Chapter 9 of The Wishing Moon is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Wishing Moon is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What do you mean?" "I won't tell. Don't be afraid. A gentleman don't tell, and there's nobody that can but me. Young Neil don't know.
Chapter 9 of The Wishing Moon is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “Don't be afraid.”
a man of refinement
From this reading “A gentleman don't tell, and there's nobody that can but me.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Young Neil don't know.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"What do you mean?"”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “A gentleman don't tell, and there's nobody that can but me.”
express in words
From this reading “"I won't tell.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Young Neil don't know.”
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.
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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 A gentleman don't tell, and there's nobody that can but me.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Don't be afraid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A gentleman don't tell, and there's nobody that can but me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Don't be afraid.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A gentleman don't tell, and there's nobody that can but me.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A gentleman don't tell, and there's nobody that can but me.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you mean?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't be afraid.
a man of refinement
From this reading A gentleman don't tell, and there's nobody that can but me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I won't tell.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Young Neil don't know.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A gentleman don't tell, and there's nobody that can but me.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What do you mean?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Young Neil don't know.
no person; not anyone
From this reading A gentleman don't tell, and there's nobody that can but me.
express in words
From this reading "I won't tell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A gentleman don't tell, and there's nobody that can but me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A gentleman don't tell, and there's nobody that can but me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you mean?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I won't tell.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you mean?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Young Neil don't know.
Chapter 9 of The Wishing Moon by Louise Dutton Fillmore holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 395 sentences of The Wishing Moon, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Wishing Moon by Louise Dutton Fillmore exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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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