and it was the Sun Maid's happy cry which roused her at length, and restored them all to composure.”
unusual or unfamiliar
From this reading “For the moment an unaccustomed fear held her spellbound, and it was the Sun Maid's happy cry which roused her at length, and restored them all to composure.”
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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in a lengthy or prolix manner
In this reading “For the moment an unaccustomed fear held her spellbound, and it was the Sun Maid's happy cry which roused her at length, and restored them all to composure.”
temporarily
In this reading “For the moment an unaccustomed fear held her spellbound, and it was the Sun Maid's happy cry which roused her at length, and restored them all to composure.”
In this reading “My own dear Feather-man!"”
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(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 For the moment an unaccustomed fear held her spellbound, and it was the Sun Maid's happy cry which roused her at length, and restored them all to composure.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For the moment an unaccustomed fear held her spellbound, and it was the Sun Maid's happy cry which roused her at length, and restored them all to composure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the moment an unaccustomed fear held her spellbound, and it was the Sun Maid's happy cry which roused her at length, and restored them all to composure.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT MUCK-OTEY-POKEE.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "Black Partridge!
steadiness of mind under stress
From this reading For the moment an unaccustomed fear held her spellbound, and it was the Sun Maid's happy cry which roused her at length, and restored them all to composure.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading For the moment an unaccustomed fear held her spellbound, and it was the Sun Maid's happy cry which roused her at length, and restored them all to composure.
dearly loved
From this reading My own dear Feather-man!"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Wahneenah did not lift her eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Wahneenah did not lift her eyes.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading For the moment an unaccustomed fear held her spellbound, and it was the Sun Maid's happy cry which roused her at length, and restored them all to composure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My own dear Feather-man!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the moment an unaccustomed fear held her spellbound, and it was the Sun Maid's happy cry which roused her at length, and restored them all to composure.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading For the moment an unaccustomed fear held her spellbound, and it was the Sun Maid's happy cry which roused her at length, and restored them all to composure.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading For the moment an unaccustomed fear held her spellbound, and it was the Sun Maid's happy cry which roused her at length, and restored them all to composure.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Wahneenah did not lift her eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For the moment an unaccustomed fear held her spellbound, and it was the Sun Maid's happy cry which roused her at length, and restored them all to composure.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading For the moment an unaccustomed fear held her spellbound, and it was the Sun Maid's happy cry which roused her at length, and restored them all to composure.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading Wahneenah did not lift her eyes.
possessive form of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading For the moment an unaccustomed fear held her spellbound, and it was the Sun Maid's happy cry which roused her at length, and restored them all to composure.
a particular point in time
From this reading For the moment an unaccustomed fear held her spellbound, and it was the Sun Maid's happy cry which roused her at length, and restored them all to composure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT MUCK-OTEY-POKEE.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My own dear Feather-man!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Wahneenah did not lift her eyes.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading My own dear Feather-man!"
flesh of either quail or grouse
From this reading "Black Partridge!
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading For the moment an unaccustomed fear held her spellbound, and it was the Sun Maid's happy cry which roused her at length, and restored them all to composure.
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading For the moment an unaccustomed fear held her spellbound, and it was the Sun Maid's happy cry which roused her at length, and restored them all to composure.
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading For the moment an unaccustomed fear held her spellbound, and it was the Sun Maid's happy cry which roused her at length, and restored them all to composure.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading For the moment an unaccustomed fear held her spellbound, and it was the Sun Maid's happy cry which roused her at length, and restored them all to composure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the moment an unaccustomed fear held her spellbound, and it was the Sun Maid's happy cry which roused her at length, and restored them all to composure.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For the moment an unaccustomed fear held her spellbound, and it was the Sun Maid's happy cry which roused her at length, and restored them all to composure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the moment an unaccustomed fear held her spellbound, and it was the Sun Maid's happy cry which roused her at length, and restored them all to composure.
unusual or unfamiliar
From this reading For the moment an unaccustomed fear held her spellbound, and it was the Sun Maid's happy cry which roused her at length, and restored them all to composure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wahneenah did not lift her eyes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the moment an unaccustomed fear held her spellbound, and it was the Sun Maid's happy cry which roused her at length, and restored them all to composure.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For the moment an unaccustomed fear held her spellbound, and it was the Sun Maid's happy cry which roused her at length, and restored them all to composure.
Chapter 9 of The Sun Maid: A Story of Fort Dearborn by Evelyn Raymond holds 238 sentences, grouped into 48 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.
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