Chapter 9 of Under the Redwoods is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Under the Redwoods is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Dorn out,” said the girl. “When did she go out?” “Last night.” “Were you all alone here last night?” “Yes!”
Chapter 9 of Under the Redwoods is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
Having no one else present.
From this reading ““Were you all alone here last night?””
a young female
From this reading ““Dorn out,” said the girl.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading ““Were you all alone here last night?””
immediately past
From this reading ““Last night.””
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading ““Last night.””
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ““Dorn out,” said the girl.”
an affirmative
From this reading ““Yes!””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 “Were you all alone here last night?”
Having no one else present.
From this reading “Were you all alone here last night?”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “When did she go out?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dorn out,” said the girl.
a young female
From this reading “Dorn out,” said the girl.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “When did she go out?”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Were you all alone here last night?”
immediately past
From this reading “Last night.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Last night.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Dorn out,” said the girl.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Dorn out,” said the girl.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “When did she go out?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Dorn out,” said the girl.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Were you all alone here last night?”
at the time that
From this reading “When did she go out?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Were you all alone here last night?”
Chapter 9 of Under the Redwoods by Bret Harte holds 161 sentences, grouped into 33 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 161 sentences of Under the Redwoods, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Under the Redwoods by Bret Harte exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 161 sentences, grouped into 33 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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