Chapter 6 of Echoes of the War is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Echoes of the War is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'I tumbled in sixty minutes ago! It can't be the same trout, dear.' 'Same old rascal!' Billy and Karl come in by the window, leaving a fishing-rod outside. They are gay, careless, attractive youths.
Chapter 6 of Echoes of the War is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading “They are gay, careless, attractive youths.”
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “Billy and Karl come in by the window, leaving a fishing-rod outside.”
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading “They are gay, careless, attractive youths.”
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “'Same old rascal!'”
being ten more than fifty
From this reading “'I tumbled in sixty minutes ago!”
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading “It can't be the same trout, dear.'”
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading “'I tumbled in sixty minutes ago!”
plural of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading “They are gay, careless, attractive youths.”
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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 Billy and Karl come in by the window, leaving a fishing-rod outside.
in the past
From this reading 'I tumbled in sixty minutes ago!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Billy and Karl come in by the window, leaving a fishing-rod outside.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are gay, careless, attractive youths.
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading They are gay, careless, attractive youths.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It can't be the same trout, dear.'
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Billy and Karl come in by the window, leaving a fishing-rod outside.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Billy and Karl come in by the window, leaving a fishing-rod outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It can't be the same trout, dear.'
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading They are gay, careless, attractive youths.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Billy and Karl come in by the window, leaving a fishing-rod outside.
dearly loved
From this reading It can't be the same trout, dear.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Billy and Karl come in by the window, leaving a fishing-rod outside.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading They are gay, careless, attractive youths.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I tumbled in sixty minutes ago!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'I tumbled in sixty minutes ago!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It can't be the same trout, dear.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Billy and Karl come in by the window, leaving a fishing-rod outside.
the act of departing
From this reading Billy and Karl come in by the window, leaving a fishing-rod outside.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading 'I tumbled in sixty minutes ago!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading 'Same old rascal!'
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Billy and Karl come in by the window, leaving a fishing-rod outside.
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading 'Same old rascal!'
Identical; not different.
From this reading It can't be the same trout, dear.'
being ten more than fifty
From this reading 'I tumbled in sixty minutes ago!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It can't be the same trout, dear.'
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are gay, careless, attractive youths.
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading It can't be the same trout, dear.'
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading 'I tumbled in sixty minutes ago!
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Billy and Karl come in by the window, leaving a fishing-rod outside.
plural of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading They are gay, careless, attractive youths.
Chapter 6 of Echoes of the War by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie holds 411 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 411 sentences of Echoes of the War, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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