When She Came Home from College

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of When She Came Home from College is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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“WITHOUT” THE alarm-clock under Barbara’s pillow sent forth a muffled rattle, like a querulous old woman with tooth-ache, complaining from beneath her bandages.

The girl turned over in bed and sighed.

A moment later the town-clock struck six, with insistent note, and after a sympathetic delay of a minute more, the living-room clock below sounded its admonition.

Sleepily and reluctantly Barbara drew forth the alarm-clock to make sure of the worst.

“It’s _always_ six o’clock,” she said crossly.

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When She Came Home from College Marian Hurd McNeely

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of When She Came Home from College is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

“WITHOUT” THE alarm-clock under Barbara’s pillow sent forth a muffled rattle, like a querulous old woman with tooth-ache, complaining from beneath her bandages. The girl turned over in bed and sighed. A moment later the town-clock struck six, with insistent note, and after a sympathetic delay of a minute more, the living-room clock below sounded its admonition. Sleepily and reluctantly Barbara drew forth the alarm-clock to make sure of the worst. “It’s _always_ six o’clock,” she said crossly.

When She Came Home from College

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of When She Came Home from College is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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“WITHOUT” THE alarm-clock under Barbara’s pillow sent forth a muffled rattle, like a querulous old woman with tooth-ache, complaining from beneath her bandages.

Line 2

The girl turned over in bed and sighed.

/ðə ɡɜːrl tɜːrnd ˈoʊvər ɪn bed ənd saɪd/

Line 3

A moment later the town-clock struck six, with insistent note, and after a sympathetic delay of a minute more, the living-room clock below sounded its admonition.

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Sleepily and reluctantly Barbara drew forth the alarm-clock to make sure of the worst.

Line 5

“It’s _always_ six o’clock,” she said crossly.

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admonition noun US /ˌædməˈnɪʃən/

cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)

From this reading “A moment later the town-clock struck six, with insistent note, and after a sympathetic delay of a minute more, the living-room clock below sounded its admonition.”

bandages noun US /ˈbændədʒəz/

plural of “bandage” — a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body

From this reading ““WITHOUT” THE alarm-clock under Barbara’s pillow sent forth a muffled rattle, like a querulous old woman with tooth-ache, complaining from beneath her bandages.”

complaining adjective US /kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ/

expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment

From this reading ““WITHOUT” THE alarm-clock under Barbara’s pillow sent forth a muffled rattle, like a querulous old woman with tooth-ache, complaining from beneath her bandages.”

insistent adjective US /ˌɪnˈsɪstənt/

repetitive and persistent

From this reading “A moment later the town-clock struck six, with insistent note, and after a sympathetic delay of a minute more, the living-room clock below sounded its admonition.”

muffled adjective US /ˈmʌfəld/

being or made softer or less loud or clear

From this reading ““WITHOUT” THE alarm-clock under Barbara’s pillow sent forth a muffled rattle, like a querulous old woman with tooth-ache, complaining from beneath her bandages.”

querulous adjective US /ˈkwerələs/

habitually complaining

From this reading ““WITHOUT” THE alarm-clock under Barbara’s pillow sent forth a muffled rattle, like a querulous old woman with tooth-ache, complaining from beneath her bandages.”

rattle verb US /ˈrætəl/

make short successive sounds

From this reading ““WITHOUT” THE alarm-clock under Barbara’s pillow sent forth a muffled rattle, like a querulous old woman with tooth-ache, complaining from beneath her bandages.”

Sleepily adverb US /ˈsliːpəli/

in a sleepy manner

From this reading “Sleepily and reluctantly Barbara drew forth the alarm-clock to make sure of the worst.”

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old woman adjective + noun

a woman who is old

In this reading ““WITHOUT” THE alarm-clock under Barbara’s pillow sent forth a muffled rattle, like a querulous old woman with tooth-ache, complaining from beneath her bandages.”

make sure verb + adjective

make a point of doing something; act purposefully and intentionally

In this reading “Sleepily and reluctantly Barbara drew forth the alarm-clock to make sure of the worst.”

struck six adjective + noun

In this reading “A moment later the town-clock struck six, with insistent note, and after a sympathetic delay of a minute more, the living-room clock below sounded its admonition.”

in bed preposition + noun

In this reading “The girl turned over in bed and sighed.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “WITHOUT” THE alarm-clock under Barbara’s pillow sent forth a muffled rattle, like a querulous old woman with tooth-ache, complaining from beneath her bandages.

admonitionnounUS /ˌædməˈnɪʃən/

cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)

