Chapter 6 of Coquette is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Coquette is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Seems to me you're always thinking you'll do something wonderful," he said sourly. "Doesn't seem to come to much, as fur as I can see." "Oh, doesn't it!" cried Sally. She shook herself free from him, and marched off in anger. And Toby did not follow.
Chapter 6 of Coquette is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 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 strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading “She shook herself free from him, and marched off in anger.”
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “And Toby did not follow.”
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading “"Doesn't seem to come to much, as fur as I can see."”
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading “She shook herself free from him, and marched off in anger.”
witty remark
From this reading “"Oh, doesn't it!" cried Sally.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “She shook herself free from him, and marched off in anger.”
a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat
From this reading “And Toby did not follow.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “"Seems to me you're always thinking you'll do something wonderful," he said sourly.”
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.
In this reading “She shook herself free from him, and marched off in anger.”
In this reading “She shook herself free from him, and marched off in anger.”
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.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Seems to me you're always thinking you'll do something wonderful," he said sourly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She shook herself free from him, and marched off in anger.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading She shook herself free from him, and marched off in anger.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Doesn't seem to come to much, as fur as I can see."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Doesn't seem to come to much, as fur as I can see."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Doesn't seem to come to much, as fur as I can see."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh, doesn't it!" cried Sally.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And Toby did not follow.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Seems to me you're always thinking you'll do something wonderful," he said sourly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Doesn't seem to come to much, as fur as I can see."
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading And Toby did not follow.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading She shook herself free from him, and marched off in anger.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She shook herself free from him, and marched off in anger.
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading "Doesn't seem to come to much, as fur as I can see."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Seems to me you're always thinking you'll do something wonderful," he said sourly.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She shook herself free from him, and marched off in anger.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She shook herself free from him, and marched off in anger.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Doesn't seem to come to much, as fur as I can see."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She shook herself free from him, and marched off in anger.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, doesn't it!" cried Sally.
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading She shook herself free from him, and marched off in anger.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Seems to me you're always thinking you'll do something wonderful," he said sourly.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Doesn't seem to come to much, as fur as I can see."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And Toby did not follow.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She shook herself free from him, and marched off in anger.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, doesn't it!" cried Sally.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Seems to me you're always thinking you'll do something wonderful," he said sourly.
witty remark
From this reading "Oh, doesn't it!" cried Sally.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Doesn't seem to come to much, as fur as I can see."
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Doesn't seem to come to much, as fur as I can see."
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Seems to me you're always thinking you'll do something wonderful," he said sourly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She shook herself free from him, and marched off in anger.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading She shook herself free from him, and marched off in anger.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Seems to me you're always thinking you'll do something wonderful," he said sourly.
in a sour manner
From this reading "Seems to me you're always thinking you'll do something wonderful," he said sourly.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "Seems to me you're always thinking you'll do something wonderful," he said sourly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Seems to me you're always thinking you'll do something wonderful," he said sourly.
a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat
From this reading And Toby did not follow.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading "Seems to me you're always thinking you'll do something wonderful," he said sourly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Seems to me you're always thinking you'll do something wonderful," he said sourly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Seems to me you're always thinking you'll do something wonderful," he said sourly.
Chapter 6 of Coquette by Frank Swinnerton holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 414 sentences of Coquette, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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