Chapter 9 of The Undercurrent is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Undercurrent is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Constance's nerves tingled pleasantly at the apostrophe. "You are very good. You have always been kindness itself to me. I have felt that you both were my friends." She put out her hand shyly and gratefully to bid him good-night, and at the same time to indicate the warmth in her heart.
Chapter 9 of The Undercurrent is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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address to an absent or imaginary person
From this reading “Constance's nerves tingled pleasantly at the apostrophe.”
propose a payment
From this reading “She put out her hand shyly and gratefully to bid him good-night, and at the same time to indicate the warmth in her heart.”
with appreciation; in a grateful manner
From this reading “She put out her hand shyly and gratefully to bid him good-night, and at the same time to indicate the warmth in her heart.”
be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading “She put out her hand shyly and gratefully to bid him good-night, and at the same time to indicate the warmth in her heart.”
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading “Constance's nerves tingled pleasantly at the apostrophe.”
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “Constance's nerves tingled pleasantly at the apostrophe.”
in a shy or timid or bashful manner
From this reading “She put out her hand shyly and gratefully to bid him good-night, and at the same time to indicate the warmth in her heart.”
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading “She put out her hand shyly and gratefully to bid him good-night, and at the same time to indicate the warmth in her heart.”
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 “She put out her hand shyly and gratefully to bid him good-night, and at the same time to indicate the warmth in her heart.”
to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
In this reading “She put out her hand shyly and gratefully to bid him good-night, and at the same time to indicate the warmth in her heart.”
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.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading You have always been kindness itself to me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She put out her hand shyly and gratefully to bid him good-night, and at the same time to indicate the warmth in her heart.
address to an absent or imaginary person
From this reading Constance's nerves tingled pleasantly at the apostrophe.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are very good.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Constance's nerves tingled pleasantly at the apostrophe.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You have always been kindness itself to me.
propose a payment
From this reading She put out her hand shyly and gratefully to bid him good-night, and at the same time to indicate the warmth in her heart.
the two together, not just one
From this reading I have felt that you both were my friends."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Constance's nerves tingled pleasantly at the apostrophe.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I have felt that you both were my friends."
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I have felt that you both were my friends."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "You are very good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She put out her hand shyly and gratefully to bid him good-night, and at the same time to indicate the warmth in her heart.
with appreciation; in a grateful manner
From this reading She put out her hand shyly and gratefully to bid him good-night, and at the same time to indicate the warmth in her heart.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She put out her hand shyly and gratefully to bid him good-night, and at the same time to indicate the warmth in her heart.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have always been kindness itself to me.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She put out her hand shyly and gratefully to bid him good-night, and at the same time to indicate the warmth in her heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She put out her hand shyly and gratefully to bid him good-night, and at the same time to indicate the warmth in her heart.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She put out her hand shyly and gratefully to bid him good-night, and at the same time to indicate the warmth in her heart.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have felt that you both were my friends."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She put out her hand shyly and gratefully to bid him good-night, and at the same time to indicate the warmth in her heart.
be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading She put out her hand shyly and gratefully to bid him good-night, and at the same time to indicate the warmth in her heart.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading You have always been kindness itself to me.
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading You have always been kindness itself to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You have always been kindness itself to me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have felt that you both were my friends."
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading Constance's nerves tingled pleasantly at the apostrophe.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She put out her hand shyly and gratefully to bid him good-night, and at the same time to indicate the warmth in her heart.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading Constance's nerves tingled pleasantly at the apostrophe.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She put out her hand shyly and gratefully to bid him good-night, and at the same time to indicate the warmth in her heart.
Identical; not different.
From this reading She put out her hand shyly and gratefully to bid him good-night, and at the same time to indicate the warmth in her heart.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She put out her hand shyly and gratefully to bid him good-night, and at the same time to indicate the warmth in her heart.
in a shy or timid or bashful manner
From this reading She put out her hand shyly and gratefully to bid him good-night, and at the same time to indicate the warmth in her heart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have felt that you both were my friends."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Constance's nerves tingled pleasantly at the apostrophe.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She put out her hand shyly and gratefully to bid him good-night, and at the same time to indicate the warmth in her heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Constance's nerves tingled pleasantly at the apostrophe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You have always been kindness itself to me.
precisely as stated
From this reading "You are very good.
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading She put out her hand shyly and gratefully to bid him good-night, and at the same time to indicate the warmth in her heart.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I have felt that you both were my friends."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are very good.
Chapter 9 of The Undercurrent by Robert Grant holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 413 sentences of The Undercurrent, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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