Chapter 9 of The Unknown is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Unknown is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[SYLVIA _does not answer_. DR. MACFARLANE _goes out_. SYLVIA _advances into the room and then turns and looks again at the door through which_ JOHN _must come. She does all she can to control her great nervousness._ MRS.
Chapter 9 of The Unknown is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “advance” — a movement forward
react verbally
power to direct or determine
From this reading “She does all she can to control her great nervousness._ MRS.”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “SYLVIA _advances into the room and then turns and looks again at the door through which_ JOHN _must come.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “SYLVIA _advances into the room and then turns and looks again at the door through which_ JOHN _must come.”
the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
From this reading “She does all she can to control her great nervousness._ MRS.”
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading “SYLVIA _advances into the room and then turns and looks again at the door through which_ JOHN _must come.”
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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In this reading “SYLVIA _advances into the room and then turns and looks again at the door through which_ JOHN _must come.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “MACFARLANE _goes out_.”
In this reading “SYLVIA _advances into the room and then turns and looks again at the door through which_ JOHN _must come.”
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plural of “advance” — a movement forward
From this reading SYLVIA _advances into the room and then turns and looks again at the door through which_ JOHN _must come.
anew
From this reading SYLVIA _advances into the room and then turns and looks again at the door through which_ JOHN _must come.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She does all she can to control her great nervousness._ MRS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SYLVIA _advances into the room and then turns and looks again at the door through which_ JOHN _must come.
react verbally
From this reading [SYLVIA _does not answer_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SYLVIA _advances into the room and then turns and looks again at the door through which_ JOHN _must come.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading She does all she can to control her great nervousness._ MRS.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading SYLVIA _advances into the room and then turns and looks again at the door through which_ JOHN _must come.
power to direct or determine
From this reading She does all she can to control her great nervousness._ MRS.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [SYLVIA _does not answer_.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading SYLVIA _advances into the room and then turns and looks again at the door through which_ JOHN _must come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DR.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading MACFARLANE _goes out_.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She does all she can to control her great nervousness._ MRS.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She does all she can to control her great nervousness._ MRS.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading SYLVIA _advances into the room and then turns and looks again at the door through which_ JOHN _must come.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading SYLVIA _advances into the room and then turns and looks again at the door through which_ JOHN _must come.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading SYLVIA _advances into the room and then turns and looks again at the door through which_ JOHN _must come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MACFARLANE _goes out_.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading She does all she can to control her great nervousness._ MRS.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading SYLVIA _advances into the room and then turns and looks again at the door through which_ JOHN _must come.
the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
From this reading She does all she can to control her great nervousness._ MRS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading [SYLVIA _does not answer_.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading MACFARLANE _goes out_.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading SYLVIA _advances into the room and then turns and looks again at the door through which_ JOHN _must come.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She does all she can to control her great nervousness._ MRS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [SYLVIA _does not answer_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SYLVIA _advances into the room and then turns and looks again at the door through which_ JOHN _must come.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading SYLVIA _advances into the room and then turns and looks again at the door through which_ JOHN _must come.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading SYLVIA _advances into the room and then turns and looks again at the door through which_ JOHN _must come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She does all she can to control her great nervousness._ MRS.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading SYLVIA _advances into the room and then turns and looks again at the door through which_ JOHN _must come.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading SYLVIA _advances into the room and then turns and looks again at the door through which_ JOHN _must come.
Chapter 9 of The Unknown by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham holds 411 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 411 sentences of The Unknown, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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