Chapter 9 of We is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of We is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What is the matter?" "He is here! I thought, I--" "Who?" "S-, a second ago, in the crowd." The ends of the thin coal-black, brows moved to the temples--a smile like a sharp triangle.
Chapter 9 of We is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “The ends of the thin coal-black, brows moved to the temples--a smile like a sharp triangle.”
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading “"S-, a second ago, in the crowd."”
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “The ends of the thin coal-black, brows moved to the temples--a smile like a sharp triangle.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “The ends of the thin coal-black, brows moved to the temples--a smile like a sharp triangle.”
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading “The ends of the thin coal-black, brows moved to the temples--a smile like a sharp triangle.”
plural of “temple” — place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading “The ends of the thin coal-black, brows moved to the temples--a smile like a sharp triangle.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “The ends of the thin coal-black, brows moved to the temples--a smile like a sharp triangle.”
a three-sided polygon
From this reading “The ends of the thin coal-black, brows moved to the temples--a smile like a sharp triangle.”
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.
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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 "S-, a second ago, in the crowd."
in the past
From this reading "S-, a second ago, in the crowd."
plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading The ends of the thin coal-black, brows moved to the temples--a smile like a sharp triangle.
of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal
From this reading The ends of the thin coal-black, brows moved to the temples--a smile like a sharp triangle.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading "S-, a second ago, in the crowd."
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The ends of the thin coal-black, brows moved to the temples--a smile like a sharp triangle.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He is here!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "He is here!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought, I--" "Who?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "S-, a second ago, in the crowd."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is the matter?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The ends of the thin coal-black, brows moved to the temples--a smile like a sharp triangle.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What is the matter?"
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The ends of the thin coal-black, brows moved to the temples--a smile like a sharp triangle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The ends of the thin coal-black, brows moved to the temples--a smile like a sharp triangle.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "S-, a second ago, in the crowd."
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "S-, a second ago, in the crowd."
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading The ends of the thin coal-black, brows moved to the temples--a smile like a sharp triangle.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The ends of the thin coal-black, brows moved to the temples--a smile like a sharp triangle.
plural of “temple” — place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading The ends of the thin coal-black, brows moved to the temples--a smile like a sharp triangle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What is the matter?"
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The ends of the thin coal-black, brows moved to the temples--a smile like a sharp triangle.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought, I--" "Who?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The ends of the thin coal-black, brows moved to the temples--a smile like a sharp triangle.
a three-sided polygon
From this reading The ends of the thin coal-black, brows moved to the temples--a smile like a sharp triangle.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is the matter?"
which person or people
From this reading I thought, I--" "Who?"
Chapter 9 of We by Evgenii Ivanovich Zamiatin holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 405 sentences of We, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of We by Evgenii Ivanovich Zamiatin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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