Chapter 9 of The Undefeated is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Undefeated is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She was glad to hear him say that. And she had not told him yet of her father's recent act of reparation. Should she tell him now? Was the moment favorable? Or had she better wait until---- The question, however, was already decided.
Chapter 9 of The Undefeated is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “And she had not told him yet of her father's recent act of reparation.”
recognizable; marked
From this reading “Or had she better wait until---- The question, however, was already decided.”
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “And she had not told him yet of her father's recent act of reparation.”
encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading “Was the moment favorable?”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “She was glad to hear him say that.”
new
From this reading “And she had not told him yet of her father's recent act of reparation.”
compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury
From this reading “And she had not told him yet of her father's recent act of reparation.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Or had she better wait until---- The question, however, was already decided.”
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 “Or had she better wait until---- The question, however, was already decided.”
In this reading “And she had not told him yet of her father's recent act of reparation.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading And she had not told him yet of her father's recent act of reparation.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Or had she better wait until---- The question, however, was already decided.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she had not told him yet of her father's recent act of reparation.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Or had she better wait until---- The question, however, was already decided.
recognizable; marked
From this reading Or had she better wait until---- The question, however, was already decided.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading And she had not told him yet of her father's recent act of reparation.
encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading Was the moment favorable?
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading She was glad to hear him say that.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And she had not told him yet of her father's recent act of reparation.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading She was glad to hear him say that.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And she had not told him yet of her father's recent act of reparation.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was glad to hear him say that.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Or had she better wait until---- The question, however, was already decided.
a particular point in time
From this reading Was the moment favorable?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And she had not told him yet of her father's recent act of reparation.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Should she tell him now?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And she had not told him yet of her father's recent act of reparation.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or had she better wait until---- The question, however, was already decided.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Or had she better wait until---- The question, however, was already decided.
new
From this reading And she had not told him yet of her father's recent act of reparation.
compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury
From this reading And she had not told him yet of her father's recent act of reparation.
express in words
From this reading She was glad to hear him say that.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was glad to hear him say that.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should she tell him now?
express in words
From this reading Should she tell him now?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was glad to hear him say that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Was the moment favorable?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was glad to hear him say that.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading And she had not told him yet of her father's recent act of reparation.
up to a particular time
From this reading Or had she better wait until---- The question, however, was already decided.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Or had she better wait until---- The question, however, was already decided.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was glad to hear him say that.
but in spite of that
From this reading And she had not told him yet of her father's recent act of reparation.
Chapter 9 of The Undefeated by J. C. (John Collis) Snaith holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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 435 sentences of The Undefeated, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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