Chapter 6 of At the Black Rocks is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of At the Black Rocks is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Because you’ve got back," said the caller, with snapping eyes. "That’s encouraging. And granny, is she well?" "Oh yes, when--" He did not finish. If he had completed his sentence, he would have said "when father isn’t at home."
Chapter 6 of At the Black Rocks is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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for the reason that
From this reading “"Because you’ve got back," said the caller, with snapping eyes.”
a social or business visitor
From this reading “"Because you’ve got back," said the caller, with snapping eyes.”
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading “If he had completed his sentence, he would have said "when father isn’t at home."”
giving courage or confidence or hope
From this reading “"That’s encouraging.”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “"Oh yes, when--" He did not finish.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “And granny, is she well?"”
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading “If he had completed his sentence, he would have said "when father isn’t at home."”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “"Because you’ve got back," said the caller, with snapping eyes.”
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.
a reception held in your own home
In this reading “If he had completed his sentence, he would have said "when father isn’t at home."”
recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
In this reading “"Because you’ve got back," said the caller, with snapping eyes.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And granny, is she well?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If he had completed his sentence, he would have said "when father isn’t at home."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Because you’ve got back," said the caller, with snapping eyes.
for the reason that
From this reading "Because you’ve got back," said the caller, with snapping eyes.
a social or business visitor
From this reading "Because you’ve got back," said the caller, with snapping eyes.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading If he had completed his sentence, he would have said "when father isn’t at home."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Oh yes, when--" He did not finish.
giving courage or confidence or hope
From this reading "That’s encouraging.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Because you’ve got back," said the caller, with snapping eyes.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading If he had completed his sentence, he would have said "when father isn’t at home."
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading "Oh yes, when--" He did not finish.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Because you’ve got back," said the caller, with snapping eyes.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading And granny, is she well?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If he had completed his sentence, he would have said "when father isn’t at home."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If he had completed his sentence, he would have said "when father isn’t at home."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh yes, when--" He did not finish.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If he had completed his sentence, he would have said "when father isn’t at home."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading If he had completed his sentence, he would have said "when father isn’t at home."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he had completed his sentence, he would have said "when father isn’t at home."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And granny, is she well?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he had completed his sentence, he would have said "when father isn’t at home."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh yes, when--" He did not finish.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh yes, when--" He did not finish.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Because you’ve got back," said the caller, with snapping eyes.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading If he had completed his sentence, he would have said "when father isn’t at home."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And granny, is she well?"
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading "Because you’ve got back," said the caller, with snapping eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That’s encouraging.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Because you’ve got back," said the caller, with snapping eyes.
(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 And granny, is she well?"
at the time that
From this reading "Oh yes, when--" He did not finish.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Because you’ve got back," said the caller, with snapping eyes.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he had completed his sentence, he would have said "when father isn’t at home."
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh yes, when--" He did not finish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Because you’ve got back," said the caller, with snapping eyes.
Chapter 6 of At the Black Rocks by Edward A. (Edward Augustus) Rand holds 448 sentences, grouped into 90 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 448 sentences of At the Black Rocks, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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