Chapter 6 of Civilization: Tales of the Orient is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Civilization: Tales of the Orient is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And getting so impatient to rejoin her. Longing for her always. Coming to see that she meant more to him than all the world beside. Eating his heart out, craving her. Longing to return, to reseat himself under his bell.
Chapter 6 of Civilization: Tales of the Orient is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “Longing to return, to reseat himself under his bell.”
an intense desire for some particular thing
From this reading “Eating his heart out, craving her.”
the act of consuming food
From this reading “Eating his heart out, craving her.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “"And getting so impatient to rejoin her.”
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading “"And getting so impatient to rejoin her.”
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading “Longing for her always.”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Coming to see that she meant more to him than all the world beside.”
join again
From this reading “"And getting so impatient to rejoin her.”
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.
(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 Coming to see that she meant more to him than all the world beside.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Longing for her always.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And getting so impatient to rejoin her.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Longing to return, to reseat himself under his bell.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Coming to see that she meant more to him than all the world beside.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Coming to see that she meant more to him than all the world beside.
an intense desire for some particular thing
From this reading Eating his heart out, craving her.
the act of consuming food
From this reading Eating his heart out, craving her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Longing for her always.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "And getting so impatient to rejoin her.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Eating his heart out, craving her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "And getting so impatient to rejoin her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Coming to see that she meant more to him than all the world beside.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Longing to return, to reseat himself under his bell.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Eating his heart out, craving her.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading "And getting so impatient to rejoin her.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading Longing for her always.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Coming to see that she meant more to him than all the world beside.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Coming to see that she meant more to him than all the world beside.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Eating his heart out, craving her.
join again
From this reading "And getting so impatient to rejoin her.
provide with a new seat
From this reading Longing to return, to reseat himself under his bell.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Longing to return, to reseat himself under his bell.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Coming to see that she meant more to him than all the world beside.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Coming to see that she meant more to him than all the world beside.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And getting so impatient to rejoin her.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Coming to see that she meant more to him than all the world beside.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Coming to see that she meant more to him than all the world beside.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Coming to see that she meant more to him than all the world beside.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And getting so impatient to rejoin her.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Longing to return, to reseat himself under his bell.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Coming to see that she meant more to him than all the world beside.
Chapter 6 of Civilization: Tales of the Orient by Ellen N. (Ellen Newbold) La Motte holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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 434 sentences of Civilization: Tales of the Orient, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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