Chapter 9 of The White Horses is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The White Horses is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Thanks be, the Lady o’ Lathom is safe," said a grey old shepherd. "A rare game-bird, she," assented the jolly yeoman on his left. "Ay. She’s plucked a few fine feathers from Rigby. Rigby?
Chapter 9 of The White Horses is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading “She’s plucked a few fine feathers from Rigby.”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “"Thanks be, the Lady o’ Lathom is safe," said a grey old shepherd.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “"A rare game-bird, she," assented the jolly yeoman on his left.”
of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum
From this reading “She’s plucked a few fine feathers from Rigby.”
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading “"A rare game-bird, she," assented the jolly yeoman on his left.”
a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading “"Thanks be, the Lady o’ Lathom is safe," said a grey old shepherd.”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “"Thanks be, the Lady o’ Lathom is safe," said a grey old shepherd.”
officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch
From this reading “"A rare game-bird, she," assented the jolly yeoman on his left.”
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In this reading “"Thanks be, the Lady o’ Lathom is safe," said a grey old shepherd.”
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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 "Thanks be, the Lady o’ Lathom is safe," said a grey old shepherd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A rare game-bird, she," assented the jolly yeoman on his left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ay.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Thanks be, the Lady o’ Lathom is safe," said a grey old shepherd.
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading She’s plucked a few fine feathers from Rigby.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading She’s plucked a few fine feathers from Rigby.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading She’s plucked a few fine feathers from Rigby.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She’s plucked a few fine feathers from Rigby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A rare game-bird, she," assented the jolly yeoman on his left.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading "Thanks be, the Lady o’ Lathom is safe," said a grey old shepherd.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "A rare game-bird, she," assented the jolly yeoman on his left.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Thanks be, the Lady o’ Lathom is safe," said a grey old shepherd.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading "A rare game-bird, she," assented the jolly yeoman on his left.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Thanks be, the Lady o’ Lathom is safe," said a grey old shepherd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Thanks be, the Lady o’ Lathom is safe," said a grey old shepherd.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "A rare game-bird, she," assented the jolly yeoman on his left.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Thanks be, the Lady o’ Lathom is safe," said a grey old shepherd.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Thanks be, the Lady o’ Lathom is safe," said a grey old shepherd.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "A rare game-bird, she," assented the jolly yeoman on his left.
of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum
From this reading She’s plucked a few fine feathers from Rigby.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading "A rare game-bird, she," assented the jolly yeoman on his left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’s plucked a few fine feathers from Rigby.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "Thanks be, the Lady o’ Lathom is safe," said a grey old shepherd.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Thanks be, the Lady o’ Lathom is safe," said a grey old shepherd.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "A rare game-bird, she," assented the jolly yeoman on his left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’s plucked a few fine feathers from Rigby.
a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading "Thanks be, the Lady o’ Lathom is safe," said a grey old shepherd.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading "Thanks be, the Lady o’ Lathom is safe," said a grey old shepherd.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Thanks be, the Lady o’ Lathom is safe," said a grey old shepherd.
officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch
From this reading "A rare game-bird, she," assented the jolly yeoman on his left.
Chapter 9 of The White Horses by Halliwell Sutcliffe holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 410 sentences of The White Horses, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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