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Chapter 9 of The Woman from Outside [On Swan River] is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Woman from Outside [On Swan River] is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed. He told Clare just what he had found. "What do you think?" she asked anxiously. "Isn't it clear? He saw us coming and took to the tree.
Chapter 9 of The Woman from Outside [On Swan River] is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/75 · 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.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “"What do you think?" she asked anxiously.”
(Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
From this reading “THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.”
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading “THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.”
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.”
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading “THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.”
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading “THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.”
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “He saw us coming and took to the tree.”
not injured or harmed
From this reading “THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.”
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.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He saw us coming and took to the tree.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading "What do you think?" she asked anxiously.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What do you think?" she asked anxiously.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He told Clare just what he had found.
rid of obstructions
From this reading "Isn't it clear?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading He saw us coming and took to the tree.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you think?" she asked anxiously.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
set up or found
From this reading He told Clare just what he had found.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He told Clare just what he had found.
(Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He told Clare just what he had found.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't it clear?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Isn't it clear?
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
and nothing more
From this reading He told Clare just what he had found.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw us coming and took to the tree.
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What do you think?" she asked anxiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "What do you think?" she asked anxiously.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He told Clare just what he had found.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He saw us coming and took to the tree.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading He saw us coming and took to the tree.
not injured or harmed
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He saw us coming and took to the tree.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He told Clare just what he had found.
which person or people
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you think?" she asked anxiously.
Chapter 9 of The Woman from Outside [On Swan River] by Hulbert Footner holds 377 sentences, grouped into 76 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 377 sentences of The Woman from Outside [On Swan River], unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Woman from Outside [On Swan River] by Hulbert Footner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 377 sentences, grouped into 76 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.
Work through the 76 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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