Chapter 9 of The Thin Red Line is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Thin Red Line is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NOVEMBER GALE. "Will you not come down into the cabin?" said Mrs. Wilders, civilly; "the lunch is still on the table, and I daresay you will be glad of something to eat." "I have not touched food all day, Mrs. Wilders." "You must have been very busy, then?" "Surely you have heard what has happened this morning?"
Chapter 9 of The Thin Red Line is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 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.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “"You must have been very busy, then?"”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “"Will you not come down into the cabin?" said Mrs. Wilders, civilly; "the lunch is still on the table, and I daresay you will be glad of something to eat."”
in a civil manner
From this reading “"Will you not come down into the cabin?" said Mrs. Wilders, civilly; "the lunch is still on the table, and I daresay you will be glad of something to eat."”
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading “"I have not touched food all day, Mrs. Wilders."”
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading “A NOVEMBER GALE.”
take the midday meal
From this reading “"Will you not come down into the cabin?" said Mrs. Wilders, civilly; "the lunch is still on the table, and I daresay you will be glad of something to eat."”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “A NOVEMBER GALE.”
having come into contact
From this reading “"I have not touched food all day, Mrs. Wilders."”
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 NOVEMBER GALE.
(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 "I have not touched food all day, Mrs. Wilders."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Will you not come down into the cabin?" said Mrs. Wilders, civilly; "the lunch is still on the table, and I daresay you will be glad of something to eat."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Will you not come down into the cabin?" said Mrs. Wilders, civilly; "the lunch is still on the table, and I daresay you will be glad of something to eat."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You must have been very busy, then?"
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading "You must have been very busy, then?"
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading "Will you not come down into the cabin?" said Mrs. Wilders, civilly; "the lunch is still on the table, and I daresay you will be glad of something to eat."
in a civil manner
From this reading "Will you not come down into the cabin?" said Mrs. Wilders, civilly; "the lunch is still on the table, and I daresay you will be glad of something to eat."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Will you not come down into the cabin?" said Mrs. Wilders, civilly; "the lunch is still on the table, and I daresay you will be glad of something to eat."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Will you not come down into the cabin?" said Mrs. Wilders, civilly; "the lunch is still on the table, and I daresay you will be glad of something to eat."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "I have not touched food all day, Mrs. Wilders."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Will you not come down into the cabin?" said Mrs. Wilders, civilly; "the lunch is still on the table, and I daresay you will be glad of something to eat."
take in solid food
From this reading "Will you not come down into the cabin?" said Mrs. Wilders, civilly; "the lunch is still on the table, and I daresay you will be glad of something to eat."
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading "I have not touched food all day, Mrs. Wilders."
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading A NOVEMBER GALE.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Will you not come down into the cabin?" said Mrs. Wilders, civilly; "the lunch is still on the table, and I daresay you will be glad of something to eat."
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "Surely you have heard what has happened this morning?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Surely you have heard what has happened this morning?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have not touched food all day, Mrs. Wilders."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Surely you have heard what has happened this morning?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Will you not come down into the cabin?" said Mrs. Wilders, civilly; "the lunch is still on the table, and I daresay you will be glad of something to eat."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Will you not come down into the cabin?" said Mrs. Wilders, civilly; "the lunch is still on the table, and I daresay you will be glad of something to eat."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Will you not come down into the cabin?" said Mrs. Wilders, civilly; "the lunch is still on the table, and I daresay you will be glad of something to eat."
take the midday meal
From this reading "Will you not come down into the cabin?" said Mrs. Wilders, civilly; "the lunch is still on the table, and I daresay you will be glad of something to eat."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Surely you have heard what has happened this morning?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Will you not come down into the cabin?" said Mrs. Wilders, civilly; "the lunch is still on the table, and I daresay you will be glad of something to eat."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must have been very busy, then?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Will you not come down into the cabin?" said Mrs. Wilders, civilly; "the lunch is still on the table, and I daresay you will be glad of something to eat."
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading A NOVEMBER GALE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Will you not come down into the cabin?" said Mrs. Wilders, civilly; "the lunch is still on the table, and I daresay you will be glad of something to eat."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Will you not come down into the cabin?" said Mrs. Wilders, civilly; "the lunch is still on the table, and I daresay you will be glad of something to eat."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Will you not come down into the cabin?" said Mrs. Wilders, civilly; "the lunch is still on the table, and I daresay you will be glad of something to eat."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Will you not come down into the cabin?" said Mrs. Wilders, civilly; "the lunch is still on the table, and I daresay you will be glad of something to eat."
not in physical motion
From this reading "Will you not come down into the cabin?" said Mrs. Wilders, civilly; "the lunch is still on the table, and I daresay you will be glad of something to eat."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Surely you have heard what has happened this morning?"
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "Will you not come down into the cabin?" said Mrs. Wilders, civilly; "the lunch is still on the table, and I daresay you will be glad of something to eat."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Will you not come down into the cabin?" said Mrs. Wilders, civilly; "the lunch is still on the table, and I daresay you will be glad of something to eat."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "You must have been very busy, then?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Surely you have heard what has happened this morning?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Will you not come down into the cabin?" said Mrs. Wilders, civilly; "the lunch is still on the table, and I daresay you will be glad of something to eat."
having come into contact
From this reading "I have not touched food all day, Mrs. Wilders."
precisely as stated
From this reading "You must have been very busy, then?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Surely you have heard what has happened this morning?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Will you not come down into the cabin?" said Mrs. Wilders, civilly; "the lunch is still on the table, and I daresay you will be glad of something to eat."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you not come down into the cabin?" said Mrs. Wilders, civilly; "the lunch is still on the table, and I daresay you will be glad of something to eat."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you not come down into the cabin?" said Mrs. Wilders, civilly; "the lunch is still on the table, and I daresay you will be glad of something to eat."
Chapter 9 of The Thin Red Line by Arthur Griffiths holds 384 sentences, grouped into 77 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 384 sentences of The Thin Red Line, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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