Chapter 9 of To Let is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of To Let is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Do you remember that I was not half your age?" Soames broke off the hard encounter of their eyes, and went back to the David Cox. "I am not going to bandy words. I require you to give up this--friendship. I think of the matter entirely as it affects Fleur."
Chapter 9 of To Let is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “affect” — the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
From this reading “I think of the matter entirely as it affects Fleur."”
toss or strike a ball back and forth
From this reading “"I am not going to bandy words.”
either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin
From this reading “Soames broke off the hard encounter of their eyes, and went back to the David Cox.”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “Soames broke off the hard encounter of their eyes, and went back to the David Cox.”
come together
From this reading “Soames broke off the hard encounter of their eyes, and went back to the David Cox.”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “I think of the matter entirely as it affects Fleur."”
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading “I require you to give up this--friendship.”
require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading “I require you to give up this--friendship.”
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.
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “Soames broke off the hard encounter of their eyes, and went back to the David Cox.”
lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
In this reading “I require you to give up this--friendship.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “I think of the matter entirely as it affects Fleur."”
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plural of “affect” — the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
From this reading I think of the matter entirely as it affects Fleur."
how long something has existed
From this reading "Do you remember that I was not half your age?"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am not going to bandy words.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Soames broke off the hard encounter of their eyes, and went back to the David Cox.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I think of the matter entirely as it affects Fleur."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Soames broke off the hard encounter of their eyes, and went back to the David Cox.
toss or strike a ball back and forth
From this reading "I am not going to bandy words.
lacking funds
From this reading Soames broke off the hard encounter of their eyes, and went back to the David Cox.
either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin
From this reading Soames broke off the hard encounter of their eyes, and went back to the David Cox.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading Soames broke off the hard encounter of their eyes, and went back to the David Cox.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you remember that I was not half your age?"
come together
From this reading Soames broke off the hard encounter of their eyes, and went back to the David Cox.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading I think of the matter entirely as it affects Fleur."
opinion or judgment
From this reading Soames broke off the hard encounter of their eyes, and went back to the David Cox.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think of the matter entirely as it affects Fleur."
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading I require you to give up this--friendship.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I require you to give up this--friendship.
the act of departing
From this reading "I am not going to bandy words.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "Do you remember that I was not half your age?"
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Soames broke off the hard encounter of their eyes, and went back to the David Cox.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Do you remember that I was not half your age?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I think of the matter entirely as it affects Fleur."
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I think of the matter entirely as it affects Fleur."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Do you remember that I was not half your age?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Soames broke off the hard encounter of their eyes, and went back to the David Cox.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Soames broke off the hard encounter of their eyes, and went back to the David Cox.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Do you remember that I was not half your age?"
require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading I require you to give up this--friendship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soames broke off the hard encounter of their eyes, and went back to the David Cox.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Do you remember that I was not half your age?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Soames broke off the hard encounter of their eyes, and went back to the David Cox.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Soames broke off the hard encounter of their eyes, and went back to the David Cox.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think of the matter entirely as it affects Fleur."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I require you to give up this--friendship.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Soames broke off the hard encounter of their eyes, and went back to the David Cox.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I require you to give up this--friendship.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Do you remember that I was not half your age?"
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Soames broke off the hard encounter of their eyes, and went back to the David Cox.
the words that are spoken
From this reading "I am not going to bandy words.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you remember that I was not half your age?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you remember that I was not half your age?"
Chapter 9 of To Let by John Galsworthy 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 To Let, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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