Chapter 9 of The Thirteen Travellers is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Thirteen Travellers is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But he did not know how he felt. He did not know what to do. Again he saw the golden balls tossing in the air above him, and there was she, alluring, glittering, tumbling, escaping. He thought, with a smile of contempt, of his conquest of Hortons. That was no achievement.
Chapter 9 of The Thirteen Travellers is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the action of accomplishing something
From this reading “That was no achievement.”
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
From this reading “Again he saw the golden balls tossing in the air above him, and there was she, alluring, glittering, tumbling, escaping.”
plural of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading “Again he saw the golden balls tossing in the air above him, and there was she, alluring, glittering, tumbling, escaping.”
the act of conquering
From this reading “He thought, with a smile of contempt, of his conquest of Hortons.”
-ing form of “escape” — run away from confinement
From this reading “Again he saw the golden balls tossing in the air above him, and there was she, alluring, glittering, tumbling, escaping.”
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading “Again he saw the golden balls tossing in the air above him, and there was she, alluring, glittering, tumbling, escaping.”
-ing form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading “Again he saw the golden balls tossing in the air above him, and there was she, alluring, glittering, tumbling, escaping.”
the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
From this reading “Again he saw the golden balls tossing in the air above him, and there was she, alluring, glittering, tumbling, escaping.”
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In this reading “Again he saw the golden balls tossing in the air above him, and there was she, alluring, glittering, tumbling, escaping.”
on everybody's mind
In this reading “Again he saw the golden balls tossing in the air above him, and there was she, alluring, glittering, tumbling, escaping.”
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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 He thought, with a smile of contempt, of his conquest of Hortons.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Again he saw the golden balls tossing in the air above him, and there was she, alluring, glittering, tumbling, escaping.
the action of accomplishing something
From this reading That was no achievement.
anew
From this reading Again he saw the golden balls tossing in the air above him, and there was she, alluring, glittering, tumbling, escaping.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Again he saw the golden balls tossing in the air above him, and there was she, alluring, glittering, tumbling, escaping.
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
From this reading Again he saw the golden balls tossing in the air above him, and there was she, alluring, glittering, tumbling, escaping.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again he saw the golden balls tossing in the air above him, and there was she, alluring, glittering, tumbling, escaping.
plural of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Again he saw the golden balls tossing in the air above him, and there was she, alluring, glittering, tumbling, escaping.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he did not know how he felt.
the act of conquering
From this reading He thought, with a smile of contempt, of his conquest of Hortons.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading He thought, with a smile of contempt, of his conquest of Hortons.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But he did not know how he felt.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He did not know what to do.
-ing form of “escape” — run away from confinement
From this reading Again he saw the golden balls tossing in the air above him, and there was she, alluring, glittering, tumbling, escaping.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading But he did not know how he felt.
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading Again he saw the golden balls tossing in the air above him, and there was she, alluring, glittering, tumbling, escaping.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Again he saw the golden balls tossing in the air above him, and there was she, alluring, glittering, tumbling, escaping.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he did not know how he felt.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Again he saw the golden balls tossing in the air above him, and there was she, alluring, glittering, tumbling, escaping.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He thought, with a smile of contempt, of his conquest of Hortons.
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From this reading He thought, with a smile of contempt, of his conquest of Hortons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he did not know how he felt.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Again he saw the golden balls tossing in the air above him, and there was she, alluring, glittering, tumbling, escaping.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But he did not know how he felt.
not any; not one
From this reading That was no achievement.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he did not know how he felt.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He thought, with a smile of contempt, of his conquest of Hortons.
cut with a saw
From this reading Again he saw the golden balls tossing in the air above him, and there was she, alluring, glittering, tumbling, escaping.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Again he saw the golden balls tossing in the air above him, and there was she, alluring, glittering, tumbling, escaping.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He thought, with a smile of contempt, of his conquest of Hortons.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was no achievement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Again he saw the golden balls tossing in the air above him, and there was she, alluring, glittering, tumbling, escaping.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Again he saw the golden balls tossing in the air above him, and there was she, alluring, glittering, tumbling, escaping.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought, with a smile of contempt, of his conquest of Hortons.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He did not know what to do.
-ing form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading Again he saw the golden balls tossing in the air above him, and there was she, alluring, glittering, tumbling, escaping.
the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
From this reading Again he saw the golden balls tossing in the air above him, and there was she, alluring, glittering, tumbling, escaping.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Again he saw the golden balls tossing in the air above him, and there was she, alluring, glittering, tumbling, escaping.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He did not know what to do.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He thought, with a smile of contempt, of his conquest of Hortons.
Chapter 9 of The Thirteen Travellers by Hugh Walpole holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 428 sentences of The Thirteen Travellers, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Thirteen Travellers by Hugh Walpole exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 86 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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