Chapter 6 of Blacksheep! Blacksheep! is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Blacksheep! Blacksheep! is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Archie sank upon the bed, twisting his hands together. He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him. "You are not chaffing me! It doesn't seem possible that the girl would have deceived me!" "We never know when they are going to deceive us, Archie!
Chapter 6 of Blacksheep! Blacksheep! is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading “"We never know when they are going to deceive us, Archie!”
past form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading “It doesn't seem possible that the girl would have deceived me!"”
to a considerable degree
From this reading “He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.”
provoking horror
From this reading “He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.”
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.”
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “Archie sank upon the bed, twisting his hands together.”
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
From this reading “Archie sank upon the bed, twisting his hands together.”
past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading “He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.”
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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 He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Archie sank upon the bed, twisting his hands together.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are not chaffing me!
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Archie sank upon the bed, twisting his hands together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are not chaffing me!
be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading "We never know when they are going to deceive us, Archie!
past form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading It doesn't seem possible that the girl would have deceived me!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It doesn't seem possible that the girl would have deceived me!"
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.
a young female
From this reading It doesn't seem possible that the girl would have deceived me!"
the act of departing
From this reading "We never know when they are going to deceive us, Archie!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Archie sank upon the bed, twisting his hands together.
only a very short time before
From this reading He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It doesn't seem possible that the girl would have deceived me!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.
to a considerable degree
From this reading He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Archie sank upon the bed, twisting his hands together.
provoking horror
From this reading He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It doesn't seem possible that the girl would have deceived me!"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "We never know when they are going to deceive us, Archie!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You are not chaffing me!
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "We never know when they are going to deceive us, Archie!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You are not chaffing me!
remorse for your past conduct
From this reading He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading It doesn't seem possible that the girl would have deceived me!"
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading Archie sank upon the bed, twisting his hands together.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It doesn't seem possible that the girl would have deceived me!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It doesn't seem possible that the girl would have deceived me!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Archie sank upon the bed, twisting his hands together.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We never know when they are going to deceive us, Archie!
a special situation
From this reading He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Archie sank upon the bed, twisting his hands together.
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
From this reading Archie sank upon the bed, twisting his hands together.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Archie sank upon the bed, twisting his hands together.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We never know when they are going to deceive us, Archie!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We never know when they are going to deceive us, Archie!
past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.
at the time that
From this reading "We never know when they are going to deceive us, Archie!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It doesn't seem possible that the girl would have deceived me!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are not chaffing me!
Chapter 6 of Blacksheep! Blacksheep! by Meredith Nicholson holds 424 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 424 sentences of Blacksheep! Blacksheep!, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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