From this reading A moment later the town-clock struck six, with insistent note, and after a sympathetic delay of a minute more, the living-room clock below sounded its admonition.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading A moment later the town-clock struck six, with insistent note, and after a sympathetic delay of a minute more, the living-room clock below sounded its admonition.

alarm-clock

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From this reading “WITHOUT” THE alarm-clock under Barbara’s pillow sent forth a muffled rattle, like a querulous old woman with tooth-ache, complaining from beneath her bandages.

alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading “It’s _always_ six o’clock,” she said crossly.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The girl turned over in bed and sighed.

bandagesnounUS /ˈbændədʒəz/

plural of “bandage” — a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body

From this reading “WITHOUT” THE alarm-clock under Barbara’s pillow sent forth a muffled rattle, like a querulous old woman with tooth-ache, complaining from beneath her bandages.

Barbara

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From this reading Sleepily and reluctantly Barbara drew forth the alarm-clock to make sure of the worst.

Barbara's

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From this reading “WITHOUT” THE alarm-clock under Barbara’s pillow sent forth a muffled rattle, like a querulous old woman with tooth-ache, complaining from beneath her bandages.

bednounUS /bed/

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading The girl turned over in bed and sighed.

belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading A moment later the town-clock struck six, with insistent note, and after a sympathetic delay of a minute more, the living-room clock below sounded its admonition.

beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading “WITHOUT” THE alarm-clock under Barbara’s pillow sent forth a muffled rattle, like a querulous old woman with tooth-ache, complaining from beneath her bandages.

clocknounUS /klɑːk/

a timepiece that shows the time of day

From this reading A moment later the town-clock struck six, with insistent note, and after a sympathetic delay of a minute more, the living-room clock below sounded its admonition.

complainingadjectiveUS /kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ/

expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment

From this reading “WITHOUT” THE alarm-clock under Barbara’s pillow sent forth a muffled rattle, like a querulous old woman with tooth-ache, complaining from beneath her bandages.

crosslyadverb

in an ill-natured manner

From this reading “It’s _always_ six o’clock,” she said crossly.

delayverbUS /dɪˈleɪ/

cause to be slowed down or delayed

From this reading A moment later the town-clock struck six, with insistent note, and after a sympathetic delay of a minute more, the living-room clock below sounded its admonition.

drewnounUS /druː/

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

From this reading Sleepily and reluctantly Barbara drew forth the alarm-clock to make sure of the worst.

forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading “WITHOUT” THE alarm-clock under Barbara’s pillow sent forth a muffled rattle, like a querulous old woman with tooth-ache, complaining from beneath her bandages.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “WITHOUT” THE alarm-clock under Barbara’s pillow sent forth a muffled rattle, like a querulous old woman with tooth-ache, complaining from beneath her bandages.

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading The girl turned over in bed and sighed.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading “WITHOUT” THE alarm-clock under Barbara’s pillow sent forth a muffled rattle, like a querulous old woman with tooth-ache, complaining from beneath her bandages.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The girl turned over in bed and sighed.

insistentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsɪstənt/

repetitive and persistent

From this reading A moment later the town-clock struck six, with insistent note, and after a sympathetic delay of a minute more, the living-room clock below sounded its admonition.

It's

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From this reading “It’s _always_ six o’clock,” she said crossly.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading A moment later the town-clock struck six, with insistent note, and after a sympathetic delay of a minute more, the living-room clock below sounded its admonition.

lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading A moment later the town-clock struck six, with insistent note, and after a sympathetic delay of a minute more, the living-room clock below sounded its admonition.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading “WITHOUT” THE alarm-clock under Barbara’s pillow sent forth a muffled rattle, like a querulous old woman with tooth-ache, complaining from beneath her bandages.

living-roomnoun

a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax

From this reading A moment later the town-clock struck six, with insistent note, and after a sympathetic delay of a minute more, the living-room clock below sounded its admonition.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading Sleepily and reluctantly Barbara drew forth the alarm-clock to make sure of the worst.

minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading A moment later the town-clock struck six, with insistent note, and after a sympathetic delay of a minute more, the living-room clock below sounded its admonition.

