Chapter 6 of David Vallory is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of David Vallory is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No, not yet.” “Mercy me! I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first. I’m afraid I haven’t been a very obedient call-boy.” David got out of his chair reluctantly.
Chapter 6 of David Vallory is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “David got out of his chair reluctantly.”
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading ““Mercy me!”
dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority
From this reading “I’m afraid I haven’t been a very obedient call-boy.””
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading “I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.”
with reluctance
From this reading “David got out of his chair reluctantly.”
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading “I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.”
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.”
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.
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In this reading “I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “David got out of his chair reluctantly.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I’m afraid I haven’t been a very obedient call-boy.”
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I’m afraid I haven’t been a very obedient call-boy.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I’m afraid I haven’t been a very obedient call-boy.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m afraid I haven’t been a very obedient call-boy.”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading David got out of his chair reluctantly.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading David got out of his chair reluctantly.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading David got out of his chair reluctantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m afraid I haven’t been a very obedient call-boy.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading David got out of his chair reluctantly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m afraid I haven’t been a very obedient call-boy.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Mercy me!
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading “Mercy me!
not any; not one
From this reading “No, not yet.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, not yet.”
dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority
From this reading I’m afraid I haven’t been a very obedient call-boy.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading David got out of his chair reluctantly.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading David got out of his chair reluctantly.
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
with reluctance
From this reading David got out of his chair reluctantly.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
cut with a saw
From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
express in words
From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
precisely as stated
From this reading I’m afraid I haven’t been a very obedient call-boy.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
but in spite of that
From this reading “No, not yet.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I was to tell you to report to him at the car down in the railroad yard if I saw you first.
Chapter 6 of David Vallory by Francis Lynde holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 417 sentences of David Vallory, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of David Vallory by Francis Lynde exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 417 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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