Chapter 6 of Adrift in New York is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Adrift in New York is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Tempest. The charge was so strange and unexpected that Florence was overwhelmed. She could only murmur: "Oh, uncle!" Her young companion was indignant. Already he felt that Florence had consented to accept him as a friend, and he was resolved to stand by her.
Chapter 6 of Adrift in New York is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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consider or hold as true
From this reading “Already he felt that Florence had consented to accept him as a friend, and he was resolved to stand by her.”
past form of “consent” — give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
From this reading “Already he felt that Florence had consented to accept him as a friend, and he was resolved to stand by her.”
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “The charge was so strange and unexpected that Florence was overwhelmed.”
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading “Her young companion was indignant.”
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading “She could only murmur: "Oh, uncle!"”
past form of “overwhelm” — overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
From this reading “The charge was so strange and unexpected that Florence was overwhelmed.”
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading “A Tempest.”
not expected or anticipated
From this reading “The charge was so strange and unexpected that Florence was overwhelmed.”
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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 Tempest.
consider or hold as true
From this reading Already he felt that Florence had consented to accept him as a friend, and he was resolved to stand by her.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Already he felt that Florence had consented to accept him as a friend, and he was resolved to stand by her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The charge was so strange and unexpected that Florence was overwhelmed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Already he felt that Florence had consented to accept him as a friend, and he was resolved to stand by her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Already he felt that Florence had consented to accept him as a friend, and he was resolved to stand by her.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading The charge was so strange and unexpected that Florence was overwhelmed.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Her young companion was indignant.
past form of “consent” — give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
From this reading Already he felt that Florence had consented to accept him as a friend, and he was resolved to stand by her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could only murmur: "Oh, uncle!"
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Already he felt that Florence had consented to accept him as a friend, and he was resolved to stand by her.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading The charge was so strange and unexpected that Florence was overwhelmed.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Already he felt that Florence had consented to accept him as a friend, and he was resolved to stand by her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Already he felt that Florence had consented to accept him as a friend, and he was resolved to stand by her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Already he felt that Florence had consented to accept him as a friend, and he was resolved to stand by her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her young companion was indignant.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Already he felt that Florence had consented to accept him as a friend, and he was resolved to stand by her.
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading Her young companion was indignant.
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading She could only murmur: "Oh, uncle!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading She could only murmur: "Oh, uncle!"
and nothing more
From this reading She could only murmur: "Oh, uncle!"
past form of “overwhelm” — overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
From this reading The charge was so strange and unexpected that Florence was overwhelmed.
determined
From this reading Already he felt that Florence had consented to accept him as a friend, and he was resolved to stand by her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could only murmur: "Oh, uncle!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The charge was so strange and unexpected that Florence was overwhelmed.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Already he felt that Florence had consented to accept him as a friend, and he was resolved to stand by her.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The charge was so strange and unexpected that Florence was overwhelmed.
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading A Tempest.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The charge was so strange and unexpected that Florence was overwhelmed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The charge was so strange and unexpected that Florence was overwhelmed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Already he felt that Florence had consented to accept him as a friend, and he was resolved to stand by her.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading She could only murmur: "Oh, uncle!"
not expected or anticipated
From this reading The charge was so strange and unexpected that Florence was overwhelmed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The charge was so strange and unexpected that Florence was overwhelmed.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Her young companion was indignant.
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