Chapter 6 of All for a Scrap of Paper is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of All for a Scrap of Paper is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What!" "Not going to join! Why, you were in the O.T.C. while you were at Clifton! Not going to join!" Bob's face was very pale, but he shook his head.
Chapter 6 of All for a Scrap of Paper is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “bob” — a former monetary unit in Great Britain
From this reading “Bob's face was very pale, but he shook his head.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “Bob's face was very pale, but he shook his head.”
the act of departing
From this reading “"Not going to join!”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Bob's face was very pale, but he shook his head.”
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading “"Not going to join!”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “Bob's face was very pale, but he shook his head.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “Bob's face was very pale, but he shook his head.”
during the time that
From this reading “Why, you were in the O.T.C. while you were at Clifton!”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Why, you were in the O.T.C. while you were at Clifton!
possessive form of “bob” — a former monetary unit in Great Britain
From this reading Bob's face was very pale, but he shook his head.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bob's face was very pale, but he shook his head.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Why, you were in the O.T.C. while you were at Clifton!
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From this reading Why, you were in the O.T.C. while you were at Clifton!
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Bob's face was very pale, but he shook his head.
the act of departing
From this reading "Not going to join!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bob's face was very pale, but he shook his head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Bob's face was very pale, but he shook his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bob's face was very pale, but he shook his head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why, you were in the O.T.C. while you were at Clifton!
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading "Not going to join!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not going to join!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Why, you were in the O.T.C. while you were at Clifton!
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Bob's face was very pale, but he shook his head.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Bob's face was very pale, but he shook his head.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Why, you were in the O.T.C. while you were at Clifton!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why, you were in the O.T.C. while you were at Clifton!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Not going to join!
precisely as stated
From this reading Bob's face was very pale, but he shook his head.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bob's face was very pale, but he shook his head.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why, you were in the O.T.C. while you were at Clifton!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What!"
during the time that
From this reading Why, you were in the O.T.C. while you were at Clifton!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, you were in the O.T.C. while you were at Clifton!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why, you were in the O.T.C. while you were at Clifton!
Chapter 6 of All for a Scrap of Paper by Joseph Hocking holds 262 sentences, grouped into 53 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 262 sentences of All for a Scrap of Paper, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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