Chapter 6 of A candle in the wind is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of A candle in the wind is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Yes, it was absurd! No living man could have reached Overton after he left him. The dean nodded his head slowly and thoughtfully. “Of course, of course! You must be right, Faunce; you were with him when he died.
Chapter 6 of A candle in the wind is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading “Yes, it was absurd!”
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading “The dean nodded his head slowly and thoughtfully.”
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “You must be right, Faunce; you were with him when he died.”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “No living man could have reached Overton after he left him.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “The dean nodded his head slowly and thoughtfully.”
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading “No living man could have reached Overton after he left him.”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “The dean nodded his head slowly and thoughtfully.”
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading “The dean nodded his head slowly and thoughtfully.”
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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as might be expected
In this reading ““Of course, of course!”
In this reading “No living man could have reached Overton after he left him.”
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inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading Yes, it was absurd!
later than; following
From this reading No living man could have reached Overton after he left him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The dean nodded his head slowly and thoughtfully.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You must be right, Faunce; you were with him when he died.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No living man could have reached Overton after he left him.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Of course, of course!
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading The dean nodded his head slowly and thoughtfully.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading You must be right, Faunce; you were with him when he died.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You must be right, Faunce; you were with him when he died.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No living man could have reached Overton after he left him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No living man could have reached Overton after he left him.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The dean nodded his head slowly and thoughtfully.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No living man could have reached Overton after he left him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The dean nodded his head slowly and thoughtfully.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yes, it was absurd!
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading No living man could have reached Overton after he left him.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading No living man could have reached Overton after he left him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading No living man could have reached Overton after he left him.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must be right, Faunce; you were with him when he died.
not any; not one
From this reading No living man could have reached Overton after he left him.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading The dean nodded his head slowly and thoughtfully.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of course, of course!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No living man could have reached Overton after he left him.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading No living man could have reached Overton after he left him.
precisely, exactly
From this reading You must be right, Faunce; you were with him when he died.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The dean nodded his head slowly and thoughtfully.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dean nodded his head slowly and thoughtfully.
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading The dean nodded his head slowly and thoughtfully.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, it was absurd!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You must be right, Faunce; you were with him when he died.
at the time that
From this reading You must be right, Faunce; you were with him when he died.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You must be right, Faunce; you were with him when he died.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, it was absurd!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must be right, Faunce; you were with him when he died.
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