Chapter 6 of As We Forgive Them is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of As We Forgive Them is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I know. He told me all about it--how you had both put his girl to school, and all that. But," he went on, "Blair had some motive when he left you that unintelligible cipher, depend upon it. He knew well enough that you would never obtain its solution alone." "Why?"
Chapter 6 of As We Forgive Them is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading “But," he went on, "Blair had some motive when he left you that unintelligible cipher, depend upon it.”
A secret or disguised way of writing; a code used to conceal ancient secrets.
From this reading “But," he went on, "Blair had some motive when he left you that unintelligible cipher, depend upon it.”
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “But," he went on, "Blair had some motive when he left you that unintelligible cipher, depend upon it.”
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
From this reading “But," he went on, "Blair had some motive when he left you that unintelligible cipher, depend upon it.”
come into possession of
From this reading “He knew well enough that you would never obtain its solution alone."”
an educational institution
From this reading “He told me all about it--how you had both put his girl to school, and all that.”
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading “He knew well enough that you would never obtain its solution alone."”
poorly articulated or enunciated, or drowned by noise
From this reading “But," he went on, "Blair had some motive when he left you that unintelligible cipher, depend upon it.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
be contingent on
In this reading “But," he went on, "Blair had some motive when he left you that unintelligible cipher, depend upon it.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “But," he went on, "Blair had some motive when he left you that unintelligible cipher, depend upon it.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He told me all about it--how you had both put his girl to school, and all that.
(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 He told me all about it--how you had both put his girl to school, and all that.
Having no one else present.
From this reading He knew well enough that you would never obtain its solution alone."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He told me all about it--how you had both put his girl to school, and all that.
British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading But," he went on, "Blair had some motive when he left you that unintelligible cipher, depend upon it.
the two together, not just one
From this reading He told me all about it--how you had both put his girl to school, and all that.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But," he went on, "Blair had some motive when he left you that unintelligible cipher, depend upon it.
A secret or disguised way of writing; a code used to conceal ancient secrets.
From this reading But," he went on, "Blair had some motive when he left you that unintelligible cipher, depend upon it.
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading But," he went on, "Blair had some motive when he left you that unintelligible cipher, depend upon it.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading He knew well enough that you would never obtain its solution alone."
a young female
From this reading He told me all about it--how you had both put his girl to school, and all that.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He told me all about it--how you had both put his girl to school, and all that.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He told me all about it--how you had both put his girl to school, and all that.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He told me all about it--how you had both put his girl to school, and all that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He told me all about it--how you had both put his girl to school, and all that.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He told me all about it--how you had both put his girl to school, and all that.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He knew well enough that you would never obtain its solution alone."
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He knew well enough that you would never obtain its solution alone."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading But," he went on, "Blair had some motive when he left you that unintelligible cipher, depend upon it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He told me all about it--how you had both put his girl to school, and all that.
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
From this reading But," he went on, "Blair had some motive when he left you that unintelligible cipher, depend upon it.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He knew well enough that you would never obtain its solution alone."
come into possession of
From this reading He knew well enough that you would never obtain its solution alone."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But," he went on, "Blair had some motive when he left you that unintelligible cipher, depend upon it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He told me all about it--how you had both put his girl to school, and all that.
an educational institution
From this reading He told me all about it--how you had both put his girl to school, and all that.
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading He knew well enough that you would never obtain its solution alone."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But," he went on, "Blair had some motive when he left you that unintelligible cipher, depend upon it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He told me all about it--how you had both put his girl to school, and all that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He told me all about it--how you had both put his girl to school, and all that.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He told me all about it--how you had both put his girl to school, and all that.
poorly articulated or enunciated, or drowned by noise
From this reading But," he went on, "Blair had some motive when he left you that unintelligible cipher, depend upon it.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But," he went on, "Blair had some motive when he left you that unintelligible cipher, depend upon it.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading He knew well enough that you would never obtain its solution alone."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But," he went on, "Blair had some motive when he left you that unintelligible cipher, depend upon it.
at the time that
From this reading But," he went on, "Blair had some motive when he left you that unintelligible cipher, depend upon it.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He knew well enough that you would never obtain its solution alone."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He told me all about it--how you had both put his girl to school, and all that.
Chapter 6 of As We Forgive Them by William Le Queux holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 421 sentences of As We Forgive Them, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of As We Forgive Them by William Le Queux exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 85 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 6 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading As We Forgive Them by William Le Queux on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 3378 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #40997 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #40997, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 281 minutes of reading across 676 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through As We Forgive Them section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 8 chapters of As We Forgive Them to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in As We Forgive Them, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
