Chapter 9 of The Transformation of Philip Jettan is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Transformation of Philip Jettan is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"_Doucement, malheureux!_ Gently, I say! Do you wish to pull my arms off with the coat? _Ah, voilà!_ Spread it to dry, Moggat, and take care not to crease it. Yes, that is well!" Then came Moggat's voice, very self-conscious.
Chapter 9 of The Transformation of Philip Jettan is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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weapons considered collectively
From this reading “Do you wish to pull my arms off with the coat?”
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading “Do you wish to pull my arms off with the coat?”
make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; “crisp” is archaic
From this reading “_Ah, voilà!_ Spread it to dry, Moggat, and take care not to crease it.”
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading “_Ah, voilà!_ Spread it to dry, Moggat, and take care not to crease it.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “"_Doucement, malheureux!_ Gently, I say!”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Do you wish to pull my arms off with the coat?”
aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts
From this reading “Then came Moggat's voice, very self-conscious.”
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading “_Ah, voilà!_ Spread it to dry, Moggat, and take care not to crease it.”
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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be careful, prudent, or watchful
In this reading “_Ah, voilà!_ Spread it to dry, Moggat, and take care not to crease it.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ah, voilà!_ Spread it to dry, Moggat, and take care not to crease it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Ah, voilà!_ Spread it to dry, Moggat, and take care not to crease it.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Do you wish to pull my arms off with the coat?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then came Moggat's voice, very self-conscious.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading _Ah, voilà!_ Spread it to dry, Moggat, and take care not to crease it.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading Do you wish to pull my arms off with the coat?
make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; “crisp” is archaic
From this reading _Ah, voilà!_ Spread it to dry, Moggat, and take care not to crease it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you wish to pull my arms off with the coat?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Doucement, malheureux!_ Gently, I say!
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading _Ah, voilà!_ Spread it to dry, Moggat, and take care not to crease it.
in a gradual manner
From this reading "_Doucement, malheureux!_ Gently, I say!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "_Doucement, malheureux!_ Gently, I say!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, that is well!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Ah, voilà!_ Spread it to dry, Moggat, and take care not to crease it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Doucement, malheureux!_ Gently, I say!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ah, voilà!_ Spread it to dry, Moggat, and take care not to crease it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then came Moggat's voice, very self-conscious.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Do you wish to pull my arms off with the coat?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Ah, voilà!_ Spread it to dry, Moggat, and take care not to crease it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Do you wish to pull my arms off with the coat?
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Do you wish to pull my arms off with the coat?
express in words
From this reading "_Doucement, malheureux!_ Gently, I say!
aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts
From this reading Then came Moggat's voice, very self-conscious.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading _Ah, voilà!_ Spread it to dry, Moggat, and take care not to crease it.
carry out
From this reading _Ah, voilà!_ Spread it to dry, Moggat, and take care not to crease it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yes, that is well!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Do you wish to pull my arms off with the coat?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then came Moggat's voice, very self-conscious.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do you wish to pull my arms off with the coat?
precisely as stated
From this reading Then came Moggat's voice, very self-conscious.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Then came Moggat's voice, very self-conscious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ah, voilà!_ Spread it to dry, Moggat, and take care not to crease it.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Yes, that is well!"
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Do you wish to pull my arms off with the coat?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Do you wish to pull my arms off with the coat?
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, that is well!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you wish to pull my arms off with the coat?
Chapter 9 of The Transformation of Philip Jettan by Georgette Heyer holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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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