Chapter 9 of The World's Greatest Books — Volume 04, Fiction is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The World's Greatest Books — Volume 04, Fiction is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, Mary, think awhile!" he urged. "Jem, it cannot be," she said calmly, although she trembled from head to foot. "Once for all, I will never marry you." "And this is the end!" he cried passionately. "Mary, you'll hear, maybe, of me as a drunkard, and maybe as a thief, and maybe as a murderer.
Chapter 9 of The World's Greatest Books — Volume 04, Fiction is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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for a short time
From this reading “"Oh, Mary, think awhile!" he urged.”
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading “"Jem, it cannot be," she said calmly, although she trembled from head to foot.”
a chronic drinker
From this reading “"Mary, you'll hear, maybe, of me as a drunkard, and maybe as a thief, and maybe as a murderer.”
a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings
From this reading “"Jem, it cannot be," she said calmly, although she trembled from head to foot.”
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading “"Mary, you'll hear, maybe, of me as a drunkard, and maybe as a thief, and maybe as a murderer.”
with passion
From this reading “"And this is the end!" he cried passionately.”
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “"Mary, you'll hear, maybe, of me as a drunkard, and maybe as a thief, and maybe as a murderer.”
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “"Oh, Mary, think awhile!" he urged.”
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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 "Mary, you'll hear, maybe, of me as a drunkard, and maybe as a thief, and maybe as a murderer.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Once for all, I will never marry you."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Jem, it cannot be," she said calmly, although she trembled from head to foot.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And this is the end!" he cried passionately.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Mary, you'll hear, maybe, of me as a drunkard, and maybe as a thief, and maybe as a murderer.
for a short time
From this reading "Oh, Mary, think awhile!" he urged.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Jem, it cannot be," she said calmly, although she trembled from head to foot.
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading "Jem, it cannot be," she said calmly, although she trembled from head to foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jem, it cannot be," she said calmly, although she trembled from head to foot.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "And this is the end!" he cried passionately.
a chronic drinker
From this reading "Mary, you'll hear, maybe, of me as a drunkard, and maybe as a thief, and maybe as a murderer.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "And this is the end!" he cried passionately.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "Jem, it cannot be," she said calmly, although she trembled from head to foot.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Once for all, I will never marry you."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Jem, it cannot be," she said calmly, although she trembled from head to foot.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, Mary, think awhile!" he urged.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Jem, it cannot be," she said calmly, although she trembled from head to foot.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Mary, you'll hear, maybe, of me as a drunkard, and maybe as a thief, and maybe as a murderer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Once for all, I will never marry you."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And this is the end!" he cried passionately.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Jem, it cannot be," she said calmly, although she trembled from head to foot.
a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings
From this reading "Jem, it cannot be," she said calmly, although she trembled from head to foot.
take in marriage
From this reading "Once for all, I will never marry you."
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading "Oh, Mary, think awhile!" he urged.
by chance
From this reading "Mary, you'll hear, maybe, of me as a drunkard, and maybe as a thief, and maybe as a murderer.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mary, you'll hear, maybe, of me as a drunkard, and maybe as a thief, and maybe as a murderer.
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading "Mary, you'll hear, maybe, of me as a drunkard, and maybe as a thief, and maybe as a murderer.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Once for all, I will never marry you."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Mary, you'll hear, maybe, of me as a drunkard, and maybe as a thief, and maybe as a murderer.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Mary, think awhile!" he urged.
on one occasion
From this reading "Once for all, I will never marry you."
with passion
From this reading "And this is the end!" he cried passionately.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Jem, it cannot be," she said calmly, although she trembled from head to foot.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Jem, it cannot be," she said calmly, although she trembled from head to foot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And this is the end!" he cried passionately.
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading "Mary, you'll hear, maybe, of me as a drunkard, and maybe as a thief, and maybe as a murderer.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Oh, Mary, think awhile!" he urged.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And this is the end!" he cried passionately.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Jem, it cannot be," she said calmly, although she trembled from head to foot.
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading "Jem, it cannot be," she said calmly, although she trembled from head to foot.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading "Oh, Mary, think awhile!" he urged.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Once for all, I will never marry you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Once for all, I will never marry you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mary, you'll hear, maybe, of me as a drunkard, and maybe as a thief, and maybe as a murderer.
Chapter 9 of The World's Greatest Books — Volume 04, Fiction by Arthur [Editor] Mee holds 414 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.
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