Chapter 9 of To London Town is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of To London Town is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Come away!” called Hicks, deadly pale, and nervously snatching at her shoulder. “Come away! You know what you promised!” “Take yer ’and auf me, ye long fool! Where’s my ’usband?
Chapter 9 of To London Town is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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causing or capable of causing death
From this reading ““Come away!” called Hicks, deadly pale, and nervously snatching at her shoulder.”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading ““Take yer ’and auf me, ye long fool!”
plural of “hick” — a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
From this reading ““Come away!” called Hicks, deadly pale, and nervously snatching at her shoulder.”
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading ““Come away!” called Hicks, deadly pale, and nervously snatching at her shoulder.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading ““Come away!” called Hicks, deadly pale, and nervously snatching at her shoulder.”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “You know what you promised!””
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading ““Come away!” called Hicks, deadly pale, and nervously snatching at her shoulder.”
-ing form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading ““Come away!” called Hicks, deadly pale, and nervously snatching at her shoulder.”
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In this reading ““Come away!” called Hicks, deadly pale, and nervously snatching at her shoulder.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Come away!” called Hicks, deadly pale, and nervously snatching at her shoulder.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Come away!” called Hicks, deadly pale, and nervously snatching at her shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Take yer ’and auf me, ye long fool!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Come away!” called Hicks, deadly pale, and nervously snatching at her shoulder.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Come away!” called Hicks, deadly pale, and nervously snatching at her shoulder.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come away!” called Hicks, deadly pale, and nervously snatching at her shoulder.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading “Come away!” called Hicks, deadly pale, and nervously snatching at her shoulder.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “Take yer ’and auf me, ye long fool!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Come away!” called Hicks, deadly pale, and nervously snatching at her shoulder.
plural of “hick” — a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
From this reading “Come away!” called Hicks, deadly pale, and nervously snatching at her shoulder.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know what you promised!”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “Take yer ’and auf me, ye long fool!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Take yer ’and auf me, ye long fool!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Where’s my ’usband?
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading “Come away!” called Hicks, deadly pale, and nervously snatching at her shoulder.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “Come away!” called Hicks, deadly pale, and nervously snatching at her shoulder.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading You know what you promised!”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “Come away!” called Hicks, deadly pale, and nervously snatching at her shoulder.
-ing form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading “Come away!” called Hicks, deadly pale, and nervously snatching at her shoulder.
carry out
From this reading “Take yer ’and auf me, ye long fool!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where’s my ’usband?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You know what you promised!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where’s my ’usband?
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Take yer ’and auf me, ye long fool!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Take yer ’and auf me, ye long fool!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know what you promised!”
Chapter 9 of To London Town by Arthur Morrison holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 396 sentences of To London Town, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of To London Town by Arthur Morrison exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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