Chapter 9 of The Weird Sisters: A Romance. Volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of The Weird Sisters: A Romance. Volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE READING OF THE WILL. "Now, Maud darling, do try to bear up. Drink this wine to give you strength. Come, they are all waiting for us in the library. Drink this for my sake.
Chapter 9 of The Weird Sisters: A Romance. Volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a special loved one
From this reading “"Now, Maud darling, do try to bear up.”
take in liquids
From this reading “Drink this wine to give you strength.”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “Come, they are all waiting for us in the library.”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “THE READING OF THE WILL.”
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading “Drink this for my sake.”
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading “Drink this wine to give you strength.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “Come, they are all waiting for us in the library.”
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading “Drink this wine to give you strength.”
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 “Come, they are all waiting for us in the library.”
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.
(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 Come, they are all waiting for us in the library.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Come, they are all waiting for us in the library.
have
From this reading "Now, Maud darling, do try to bear up.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, they are all waiting for us in the library.
a special loved one
From this reading "Now, Maud darling, do try to bear up.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Now, Maud darling, do try to bear up.
take in liquids
From this reading Drink this wine to give you strength.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Come, they are all waiting for us in the library.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Drink this wine to give you strength.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Come, they are all waiting for us in the library.
a room where books are kept
From this reading Come, they are all waiting for us in the library.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, Maud darling, do try to bear up.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Drink this for my sake.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, Maud darling, do try to bear up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE READING OF THE WILL.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading THE READING OF THE WILL.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading Drink this for my sake.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Drink this wine to give you strength.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE READING OF THE WILL.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Come, they are all waiting for us in the library.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Drink this wine to give you strength.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now, Maud darling, do try to bear up.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "Now, Maud darling, do try to bear up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Now, Maud darling, do try to bear up.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come, they are all waiting for us in the library.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Come, they are all waiting for us in the library.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE READING OF THE WILL.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading Drink this wine to give you strength.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Drink this wine to give you strength.
Chapter 9 of The Weird Sisters: A Romance. Volume 2 (of 3) by Richard Dowling holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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 194 sentences of The Weird Sisters: A Romance. Volume 2 (of 3), unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Weird Sisters: A Romance. Volume 2 (of 3) by Richard Dowling exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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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