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Chapter 6 of A Girl of Virginia is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was dead silence between them, only the crackling of the dying fire in the stove. The dark was insupportable. The professor felt for the electric bulb and flashed up the light; it gave him courage. "When he first spoke, I was dumbfounded. I asked him if"--he came back to his daughter's side.
Chapter 6 of A Girl of Virginia is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
From this reading “The professor felt for the electric bulb and flashed up the light; it gave him courage.”
the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
From this reading “There was dead silence between them, only the crackling of the dying fire in the stove.”
possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading “I asked him if"--he came back to his daughter's side.”
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
From this reading “"When he first spoke, I was dumbfounded.”
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading “The professor felt for the electric bulb and flashed up the light; it gave him courage.”
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “The professor felt for the electric bulb and flashed up the light; it gave him courage.”
incapable of being justified or explained
From this reading “The dark was insupportable.”
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading “There was dead silence between them, only the crackling of the dying fire in the stove.”
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 “There was dead silence between them, only the crackling of the dying fire in the stove.”
be restored
In this reading “I asked him if"--he came back to his daughter's side.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The professor felt for the electric bulb and flashed up the light; it gave him courage.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked him if"--he came back to his daughter's side.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I asked him if"--he came back to his daughter's side.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There was dead silence between them, only the crackling of the dying fire in the stove.
a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
From this reading The professor felt for the electric bulb and flashed up the light; it gave him courage.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I asked him if"--he came back to his daughter's side.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading The professor felt for the electric bulb and flashed up the light; it gave him courage.
the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
From this reading There was dead silence between them, only the crackling of the dying fire in the stove.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The dark was insupportable.
possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading I asked him if"--he came back to his daughter's side.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading There was dead silence between them, only the crackling of the dying fire in the stove.
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
From this reading "When he first spoke, I was dumbfounded.
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading There was dead silence between them, only the crackling of the dying fire in the stove.
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading The professor felt for the electric bulb and flashed up the light; it gave him courage.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The professor felt for the electric bulb and flashed up the light; it gave him courage.
start firing a weapon
From this reading There was dead silence between them, only the crackling of the dying fire in the stove.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "When he first spoke, I was dumbfounded.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading The professor felt for the electric bulb and flashed up the light; it gave him courage.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The professor felt for the electric bulb and flashed up the light; it gave him courage.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The professor felt for the electric bulb and flashed up the light; it gave him courage.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When he first spoke, I was dumbfounded.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The professor felt for the electric bulb and flashed up the light; it gave him courage.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I asked him if"--he came back to his daughter's side.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "When he first spoke, I was dumbfounded.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I asked him if"--he came back to his daughter's side.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was dead silence between them, only the crackling of the dying fire in the stove.
incapable of being justified or explained
From this reading The dark was insupportable.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The professor felt for the electric bulb and flashed up the light; it gave him courage.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The professor felt for the electric bulb and flashed up the light; it gave him courage.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was dead silence between them, only the crackling of the dying fire in the stove.
and nothing more
From this reading There was dead silence between them, only the crackling of the dying fire in the stove.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading The professor felt for the electric bulb and flashed up the light; it gave him courage.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading I asked him if"--he came back to his daughter's side.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was dead silence between them, only the crackling of the dying fire in the stove.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "When he first spoke, I was dumbfounded.
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading There was dead silence between them, only the crackling of the dying fire in the stove.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was dead silence between them, only the crackling of the dying fire in the stove.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There was dead silence between them, only the crackling of the dying fire in the stove.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was dead silence between them, only the crackling of the dying fire in the stove.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I asked him if"--he came back to his daughter's side.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The professor felt for the electric bulb and flashed up the light; it gave him courage.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was dead silence between them, only the crackling of the dying fire in the stove.
at the time that
From this reading "When he first spoke, I was dumbfounded.
Chapter 6 of A Girl of Virginia by Lucy M. (Lucy Meacham) Thruston holds 450 sentences, grouped into 90 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 6 holds 450 sentences of A Girl of Virginia, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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