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading A moment later the town-clock struck six, with insistent note, and after a sympathetic delay of a minute more, the living-room clock below sounded its admonition.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading A moment later the town-clock struck six, with insistent note, and after a sympathetic delay of a minute more, the living-room clock below sounded its admonition.

muffledadjectiveUS /ˈmʌfəld/

being or made softer or less loud or clear

From this reading “WITHOUT” THE alarm-clock under Barbara’s pillow sent forth a muffled rattle, like a querulous old woman with tooth-ache, complaining from beneath her bandages.

notenounUS /noʊt/

a brief written record

From this reading A moment later the town-clock struck six, with insistent note, and after a sympathetic delay of a minute more, the living-room clock below sounded its admonition.

o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/

according to the clock

From this reading “It’s _always_ six o’clock,” she said crossly.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A moment later the town-clock struck six, with insistent note, and after a sympathetic delay of a minute more, the living-room clock below sounded its admonition.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading “WITHOUT” THE alarm-clock under Barbara’s pillow sent forth a muffled rattle, like a querulous old woman with tooth-ache, complaining from beneath her bandages.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading The girl turned over in bed and sighed.

pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/

a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person

From this reading “WITHOUT” THE alarm-clock under Barbara’s pillow sent forth a muffled rattle, like a querulous old woman with tooth-ache, complaining from beneath her bandages.

querulousadjectiveUS /ˈkwerələs/

habitually complaining

From this reading “WITHOUT” THE alarm-clock under Barbara’s pillow sent forth a muffled rattle, like a querulous old woman with tooth-ache, complaining from beneath her bandages.

rattleverbUS /ˈrætəl/

make short successive sounds

From this reading “WITHOUT” THE alarm-clock under Barbara’s pillow sent forth a muffled rattle, like a querulous old woman with tooth-ache, complaining from beneath her bandages.

reluctantlyadverbUS /rɪˈlʌktəntli/

with reluctance

From this reading Sleepily and reluctantly Barbara drew forth the alarm-clock to make sure of the worst.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “It’s _always_ six o’clock,” she said crossly.

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading “WITHOUT” THE alarm-clock under Barbara’s pillow sent forth a muffled rattle, like a querulous old woman with tooth-ache, complaining from beneath her bandages.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “It’s _always_ six o’clock,” she said crossly.

sighedverbUS /saɪd/

past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading The girl turned over in bed and sighed.

sixnounUS /sɪks/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading A moment later the town-clock struck six, with insistent note, and after a sympathetic delay of a minute more, the living-room clock below sounded its admonition.

SleepilyadverbUS /ˈsliːpəli/

in a sleepy manner

From this reading Sleepily and reluctantly Barbara drew forth the alarm-clock to make sure of the worst.

soundedverbUS /ˈsaʊndɪd/

past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way

From this reading A moment later the town-clock struck six, with insistent note, and after a sympathetic delay of a minute more, the living-room clock below sounded its admonition.

struckadjectiveUS /strʌk/

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

From this reading A moment later the town-clock struck six, with insistent note, and after a sympathetic delay of a minute more, the living-room clock below sounded its admonition.

sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading Sleepily and reluctantly Barbara drew forth the alarm-clock to make sure of the worst.

sympatheticadjectiveUS /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/

of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system

From this reading A moment later the town-clock struck six, with insistent note, and after a sympathetic delay of a minute more, the living-room clock below sounded its admonition.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “WITHOUT” THE alarm-clock under Barbara’s pillow sent forth a muffled rattle, like a querulous old woman with tooth-ache, complaining from beneath her bandages.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Sleepily and reluctantly Barbara drew forth the alarm-clock to make sure of the worst.

tooth-ache

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From this reading “WITHOUT” THE alarm-clock under Barbara’s pillow sent forth a muffled rattle, like a querulous old woman with tooth-ache, complaining from beneath her bandages.

town-clock

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From this reading A moment later the town-clock struck six, with insistent note, and after a sympathetic delay of a minute more, the living-room clock below sounded its admonition.

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading The girl turned over in bed and sighed.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “WITHOUT” THE alarm-clock under Barbara’s pillow sent forth a muffled rattle, like a querulous old woman with tooth-ache, complaining from beneath her bandages.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “WITHOUT” THE alarm-clock under Barbara’s pillow sent forth a muffled rattle, like a querulous old woman with tooth-ache, complaining from beneath her bandages.

WITHOUTprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “WITHOUT” THE alarm-clock under Barbara’s pillow sent forth a muffled rattle, like a querulous old woman with tooth-ache, complaining from beneath her bandages.

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading “WITHOUT” THE alarm-clock under Barbara’s pillow sent forth a muffled rattle, like a querulous old woman with tooth-ache, complaining from beneath her bandages.

worstnounUS /wɜːrst/

the least favorable outcome

From this reading Sleepily and reluctantly Barbara drew forth the alarm-clock to make sure of the worst.

Chapter 9 of When She Came Home from College by Marian Hurd McNeely holds 275 sentences, grouped into 55 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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