Chapter 6 of Black Oxen is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Black Oxen is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What are you talking about?" "When she was mocking my curiosity she suggested that she might have been an actress and won the confidence of Countess Zattiany owing to the resemblance. It struck me as fantastic, but who knows?
Chapter 6 of Black Oxen is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a female actor
From this reading “"When she was mocking my curiosity she suggested that she might have been an actress and won the confidence of Countess Zattiany owing to the resemblance.”
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading “"When she was mocking my curiosity she suggested that she might have been an actress and won the confidence of Countess Zattiany owing to the resemblance.”
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading “"When she was mocking my curiosity she suggested that she might have been an actress and won the confidence of Countess Zattiany owing to the resemblance.”
ludicrously odd
From this reading “It struck me as fantastic, but who knows?”
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading “"When she was mocking my curiosity she suggested that she might have been an actress and won the confidence of Countess Zattiany owing to the resemblance.”
owed as a debt
From this reading “"When she was mocking my curiosity she suggested that she might have been an actress and won the confidence of Countess Zattiany owing to the resemblance.”
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
From this reading “"When she was mocking my curiosity she suggested that she might have been an actress and won the confidence of Countess Zattiany owing to the resemblance.”
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading “"When she was mocking my curiosity she suggested that she might have been an actress and won the confidence of Countess Zattiany owing to the resemblance.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What are you talking about?"
a female actor
From this reading "When she was mocking my curiosity she suggested that she might have been an actress and won the confidence of Countess Zattiany owing to the resemblance.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "When she was mocking my curiosity she suggested that she might have been an actress and won the confidence of Countess Zattiany owing to the resemblance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "When she was mocking my curiosity she suggested that she might have been an actress and won the confidence of Countess Zattiany owing to the resemblance.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are you talking about?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It struck me as fantastic, but who knows?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "When she was mocking my curiosity she suggested that she might have been an actress and won the confidence of Countess Zattiany owing to the resemblance.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It struck me as fantastic, but who knows?
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading "When she was mocking my curiosity she suggested that she might have been an actress and won the confidence of Countess Zattiany owing to the resemblance.
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading "When she was mocking my curiosity she suggested that she might have been an actress and won the confidence of Countess Zattiany owing to the resemblance.
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading "When she was mocking my curiosity she suggested that she might have been an actress and won the confidence of Countess Zattiany owing to the resemblance.
ludicrously odd
From this reading It struck me as fantastic, but who knows?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "When she was mocking my curiosity she suggested that she might have been an actress and won the confidence of Countess Zattiany owing to the resemblance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It struck me as fantastic, but who knows?
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading It struck me as fantastic, but who knows?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It struck me as fantastic, but who knows?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "When she was mocking my curiosity she suggested that she might have been an actress and won the confidence of Countess Zattiany owing to the resemblance.
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading "When she was mocking my curiosity she suggested that she might have been an actress and won the confidence of Countess Zattiany owing to the resemblance.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "When she was mocking my curiosity she suggested that she might have been an actress and won the confidence of Countess Zattiany owing to the resemblance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "When she was mocking my curiosity she suggested that she might have been an actress and won the confidence of Countess Zattiany owing to the resemblance.
owed as a debt
From this reading "When she was mocking my curiosity she suggested that she might have been an actress and won the confidence of Countess Zattiany owing to the resemblance.
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
From this reading "When she was mocking my curiosity she suggested that she might have been an actress and won the confidence of Countess Zattiany owing to the resemblance.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When she was mocking my curiosity she suggested that she might have been an actress and won the confidence of Countess Zattiany owing to the resemblance.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading It struck me as fantastic, but who knows?
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "When she was mocking my curiosity she suggested that she might have been an actress and won the confidence of Countess Zattiany owing to the resemblance.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "What are you talking about?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "When she was mocking my curiosity she suggested that she might have been an actress and won the confidence of Countess Zattiany owing to the resemblance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "When she was mocking my curiosity she suggested that she might have been an actress and won the confidence of Countess Zattiany owing to the resemblance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "When she was mocking my curiosity she suggested that she might have been an actress and won the confidence of Countess Zattiany owing to the resemblance.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "When she was mocking my curiosity she suggested that she might have been an actress and won the confidence of Countess Zattiany owing to the resemblance.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are you talking about?"
at the time that
From this reading "When she was mocking my curiosity she suggested that she might have been an actress and won the confidence of Countess Zattiany owing to the resemblance.
which person or people
From this reading It struck me as fantastic, but who knows?
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading "When she was mocking my curiosity she suggested that she might have been an actress and won the confidence of Countess Zattiany owing to the resemblance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What are you talking about?"
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From this reading "When she was mocking my curiosity she suggested that she might have been an actress and won the confidence of Countess Zattiany owing to the resemblance.
Chapter 6 of Black Oxen by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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