Chapter 6 of A Sister to Evangeline is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of A Sister to Evangeline is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A New England Englishman I have said that the room grew brighter for the going of the Black Abbé. To me, at least, it seemed so. Yet, after his departure, there fell a palpable air of constraint. Monsieur de Lamourie regarded me with something almost like suspicion. Madame eyed me with a curious scrutiny, tolerant, yet as it were watchful.
Chapter 6 of A Sister to Evangeline is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “A New England Englishman I have said that the room grew brighter for the going of the Black Abbé.”
the state of being physically constrained
From this reading “Yet, after his departure, there fell a palpable air of constraint.”
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading “A New England Englishman I have said that the room grew brighter for the going of the Black Abbé.”
having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
From this reading “Madame eyed me with a curious scrutiny, tolerant, yet as it were watchful.”
capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt
From this reading “Yet, after his departure, there fell a palpable air of constraint.”
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading “Madame eyed me with a curious scrutiny, tolerant, yet as it were watchful.”
showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others
From this reading “Madame eyed me with a curious scrutiny, tolerant, yet as it were watchful.”
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading “Madame eyed me with a curious scrutiny, tolerant, yet as it were watchful.”
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In this reading “A New England Englishman I have said that the room grew brighter for the going of the Black Abbé.”
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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 A New England Englishman I have said that the room grew brighter for the going of the Black Abbé.
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From this reading A New England Englishman I have said that the room grew brighter for the going of the Black Abbé.
later than; following
From this reading Yet, after his departure, there fell a palpable air of constraint.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Yet, after his departure, there fell a palpable air of constraint.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Monsieur de Lamourie regarded me with something almost like suspicion.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Madame eyed me with a curious scrutiny, tolerant, yet as it were watchful.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To me, at least, it seemed so.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading A New England Englishman I have said that the room grew brighter for the going of the Black Abbé.
comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading A New England Englishman I have said that the room grew brighter for the going of the Black Abbé.
the state of being physically constrained
From this reading Yet, after his departure, there fell a palpable air of constraint.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Madame eyed me with a curious scrutiny, tolerant, yet as it were watchful.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Monsieur de Lamourie regarded me with something almost like suspicion.
the act of departing
From this reading Yet, after his departure, there fell a palpable air of constraint.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading A New England Englishman I have said that the room grew brighter for the going of the Black Abbé.
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading A New England Englishman I have said that the room grew brighter for the going of the Black Abbé.
having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
From this reading Madame eyed me with a curious scrutiny, tolerant, yet as it were watchful.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Yet, after his departure, there fell a palpable air of constraint.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A New England Englishman I have said that the room grew brighter for the going of the Black Abbé.
the act of departing
From this reading A New England Englishman I have said that the room grew brighter for the going of the Black Abbé.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading A New England Englishman I have said that the room grew brighter for the going of the Black Abbé.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A New England Englishman I have said that the room grew brighter for the going of the Black Abbé.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet, after his departure, there fell a palpable air of constraint.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A New England Englishman I have said that the room grew brighter for the going of the Black Abbé.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To me, at least, it seemed so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Monsieur de Lamourie regarded me with something almost like suspicion.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading To me, at least, it seemed so.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Monsieur de Lamourie regarded me with something almost like suspicion.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame eyed me with a curious scrutiny, tolerant, yet as it were watchful.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To me, at least, it seemed so.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading Monsieur de Lamourie regarded me with something almost like suspicion.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A New England Englishman I have said that the room grew brighter for the going of the Black Abbé.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A New England Englishman I have said that the room grew brighter for the going of the Black Abbé.
capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt
From this reading Yet, after his departure, there fell a palpable air of constraint.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading Monsieur de Lamourie regarded me with something almost like suspicion.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading A New England Englishman I have said that the room grew brighter for the going of the Black Abbé.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A New England Englishman I have said that the room grew brighter for the going of the Black Abbé.
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading Madame eyed me with a curious scrutiny, tolerant, yet as it were watchful.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading To me, at least, it seemed so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To me, at least, it seemed so.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Monsieur de Lamourie regarded me with something almost like suspicion.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading Monsieur de Lamourie regarded me with something almost like suspicion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A New England Englishman I have said that the room grew brighter for the going of the Black Abbé.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A New England Englishman I have said that the room grew brighter for the going of the Black Abbé.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Yet, after his departure, there fell a palpable air of constraint.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To me, at least, it seemed so.
showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others
From this reading Madame eyed me with a curious scrutiny, tolerant, yet as it were watchful.
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading Madame eyed me with a curious scrutiny, tolerant, yet as it were watchful.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Madame eyed me with a curious scrutiny, tolerant, yet as it were watchful.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Monsieur de Lamourie regarded me with something almost like suspicion.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, after his departure, there fell a palpable air of constraint.
Chapter 6 of A Sister to Evangeline by Charles G. D., Sir Roberts holds 81 sentences, grouped into 17 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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