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Chapter 6 of A Rebellious Heroine is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Will you be my wife?” “Most certainly not,” said Marguerite, turning on her heel, and leaving the young man to finish his walk alone. (“And then,” said Harley, with a chuckle, “Parker’s manhood would assert itself in spite of all I could do. He made an answer, which I wrote down.” “I see,” said I, “but you’ve scratched it out.
Chapter 6 of A Rebellious Heroine is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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state categorically
From this reading “(“And then,” said Harley, with a chuckle, “Parker’s manhood would assert itself in spite of all I could do.”
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading “(“And then,” said Harley, with a chuckle, “Parker’s manhood would assert itself in spite of all I could do.”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading ““Most certainly not,” said Marguerite, turning on her heel, and leaving the young man to finish his walk alone.”
the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading ““Most certainly not,” said Marguerite, turning on her heel, and leaving the young man to finish his walk alone.”
the state of being a man; manly qualities
From this reading “(“And then,” said Harley, with a chuckle, “Parker’s manhood would assert itself in spite of all I could do.”
tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
From this reading ““Most certainly not,” said Marguerite, turning on her heel, and leaving the young man to finish his walk alone.”
possessive form of “parker” — United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
past form of “scratch” — cause friction
From this reading ““I see,” said I, “but you’ve scratched it out.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading (“And then,” said Harley, with a chuckle, “Parker’s manhood would assert itself in spite of all I could do.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading (“And then,” said Harley, with a chuckle, “Parker’s manhood would assert itself in spite of all I could do.
Having no one else present.
From this reading “Most certainly not,” said Marguerite, turning on her heel, and leaving the young man to finish his walk alone.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He made an answer, which I wrote down.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Most certainly not,” said Marguerite, turning on her heel, and leaving the young man to finish his walk alone.
react verbally
From this reading He made an answer, which I wrote down.”
state categorically
From this reading (“And then,” said Harley, with a chuckle, “Parker’s manhood would assert itself in spite of all I could do.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Will you be my wife?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I see,” said I, “but you’ve scratched it out.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Most certainly not,” said Marguerite, turning on her heel, and leaving the young man to finish his walk alone.
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading (“And then,” said Harley, with a chuckle, “Parker’s manhood would assert itself in spite of all I could do.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading (“And then,” said Harley, with a chuckle, “Parker’s manhood would assert itself in spite of all I could do.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading (“And then,” said Harley, with a chuckle, “Parker’s manhood would assert itself in spite of all I could do.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He made an answer, which I wrote down.”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “Most certainly not,” said Marguerite, turning on her heel, and leaving the young man to finish his walk alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (“And then,” said Harley, with a chuckle, “Parker’s manhood would assert itself in spite of all I could do.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made an answer, which I wrote down.”
the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading “Most certainly not,” said Marguerite, turning on her heel, and leaving the young man to finish his walk alone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Most certainly not,” said Marguerite, turning on her heel, and leaving the young man to finish his walk alone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Most certainly not,” said Marguerite, turning on her heel, and leaving the young man to finish his walk alone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading (“And then,” said Harley, with a chuckle, “Parker’s manhood would assert itself in spite of all I could do.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (“And then,” said Harley, with a chuckle, “Parker’s manhood would assert itself in spite of all I could do.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I see,” said I, “but you’ve scratched it out.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading (“And then,” said Harley, with a chuckle, “Parker’s manhood would assert itself in spite of all I could do.
the act of departing
From this reading “Most certainly not,” said Marguerite, turning on her heel, and leaving the young man to finish his walk alone.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He made an answer, which I wrote down.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Most certainly not,” said Marguerite, turning on her heel, and leaving the young man to finish his walk alone.
the state of being a man; manly qualities
From this reading (“And then,” said Harley, with a chuckle, “Parker’s manhood would assert itself in spite of all I could do.
tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
From this reading “Most certainly not,” said Marguerite, turning on her heel, and leaving the young man to finish his walk alone.
used to form the superlative
From this reading “Most certainly not,” said Marguerite, turning on her heel, and leaving the young man to finish his walk alone.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Will you be my wife?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Most certainly not,” said Marguerite, turning on her heel, and leaving the young man to finish his walk alone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (“And then,” said Harley, with a chuckle, “Parker’s manhood would assert itself in spite of all I could do.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Most certainly not,” said Marguerite, turning on her heel, and leaving the young man to finish his walk alone.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I see,” said I, “but you’ve scratched it out.
possessive form of “parker” — United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
From this reading (“And then,” said Harley, with a chuckle, “Parker’s manhood would assert itself in spite of all I could do.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Most certainly not,” said Marguerite, turning on her heel, and leaving the young man to finish his walk alone.
past form of “scratch” — cause friction
From this reading “I see,” said I, “but you’ve scratched it out.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I see,” said I, “but you’ve scratched it out.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading (“And then,” said Harley, with a chuckle, “Parker’s manhood would assert itself in spite of all I could do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Most certainly not,” said Marguerite, turning on her heel, and leaving the young man to finish his walk alone.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading (“And then,” said Harley, with a chuckle, “Parker’s manhood would assert itself in spite of all I could do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Most certainly not,” said Marguerite, turning on her heel, and leaving the young man to finish his walk alone.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “Most certainly not,” said Marguerite, turning on her heel, and leaving the young man to finish his walk alone.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “Most certainly not,” said Marguerite, turning on her heel, and leaving the young man to finish his walk alone.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He made an answer, which I wrote down.”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “Will you be my wife?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will you be my wife?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading (“And then,” said Harley, with a chuckle, “Parker’s manhood would assert itself in spite of all I could do.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading (“And then,” said Harley, with a chuckle, “Parker’s manhood would assert itself in spite of all I could do.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading He made an answer, which I wrote down.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Will you be my wife?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I see,” said I, “but you’ve scratched it out.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Most certainly not,” said Marguerite, turning on her heel, and leaving the young man to finish his walk alone.
Chapter 6 of A Rebellious Heroine by John Kendrick Bangs holds 181 sentences, grouped into 37 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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