Chapter 6 of Eleanor is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Eleanor is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Ah! here you are! Don't kill yourselves. Plenty of time--for us! Listen--there's the bell--eight o'clock--now they open the doors. Goodness!--Look at the rush--and those little Italian chaps tackling those strapping priests.
Chapter 6 of Eleanor is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “chap” — a boy or man
From this reading “Goodness!--Look at the rush--and those little Italian chaps tackling those strapping priests.”
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading “Goodness!--Look at the rush--and those little Italian chaps tackling those strapping priests.”
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading “Goodness!--Look at the rush--and those little Italian chaps tackling those strapping priests.”
plural of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading “Goodness!--Look at the rush--and those little Italian chaps tackling those strapping priests.”
move hurridly
From this reading “Goodness!--Look at the rush--and those little Italian chaps tackling those strapping priests.”
muscular and heavily built
From this reading “Goodness!--Look at the rush--and those little Italian chaps tackling those strapping priests.”
-ing form of “tackle” — accept as a challenge
From this reading “Goodness!--Look at the rush--and those little Italian chaps tackling those strapping priests.”
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading “Don't kill yourselves.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading 'Ah! here you are!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Goodness!--Look at the rush--and those little Italian chaps tackling those strapping priests.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Ah! here you are!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Goodness!--Look at the rush--and those little Italian chaps tackling those strapping priests.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Listen--there's the bell--eight o'clock--now they open the doors.
plural of “chap” — a boy or man
From this reading Goodness!--Look at the rush--and those little Italian chaps tackling those strapping priests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't kill yourselves.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Listen--there's the bell--eight o'clock--now they open the doors.
being one more than seven
From this reading Listen--there's the bell--eight o'clock--now they open the doors.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Plenty of time--for us!
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading Goodness!--Look at the rush--and those little Italian chaps tackling those strapping priests.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading 'Ah! here you are!
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading Goodness!--Look at the rush--and those little Italian chaps tackling those strapping priests.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Don't kill yourselves.
hear with intention
From this reading Listen--there's the bell--eight o'clock--now they open the doors.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Goodness!--Look at the rush--and those little Italian chaps tackling those strapping priests.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Goodness!--Look at the rush--and those little Italian chaps tackling those strapping priests.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Listen--there's the bell--eight o'clock--now they open the doors.
according to the clock
From this reading Listen--there's the bell--eight o'clock--now they open the doors.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Plenty of time--for us!
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Listen--there's the bell--eight o'clock--now they open the doors.
a full supply
From this reading Plenty of time--for us!
plural of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading Goodness!--Look at the rush--and those little Italian chaps tackling those strapping priests.
move hurridly
From this reading Goodness!--Look at the rush--and those little Italian chaps tackling those strapping priests.
muscular and heavily built
From this reading Goodness!--Look at the rush--and those little Italian chaps tackling those strapping priests.
-ing form of “tackle” — accept as a challenge
From this reading Goodness!--Look at the rush--and those little Italian chaps tackling those strapping priests.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Listen--there's the bell--eight o'clock--now they open the doors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Listen--there's the bell--eight o'clock--now they open the doors.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Listen--there's the bell--eight o'clock--now they open the doors.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Goodness!--Look at the rush--and those little Italian chaps tackling those strapping priests.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Plenty of time--for us!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Plenty of time--for us!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Ah! here you are!
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading Don't kill yourselves.
Chapter 6 of Eleanor by Humphry, Mrs. Ward holds 357 sentences, grouped into 72 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 357 sentences of Eleanor, unabridged, divided into 72 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Eleanor by Humphry, Mrs. Ward exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 357 sentences, grouped into 72 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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