Chapter 9 of The White Kami: A Novel is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The White Kami: A Novel is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Will you show me?” He crept to her side very humbly. She saw that his hand was a little unsteady. Tsuda emptied the revolver quickly and deftly, then handed it back to her with a faint regretful smile. And he said, softly, his eyes agleam as he spoke, in a cryptic whisper:
Chapter 9 of The White Kami: A Novel is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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bright with a steady but subdued shining
From this reading “And he said, softly, his eyes agleam as he spoke, in a cryptic whisper:”
of an obscure nature
From this reading “And he said, softly, his eyes agleam as he spoke, in a cryptic whisper:”
with dexterity; in a dexterous manner
From this reading “Tsuda emptied the revolver quickly and deftly, then handed it back to her with a faint regretful smile.”
inflected form of “empty” — make void or empty of contents
From this reading “Tsuda emptied the revolver quickly and deftly, then handed it back to her with a faint regretful smile.”
in a humble manner
From this reading “He crept to her side very humbly.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “Tsuda emptied the revolver quickly and deftly, then handed it back to her with a faint regretful smile.”
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading “Tsuda emptied the revolver quickly and deftly, then handed it back to her with a faint regretful smile.”
subject to change or variation
From this reading “She saw that his hand was a little unsteady.”
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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 She saw that his hand was a little unsteady.
bright with a steady but subdued shining
From this reading And he said, softly, his eyes agleam as he spoke, in a cryptic whisper:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tsuda emptied the revolver quickly and deftly, then handed it back to her with a faint regretful smile.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And he said, softly, his eyes agleam as he spoke, in a cryptic whisper:
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Tsuda emptied the revolver quickly and deftly, then handed it back to her with a faint regretful smile.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading He crept to her side very humbly.
of an obscure nature
From this reading And he said, softly, his eyes agleam as he spoke, in a cryptic whisper:
with dexterity; in a dexterous manner
From this reading Tsuda emptied the revolver quickly and deftly, then handed it back to her with a faint regretful smile.
inflected form of “empty” — make void or empty of contents
From this reading Tsuda emptied the revolver quickly and deftly, then handed it back to her with a faint regretful smile.
opinion or judgment
From this reading And he said, softly, his eyes agleam as he spoke, in a cryptic whisper:
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Tsuda emptied the revolver quickly and deftly, then handed it back to her with a faint regretful smile.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She saw that his hand was a little unsteady.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading Tsuda emptied the revolver quickly and deftly, then handed it back to her with a faint regretful smile.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He crept to her side very humbly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He crept to her side very humbly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She saw that his hand was a little unsteady.
in a humble manner
From this reading He crept to her side very humbly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And he said, softly, his eyes agleam as he spoke, in a cryptic whisper:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tsuda emptied the revolver quickly and deftly, then handed it back to her with a faint regretful smile.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She saw that his hand was a little unsteady.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Will you show me?”
with speed
From this reading Tsuda emptied the revolver quickly and deftly, then handed it back to her with a faint regretful smile.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Tsuda emptied the revolver quickly and deftly, then handed it back to her with a faint regretful smile.
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading Tsuda emptied the revolver quickly and deftly, then handed it back to her with a faint regretful smile.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And he said, softly, his eyes agleam as he spoke, in a cryptic whisper:
cut with a saw
From this reading She saw that his hand was a little unsteady.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She saw that his hand was a little unsteady.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “Will you show me?”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He crept to her side very humbly.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Tsuda emptied the revolver quickly and deftly, then handed it back to her with a faint regretful smile.
with low volume
From this reading And he said, softly, his eyes agleam as he spoke, in a cryptic whisper:
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading And he said, softly, his eyes agleam as he spoke, in a cryptic whisper:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She saw that his hand was a little unsteady.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tsuda emptied the revolver quickly and deftly, then handed it back to her with a faint regretful smile.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Tsuda emptied the revolver quickly and deftly, then handed it back to her with a faint regretful smile.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He crept to her side very humbly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tsuda emptied the revolver quickly and deftly, then handed it back to her with a faint regretful smile.
subject to change or variation
From this reading She saw that his hand was a little unsteady.
precisely as stated
From this reading He crept to her side very humbly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She saw that his hand was a little unsteady.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading And he said, softly, his eyes agleam as he spoke, in a cryptic whisper:
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will you show me?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tsuda emptied the revolver quickly and deftly, then handed it back to her with a faint regretful smile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Will you show me?”
Chapter 9 of The White Kami: A Novel by Edward Alden Jewell holds 413 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 413 sentences of The White Kami: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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