Chapter 6 of A Lost Lady is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of A Lost Lady is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"This is Judge Pommeroy's nephew, isn't it? I can't think of your name, my boy, but I remember you. Is the Judge out?" "Please be seated, Mr. Ogden. My uncle is ill.
Chapter 6 of A Lost Lady is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “My uncle is ill.”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “"This is Judge Pommeroy's nephew, isn't it?”
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading “"This is Judge Pommeroy's nephew, isn't it?”
English psychologist who collaborated with I. A. Richards in designing Basic English (1889-1957)
From this reading “"Please be seated, Mr. Ogden.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"Please be seated, Mr. Ogden.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I can't think of your name, my boy, but I remember you.”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “"Please be seated, Mr. Ogden.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “My uncle is ill.”
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.
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “I can't think of your name, my boy, but I remember you.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Please be seated, Mr. Ogden.
a youthful male person
From this reading I can't think of your name, my boy, but I remember you.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I can't think of your name, my boy, but I remember you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can't think of your name, my boy, but I remember you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can't think of your name, my boy, but I remember you.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading My uncle is ill.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is Judge Pommeroy's nephew, isn't it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is Judge Pommeroy's nephew, isn't it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "This is Judge Pommeroy's nephew, isn't it?
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading "This is Judge Pommeroy's nephew, isn't it?
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Please be seated, Mr. Ogden.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I can't think of your name, my boy, but I remember you.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I can't think of your name, my boy, but I remember you.
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading "This is Judge Pommeroy's nephew, isn't it?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I can't think of your name, my boy, but I remember you.
English psychologist who collaborated with I. A. Richards in designing Basic English (1889-1957)
From this reading "Please be seated, Mr. Ogden.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Is the Judge out?"
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Please be seated, Mr. Ogden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is Judge Pommeroy's nephew, isn't it?
To recall to mind.
From this reading I can't think of your name, my boy, but I remember you.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading "Please be seated, Mr. Ogden.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Is the Judge out?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I can't think of your name, my boy, but I remember you.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is Judge Pommeroy's nephew, isn't it?
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading My uncle is ill.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I can't think of your name, my boy, but I remember you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I can't think of your name, my boy, but I remember you.
Chapter 6 of A Lost Lady by Willa Cather holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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 393 sentences of A Lost Lady, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of A Lost Lady by Willa Cather exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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.
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