Chapter 9 of The Tunnel is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Tunnel is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The cycling school was out of sight and done with and Miriam hurried down the Chalk Farm Road. If only she could see an omnibus and be in it going anywhere down away from the north. Miss Szigmondy had brought shame and misery upon her, in Chalk Farm. There was nothing there to keep off the pain. Once back she would never think of Chalk Farm again.
Chapter 9 of The Tunnel is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/55 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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at or in or to any place
From this reading “If only she could see an omnibus and be in it going anywhere down away from the north.”
A soft white limestone used for marking doors, stone walls, and slate.
From this reading “The cycling school was out of sight and done with and Miriam hurried down the Chalk Farm Road.”
the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle
From this reading “The cycling school was out of sight and done with and Miriam hurried down the Chalk Farm Road.”
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading “The cycling school was out of sight and done with and Miriam hurried down the Chalk Farm Road.”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “The cycling school was out of sight and done with and Miriam hurried down the Chalk Farm Road.”
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading “Miss Szigmondy had brought shame and misery upon her, in Chalk Farm.”
an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author
From this reading “If only she could see an omnibus and be in it going anywhere down away from the north.”
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading “Miss Szigmondy had brought shame and misery upon her, in Chalk Farm.”
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 “If only she could see an omnibus and be in it going anywhere down away from the north.”
refrain from certain foods or beverages
In this reading “There was nothing there to keep off the pain.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “Once back she would never think of Chalk Farm again.”
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.
anew
From this reading Once back she would never think of Chalk Farm again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If only she could see an omnibus and be in it going anywhere down away from the north.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cycling school was out of sight and done with and Miriam hurried down the Chalk Farm Road.
at or in or to any place
From this reading If only she could see an omnibus and be in it going anywhere down away from the north.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading If only she could see an omnibus and be in it going anywhere down away from the north.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Once back she would never think of Chalk Farm again.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If only she could see an omnibus and be in it going anywhere down away from the north.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Miss Szigmondy had brought shame and misery upon her, in Chalk Farm.
A soft white limestone used for marking doors, stone walls, and slate.
From this reading The cycling school was out of sight and done with and Miriam hurried down the Chalk Farm Road.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If only she could see an omnibus and be in it going anywhere down away from the north.
the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle
From this reading The cycling school was out of sight and done with and Miriam hurried down the Chalk Farm Road.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading The cycling school was out of sight and done with and Miriam hurried down the Chalk Farm Road.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The cycling school was out of sight and done with and Miriam hurried down the Chalk Farm Road.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading The cycling school was out of sight and done with and Miriam hurried down the Chalk Farm Road.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If only she could see an omnibus and be in it going anywhere down away from the north.
the act of departing
From this reading If only she could see an omnibus and be in it going anywhere down away from the north.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Szigmondy had brought shame and misery upon her, in Chalk Farm.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Szigmondy had brought shame and misery upon her, in Chalk Farm.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading The cycling school was out of sight and done with and Miriam hurried down the Chalk Farm Road.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If only she could see an omnibus and be in it going anywhere down away from the north.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If only she could see an omnibus and be in it going anywhere down away from the north.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If only she could see an omnibus and be in it going anywhere down away from the north.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading There was nothing there to keep off the pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cycling school was out of sight and done with and Miriam hurried down the Chalk Farm Road.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading Miss Szigmondy had brought shame and misery upon her, in Chalk Farm.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Szigmondy had brought shame and misery upon her, in Chalk Farm.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Once back she would never think of Chalk Farm again.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading If only she could see an omnibus and be in it going anywhere down away from the north.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing there to keep off the pain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cycling school was out of sight and done with and Miriam hurried down the Chalk Farm Road.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There was nothing there to keep off the pain.
an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author
From this reading If only she could see an omnibus and be in it going anywhere down away from the north.
on one occasion
From this reading Once back she would never think of Chalk Farm again.
and nothing more
From this reading If only she could see an omnibus and be in it going anywhere down away from the north.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The cycling school was out of sight and done with and Miriam hurried down the Chalk Farm Road.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading There was nothing there to keep off the pain.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The cycling school was out of sight and done with and Miriam hurried down the Chalk Farm Road.
an educational institution
From this reading The cycling school was out of sight and done with and Miriam hurried down the Chalk Farm Road.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading If only she could see an omnibus and be in it going anywhere down away from the north.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading Miss Szigmondy had brought shame and misery upon her, in Chalk Farm.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If only she could see an omnibus and be in it going anywhere down away from the north.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The cycling school was out of sight and done with and Miriam hurried down the Chalk Farm Road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Szigmondy had brought shame and misery upon her, in Chalk Farm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cycling school was out of sight and done with and Miriam hurried down the Chalk Farm Road.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was nothing there to keep off the pain.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Once back she would never think of Chalk Farm again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was nothing there to keep off the pain.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Miss Szigmondy had brought shame and misery upon her, in Chalk Farm.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cycling school was out of sight and done with and Miriam hurried down the Chalk Farm Road.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The cycling school was out of sight and done with and Miriam hurried down the Chalk Farm Road.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Once back she would never think of Chalk Farm again.
Chapter 9 of The Tunnel by Dorothy M. (Dorothy Miller) Richardson holds 278 sentences, grouped into 56 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 278 sentences of The Tunnel, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Tunnel by Dorothy M. (Dorothy Miller) Richardson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 278 sentences, grouped into 56 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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