Chapter 9 of The Tiger Lily is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Tiger Lily is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Have you ever seen one of these affairs at home?" "Oh no, my friend, not chez-moi--at home. It was in the Bois de Boulogne." "And you saw one there?" "Four--five--and all were journalistes.
Chapter 9 of The Tiger Lily is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
matters of personal concern
From this reading “"Have you ever seen one of these affairs at home?"”
at any time
From this reading “"Have you ever seen one of these affairs at home?"”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “"Four--five--and all were journalistes.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading “"Four--five--and all were journalistes.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “"Oh no, my friend, not chez-moi--at home.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “"Have you ever seen one of these affairs at home?"”
cut with a saw
From this reading “"And you saw one there?"”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “"Have you ever seen one of these affairs at home?"”
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.
a reception held in your own home
In this reading “"Have you ever seen one of these affairs at home?"”
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.
matters of personal concern
From this reading "Have you ever seen one of these affairs at home?"
(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 "Four--five--and all were journalistes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you saw one there?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Have you ever seen one of these affairs at home?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was in the Bois de Boulogne."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was in the Bois de Boulogne."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh no, my friend, not chez-moi--at home.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading It was in the Bois de Boulogne."
at any time
From this reading "Have you ever seen one of these affairs at home?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "Four--five--and all were journalistes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading "Four--five--and all were journalistes.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Oh no, my friend, not chez-moi--at home.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you ever seen one of these affairs at home?"
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Have you ever seen one of these affairs at home?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in the Bois de Boulogne."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in the Bois de Boulogne."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Four--five--and all were journalistes.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh no, my friend, not chez-moi--at home.
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh no, my friend, not chez-moi--at home.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh no, my friend, not chez-moi--at home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Have you ever seen one of these affairs at home?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh no, my friend, not chez-moi--at home.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Have you ever seen one of these affairs at home?"
cut with a saw
From this reading "And you saw one there?"
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Have you ever seen one of these affairs at home?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was in the Bois de Boulogne."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "And you saw one there?"
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Have you ever seen one of these affairs at home?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in the Bois de Boulogne."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Four--five--and all were journalistes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you ever seen one of these affairs at home?"
Chapter 9 of The Tiger Lily by George Manville Fenn holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 396 sentences of The Tiger Lily, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Tiger Lily by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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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