Chapter 9 of The Trespasser is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Trespasser is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Siegmund could find no answer. He tried to imagine her life. It would go on, after his death, just in the same way, for a while, and then? He had not the faintest knowledge of how she would develop. What would she do when she was thirty-eight, and as old as himself?
Chapter 9 of The Trespasser is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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react verbally
From this reading “Siegmund could find no answer.”
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “It would go on, after his death, just in the same way, for a while, and then?”
make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
From this reading “He had not the faintest knowledge of how she would develop.”
superlative of “faint” — deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “He had not the faintest knowledge of how she would develop.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “Siegmund could find no answer.”
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading “He tried to imagine her life.”
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading “He had not the faintest knowledge of how she would develop.”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “He tried to imagine her life.”
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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 It would go on, after his death, just in the same way, for a while, and then?
later than; following
From this reading It would go on, after his death, just in the same way, for a while, and then?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It would go on, after his death, just in the same way, for a while, and then?
react verbally
From this reading Siegmund could find no answer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What would she do when she was thirty-eight, and as old as himself?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Siegmund could find no answer.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading It would go on, after his death, just in the same way, for a while, and then?
make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
From this reading He had not the faintest knowledge of how she would develop.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What would she do when she was thirty-eight, and as old as himself?
superlative of “faint” — deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading He had not the faintest knowledge of how she would develop.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Siegmund could find no answer.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It would go on, after his death, just in the same way, for a while, and then?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It would go on, after his death, just in the same way, for a while, and then?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not the faintest knowledge of how she would develop.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He tried to imagine her life.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He tried to imagine her life.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading What would she do when she was thirty-eight, and as old as himself?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It would go on, after his death, just in the same way, for a while, and then?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had not the faintest knowledge of how she would develop.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading He tried to imagine her life.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It would go on, after his death, just in the same way, for a while, and then?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would go on, after his death, just in the same way, for a while, and then?
and nothing more
From this reading It would go on, after his death, just in the same way, for a while, and then?
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading He had not the faintest knowledge of how she would develop.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He tried to imagine her life.
not any; not one
From this reading Siegmund could find no answer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not the faintest knowledge of how she would develop.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had not the faintest knowledge of how she would develop.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading What would she do when she was thirty-eight, and as old as himself?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It would go on, after his death, just in the same way, for a while, and then?
Identical; not different.
From this reading It would go on, after his death, just in the same way, for a while, and then?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not the faintest knowledge of how she would develop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Siegmund could find no answer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It would go on, after his death, just in the same way, for a while, and then?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It would go on, after his death, just in the same way, for a while, and then?
being eight more than thirty
From this reading What would she do when she was thirty-eight, and as old as himself?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He tried to imagine her life.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading He tried to imagine her life.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What would she do when she was thirty-eight, and as old as himself?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It would go on, after his death, just in the same way, for a while, and then?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would she do when she was thirty-eight, and as old as himself?
at the time that
From this reading What would she do when she was thirty-eight, and as old as himself?
during the time that
From this reading It would go on, after his death, just in the same way, for a while, and then?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would go on, after his death, just in the same way, for a while, and then?
Chapter 9 of The Trespasser by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 429 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 429 sentences of The Trespasser, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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