Chapter 6 of Amabel Channice is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Amabel Channice is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sir Hugh stared at him. Then he burst into a shout of laughter. "You young fool!" he said. Augustine's eyes were lightnings in a storm-swept sky. "You young fool," Sir Hugh repeated, not laughing, a heavier stress weighting each repeated word.
Chapter 6 of Amabel Channice is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “Then he burst into a shout of laughter.”
comparative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “"You young fool," Sir Hugh repeated, not laughing, a heavier stress weighting each repeated word.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “Then he burst into a shout of laughter.”
plural of “lightning” — abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading “Augustine's eyes were lightnings in a storm-swept sky.”
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading “Then he burst into a shout of laughter.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Sir Hugh stared at him.”
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
From this reading “"You young fool," Sir Hugh repeated, not laughing, a heavier stress weighting each repeated word.”
(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
From this reading “"You young fool," Sir Hugh repeated, not laughing, a heavier stress weighting each repeated word.”
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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 Then he burst into a shout of laughter.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sir Hugh stared at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Augustine's eyes were lightnings in a storm-swept sky.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Then he burst into a shout of laughter.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "You young fool," Sir Hugh repeated, not laughing, a heavier stress weighting each repeated word.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Augustine's eyes were lightnings in a storm-swept sky.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading "You young fool!" he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he burst into a shout of laughter.
comparative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading "You young fool," Sir Hugh repeated, not laughing, a heavier stress weighting each repeated word.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sir Hugh stared at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Hugh stared at him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Augustine's eyes were lightnings in a storm-swept sky.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then he burst into a shout of laughter.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading "You young fool," Sir Hugh repeated, not laughing, a heavier stress weighting each repeated word.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Then he burst into a shout of laughter.
plural of “lightning” — abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading Augustine's eyes were lightnings in a storm-swept sky.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You young fool," Sir Hugh repeated, not laughing, a heavier stress weighting each repeated word.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he burst into a shout of laughter.
recurring again and again
From this reading "You young fool," Sir Hugh repeated, not laughing, a heavier stress weighting each repeated word.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You young fool!" he said.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading Then he burst into a shout of laughter.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Hugh stared at him.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Augustine's eyes were lightnings in a storm-swept sky.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Sir Hugh stared at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Augustine's eyes were lightnings in a storm-swept sky.
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
From this reading "You young fool," Sir Hugh repeated, not laughing, a heavier stress weighting each repeated word.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he burst into a shout of laughter.
(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
From this reading "You young fool," Sir Hugh repeated, not laughing, a heavier stress weighting each repeated word.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Augustine's eyes were lightnings in a storm-swept sky.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "You young fool," Sir Hugh repeated, not laughing, a heavier stress weighting each repeated word.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You young fool!" he said.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "You young fool!" he said.
Chapter 6 of Amabel Channice by Anne Douglas Sedgwick holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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 434 sentences of Amabel Channice, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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