Chapter 9 of The Weird Sisters: A Romance. Volume 3 (of 3) is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Weird Sisters: A Romance. Volume 3 (of 3) is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PENNILESS. As Grey drove home he thought: "Was ever man so lucky as I! She did not denounce me. She did not give her name. She did not mention mine.
Chapter 9 of The Weird Sisters: A Romance. Volume 3 (of 3) is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
speak out against
From this reading “She did not denounce me.”
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading “As Grey drove home he thought: "Was ever man so lucky as I!”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “As Grey drove home he thought: "Was ever man so lucky as I!”
occurring by chance
From this reading “As Grey drove home he thought: "Was ever man so lucky as I!”
make reference to
From this reading “She did not mention mine.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “She did not mention mine.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “She did not give her name.”
not having enough money to pay for necessities
From this reading “PENNILESS.”
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 “As Grey drove home he thought: "Was ever man so lucky as I!”
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 the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Grey drove home he thought: "Was ever man so lucky as I!
speak out against
From this reading She did not denounce me.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not denounce me.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading As Grey drove home he thought: "Was ever man so lucky as I!
at any time
From this reading As Grey drove home he thought: "Was ever man so lucky as I!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She did not give her name.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading As Grey drove home he thought: "Was ever man so lucky as I!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Grey drove home he thought: "Was ever man so lucky as I!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She did not give her name.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading As Grey drove home he thought: "Was ever man so lucky as I!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As Grey drove home he thought: "Was ever man so lucky as I!
occurring by chance
From this reading As Grey drove home he thought: "Was ever man so lucky as I!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading As Grey drove home he thought: "Was ever man so lucky as I!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She did not denounce me.
make reference to
From this reading She did not mention mine.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She did not mention mine.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She did not give her name.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not denounce me.
not having enough money to pay for necessities
From this reading PENNILESS.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not denounce me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As Grey drove home he thought: "Was ever man so lucky as I!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading As Grey drove home he thought: "Was ever man so lucky as I!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Grey drove home he thought: "Was ever man so lucky as I!
Chapter 9 of The Weird Sisters: A Romance. Volume 3 (of 3) by Richard Dowling holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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 156 sentences of The Weird Sisters: A Romance. Volume 3 (of 3), unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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