Chapter 9 of Wives and Widows is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Wives and Widows is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AFTER DREAMING. "I have been asleep," said Mrs. Lee, pleasantly; "sound asleep. When did you come in?" "Only a short time since." "And you have been sitting here while I slept?"
Chapter 9 of Wives and Widows is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in a state of sleep
From this reading “"I have been asleep," said Mrs. Lee, pleasantly; "sound asleep.”
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “AFTER DREAMING.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “"I have been asleep," said Mrs. Lee, pleasantly; "sound asleep.”
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “"I have been asleep," said Mrs. Lee, pleasantly; "sound asleep.”
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “"Only a short time since."”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “"And you have been sitting here while I slept?"”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “"And you have been sitting here while I slept?"”
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “"I have been asleep," said Mrs. Lee, pleasantly; "sound asleep.”
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.
In this reading “"Only a short time since."”
to come or go into
In this reading “When did you come in?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Only a short time since."
later than; following
From this reading AFTER DREAMING.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you have been sitting here while I slept?"
in a state of sleep
From this reading "I have been asleep," said Mrs. Lee, pleasantly; "sound asleep.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have been asleep," said Mrs. Lee, pleasantly; "sound asleep.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When did you come in?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When did you come in?"
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading AFTER DREAMING.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have been asleep," said Mrs. Lee, pleasantly; "sound asleep.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "And you have been sitting here while I slept?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have been asleep," said Mrs. Lee, pleasantly; "sound asleep.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When did you come in?"
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading "I have been asleep," said Mrs. Lee, pleasantly; "sound asleep.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "I have been asleep," said Mrs. Lee, pleasantly; "sound asleep.
and nothing more
From this reading "Only a short time since."
in a cheerful manner
From this reading "I have been asleep," said Mrs. Lee, pleasantly; "sound asleep.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I have been asleep," said Mrs. Lee, pleasantly; "sound asleep.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading "Only a short time since."
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Only a short time since."
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading "And you have been sitting here while I slept?"
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading "And you have been sitting here while I slept?"
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading "I have been asleep," said Mrs. Lee, pleasantly; "sound asleep.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Only a short time since."
at the time that
From this reading When did you come in?"
during the time that
From this reading "And you have been sitting here while I slept?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When did you come in?"
Chapter 9 of Wives and Widows by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens holds 165 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 165 sentences of Wives and Widows, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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