Chapter 9 of The Tigress is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Tigress is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There's a Lass in Dundee! Into Nina's flat in Mayfair, one rare August morning, entered Lord Kneedrock, unannounced. He found her in her little drawing-room arranging flowers in a vase--flowers not a whit more lovely than herself. "Whose?" he asked, nodding toward them. It was his first and only word, and she had not seen him for two months.
Chapter 9 of The Tigress is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
From this reading “He found her in her little drawing-room arranging flowers in a vase--flowers not a whit more lovely than herself.”
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “Into Nina's flat in Mayfair, one rare August morning, entered Lord Kneedrock, unannounced.”
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading “There's a Lass in Dundee!”
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading “"Whose?" he asked, nodding toward them.”
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading “Into Nina's flat in Mayfair, one rare August morning, entered Lord Kneedrock, unannounced.”
without warning or announcement
From this reading “Into Nina's flat in Mayfair, one rare August morning, entered Lord Kneedrock, unannounced.”
an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers
From this reading “He found her in her little drawing-room arranging flowers in a vase--flowers not a whit more lovely than herself.”
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
From this reading “He found her in her little drawing-room arranging flowers in a vase--flowers not a whit more lovely than herself.”
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.
In this reading “It was his first and only word, and she had not seen him for two months.”
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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 There's a Lass in Dundee!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was his first and only word, and she had not seen him for two months.
the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
From this reading He found her in her little drawing-room arranging flowers in a vase--flowers not a whit more lovely than herself.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Whose?" he asked, nodding toward them.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading Into Nina's flat in Mayfair, one rare August morning, entered Lord Kneedrock, unannounced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found her in her little drawing-room arranging flowers in a vase--flowers not a whit more lovely than herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's a Lass in Dundee!
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Into Nina's flat in Mayfair, one rare August morning, entered Lord Kneedrock, unannounced.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was his first and only word, and she had not seen him for two months.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading Into Nina's flat in Mayfair, one rare August morning, entered Lord Kneedrock, unannounced.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading He found her in her little drawing-room arranging flowers in a vase--flowers not a whit more lovely than herself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was his first and only word, and she had not seen him for two months.
set up or found
From this reading He found her in her little drawing-room arranging flowers in a vase--flowers not a whit more lovely than herself.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was his first and only word, and she had not seen him for two months.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found her in her little drawing-room arranging flowers in a vase--flowers not a whit more lovely than herself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He found her in her little drawing-room arranging flowers in a vase--flowers not a whit more lovely than herself.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading He found her in her little drawing-room arranging flowers in a vase--flowers not a whit more lovely than herself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was his first and only word, and she had not seen him for two months.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was his first and only word, and she had not seen him for two months.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There's a Lass in Dundee!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Into Nina's flat in Mayfair, one rare August morning, entered Lord Kneedrock, unannounced.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was his first and only word, and she had not seen him for two months.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Into Nina's flat in Mayfair, one rare August morning, entered Lord Kneedrock, unannounced.
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading There's a Lass in Dundee!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He found her in her little drawing-room arranging flowers in a vase--flowers not a whit more lovely than herself.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Into Nina's flat in Mayfair, one rare August morning, entered Lord Kneedrock, unannounced.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading He found her in her little drawing-room arranging flowers in a vase--flowers not a whit more lovely than herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Into Nina's flat in Mayfair, one rare August morning, entered Lord Kneedrock, unannounced.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading It was his first and only word, and she had not seen him for two months.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He found her in her little drawing-room arranging flowers in a vase--flowers not a whit more lovely than herself.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Into Nina's flat in Mayfair, one rare August morning, entered Lord Kneedrock, unannounced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Into Nina's flat in Mayfair, one rare August morning, entered Lord Kneedrock, unannounced.
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading "Whose?" he asked, nodding toward them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He found her in her little drawing-room arranging flowers in a vase--flowers not a whit more lovely than herself.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Into Nina's flat in Mayfair, one rare August morning, entered Lord Kneedrock, unannounced.
and nothing more
From this reading It was his first and only word, and she had not seen him for two months.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading Into Nina's flat in Mayfair, one rare August morning, entered Lord Kneedrock, unannounced.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It was his first and only word, and she had not seen him for two months.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was his first and only word, and she had not seen him for two months.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He found her in her little drawing-room arranging flowers in a vase--flowers not a whit more lovely than herself.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Whose?" he asked, nodding toward them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's a Lass in Dundee!
in the direction of
From this reading "Whose?" he asked, nodding toward them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It was his first and only word, and she had not seen him for two months.
without warning or announcement
From this reading Into Nina's flat in Mayfair, one rare August morning, entered Lord Kneedrock, unannounced.
an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers
From this reading He found her in her little drawing-room arranging flowers in a vase--flowers not a whit more lovely than herself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was his first and only word, and she had not seen him for two months.
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
From this reading He found her in her little drawing-room arranging flowers in a vase--flowers not a whit more lovely than herself.
belonging to which person
From this reading "Whose?" he asked, nodding toward them.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading It was his first and only word, and she had not seen him for two months.
Chapter 9 of The Tigress by Anne Warner holds 289 sentences, grouped into 58 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 289 sentences of The Tigress, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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