Chapter IX of The Vanishing Comrade, “Something of Fairy in It,” is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter IX of The Vanishing Comrade, “Something of Fairy in It,” is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You haven’t told me a word about how you like the orchard house!” Aunt Katherine said. “Did you go all over it? The study is really the nicest room. Did you like that?
Chapter IX of The Vanishing Comrade, “Something of Fairy in It,” is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “Aunt Katherine said.”
superlative of “nice” — pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “The study is really the nicest room.”
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading ““You haven’t told me a word about how you like the orchard house!””
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “The study is really the nicest room.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “The study is really the nicest room.”
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “The study is really the nicest room.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading ““You haven’t told me a word about how you like the orchard house!””
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading ““You haven’t told me a word about how you like the orchard house!””
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “You haven’t told me a word about how you like the orchard house!”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “You haven’t told me a word about how you like the orchard house!”
(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 “Did you go all over it?
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Aunt Katherine said.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did you go all over it?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Did you go all over it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You haven’t told me a word about how you like the orchard house!”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “You haven’t told me a word about how you like the orchard house!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You haven’t told me a word about how you like the orchard house!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The study is really the nicest room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Did you go all over it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aunt Katherine said.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “You haven’t told me a word about how you like the orchard house!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You haven’t told me a word about how you like the orchard house!”
superlative of “nice” — pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading The study is really the nicest room.
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading “You haven’t told me a word about how you like the orchard house!”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Did you go all over it?
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading The study is really the nicest room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The study is really the nicest room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Aunt Katherine said.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading The study is really the nicest room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Did you like that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You haven’t told me a word about how you like the orchard house!”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “You haven’t told me a word about how you like the orchard house!”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “You haven’t told me a word about how you like the orchard house!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You haven’t told me a word about how you like the orchard house!”
Chapter 9 of The Vanishing Comrade by Ethel Cook Eliot holds 210 sentences, grouped into 42 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 210 sentences of The Vanishing Comrade, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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