Chapter 6 of An Unknown Lover is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of An Unknown Lover is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Grizel smiled again. "You varied, dear. Rather fierce at times, and again quite meek, and sometimes, terribly funny! You'd laugh, Buddy, if you could hear some of the things you said!" "Ha!"
Chapter 6 of An Unknown Lover is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “You'd laugh, Buddy, if you could hear some of the things you said!"”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “Rather fierce at times, and again quite meek, and sometimes, terribly funny!”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “Rather fierce at times, and again quite meek, and sometimes, terribly funny!”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “You'd laugh, Buddy, if you could hear some of the things you said!"”
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
From this reading “Rather fierce at times, and again quite meek, and sometimes, terribly funny!”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Grizel smiled again.”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “Rather fierce at times, and again quite meek, and sometimes, terribly funny!”
characterized by variety
From this reading “"You varied, dear.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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sporadically and infrequently
In this reading “Rather fierce at times, and again quite meek, and sometimes, terribly funny!”
In this reading “Grizel smiled again.”
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anew
From this reading Grizel smiled again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rather fierce at times, and again quite meek, and sometimes, terribly funny!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rather fierce at times, and again quite meek, and sometimes, terribly funny!
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading You'd laugh, Buddy, if you could hear some of the things you said!"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading You'd laugh, Buddy, if you could hear some of the things you said!"
dearly loved
From this reading "You varied, dear.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Rather fierce at times, and again quite meek, and sometimes, terribly funny!
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading Rather fierce at times, and again quite meek, and sometimes, terribly funny!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grizel smiled again.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading "Ha!"
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading You'd laugh, Buddy, if you could hear some of the things you said!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You'd laugh, Buddy, if you could hear some of the things you said!"
the sound of laughing
From this reading You'd laugh, Buddy, if you could hear some of the things you said!"
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
From this reading Rather fierce at times, and again quite meek, and sometimes, terribly funny!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You'd laugh, Buddy, if you could hear some of the things you said!"
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Rather fierce at times, and again quite meek, and sometimes, terribly funny!
on the contrary
From this reading Rather fierce at times, and again quite meek, and sometimes, terribly funny!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading You'd laugh, Buddy, if you could hear some of the things you said!"
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Grizel smiled again.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading You'd laugh, Buddy, if you could hear some of the things you said!"
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Rather fierce at times, and again quite meek, and sometimes, terribly funny!
used as intensifiers
From this reading Rather fierce at times, and again quite meek, and sometimes, terribly funny!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You'd laugh, Buddy, if you could hear some of the things you said!"
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading You'd laugh, Buddy, if you could hear some of the things you said!"
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Rather fierce at times, and again quite meek, and sometimes, terribly funny!
characterized by variety
From this reading "You varied, dear.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You varied, dear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'd laugh, Buddy, if you could hear some of the things you said!"
Chapter 6 of An Unknown Lover by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 404 sentences of An Unknown Lover, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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