Chapter 6 of Adela Cathcart, Volume 3 is here in full — 638 sentences across 128 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of Adela Cathcart, Volume 3 is here in full — 638 sentences across 128 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CRUEL PAINTER. Now to return to the Story-Club. On the night appointed, we met. And to the delight of all the rest of us, Harry arrived with a look that satisfied us that he was to be no defaulter this time. The look was one of almost nervous uneasiness.
Chapter 6 of Adela Cathcart, Volume 3 is here in full — 638 sentences across 128 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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subject to appointment
From this reading “On the night appointed, we met.”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “THE CRUEL PAINTER.”
someone who fails to make a required appearance in court
From this reading “And to the delight of all the rest of us, Harry arrived with a look that satisfied us that he was to be no defaulter this time.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “And to the delight of all the rest of us, Harry arrived with a look that satisfied us that he was to be no defaulter this time.”
easily agitated
From this reading “The look was one of almost nervous uneasiness.”
an artist who paints
From this reading “THE CRUEL PAINTER.”
filled with satisfaction
From this reading “And to the delight of all the rest of us, Harry arrived with a look that satisfied us that he was to be no defaulter this time.”
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
From this reading “The look was one of almost nervous uneasiness.”
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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 to the delight of all the rest of us, Harry arrived with a look that satisfied us that he was to be no defaulter this time.
(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 to the delight of all the rest of us, Harry arrived with a look that satisfied us that he was to be no defaulter this time.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The look was one of almost nervous uneasiness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And to the delight of all the rest of us, Harry arrived with a look that satisfied us that he was to be no defaulter this time.
subject to appointment
From this reading On the night appointed, we met.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading And to the delight of all the rest of us, Harry arrived with a look that satisfied us that he was to be no defaulter this time.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And to the delight of all the rest of us, Harry arrived with a look that satisfied us that he was to be no defaulter this time.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading THE CRUEL PAINTER.
someone who fails to make a required appearance in court
From this reading And to the delight of all the rest of us, Harry arrived with a look that satisfied us that he was to be no defaulter this time.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading And to the delight of all the rest of us, Harry arrived with a look that satisfied us that he was to be no defaulter this time.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading And to the delight of all the rest of us, Harry arrived with a look that satisfied us that he was to be no defaulter this time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And to the delight of all the rest of us, Harry arrived with a look that satisfied us that he was to be no defaulter this time.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading And to the delight of all the rest of us, Harry arrived with a look that satisfied us that he was to be no defaulter this time.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading On the night appointed, we met.
easily agitated
From this reading The look was one of almost nervous uneasiness.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading On the night appointed, we met.
not any; not one
From this reading And to the delight of all the rest of us, Harry arrived with a look that satisfied us that he was to be no defaulter this time.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now to return to the Story-Club.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And to the delight of all the rest of us, Harry arrived with a look that satisfied us that he was to be no defaulter this time.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the night appointed, we met.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The look was one of almost nervous uneasiness.
an artist who paints
From this reading THE CRUEL PAINTER.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading And to the delight of all the rest of us, Harry arrived with a look that satisfied us that he was to be no defaulter this time.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Now to return to the Story-Club.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading And to the delight of all the rest of us, Harry arrived with a look that satisfied us that he was to be no defaulter this time.
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From this reading Now to return to the Story-Club.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And to the delight of all the rest of us, Harry arrived with a look that satisfied us that he was to be no defaulter this time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CRUEL PAINTER.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And to the delight of all the rest of us, Harry arrived with a look that satisfied us that he was to be no defaulter this time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And to the delight of all the rest of us, Harry arrived with a look that satisfied us that he was to be no defaulter this time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now to return to the Story-Club.
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
From this reading The look was one of almost nervous uneasiness.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And to the delight of all the rest of us, Harry arrived with a look that satisfied us that he was to be no defaulter this time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And to the delight of all the rest of us, Harry arrived with a look that satisfied us that he was to be no defaulter this time.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading On the night appointed, we met.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And to the delight of all the rest of us, Harry arrived with a look that satisfied us that he was to be no defaulter this time.
Chapter 6 of Adela Cathcart, Volume 3 by George MacDonald holds 638 sentences, grouped into 128 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 638 sentences of Adela Cathcart, Volume 3, unabridged, divided into 128 reading sections.
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