Chapter 6 of Eleanor's victory is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Eleanor's victory is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GOOD SAMARITANS. George Vane did not come home. Eleanor kept the promise made to her faithful friend, and tried to sleep. She flung herself, dressed as she was, upon the little bed near the curtained alcove. She would thus be ready to run to her father, whenever he came in, she thought, to welcome and minister to him.
Chapter 6 of Eleanor's victory is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small recess opening off a larger room
From this reading “She flung herself, dressed as she was, upon the little bed near the curtained alcove.”
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading “Eleanor kept the promise made to her faithful friend, and tried to sleep.”
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading “She flung herself, dressed as she was, upon the little bed near the curtained alcove.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “She would thus be ready to run to her father, whenever he came in, she thought, to welcome and minister to him.”
plural of “samaritan” — a member of the people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times
From this reading “GOOD SAMARITANS.”
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
From this reading “George Vane did not come home.”
accept gladly
From this reading “She would thus be ready to run to her father, whenever he came in, she thought, to welcome and minister to him.”
at any time that; every time that
From this reading “She would thus be ready to run to her father, whenever he came in, she thought, to welcome and minister to him.”
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 “Eleanor kept the promise made to her faithful friend, and tried to sleep.”
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
In this reading “George Vane did not come home.”
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.
a small recess opening off a larger room
From this reading She flung herself, dressed as she was, upon the little bed near the curtained alcove.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Eleanor kept the promise made to her faithful friend, and tried to sleep.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She flung herself, dressed as she was, upon the little bed near the curtained alcove.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She would thus be ready to run to her father, whenever he came in, she thought, to welcome and minister to him.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She flung herself, dressed as she was, upon the little bed near the curtained alcove.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She would thus be ready to run to her father, whenever he came in, she thought, to welcome and minister to him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading George Vane did not come home.
furnished or concealed with curtains or draperies
From this reading She flung herself, dressed as she was, upon the little bed near the curtained alcove.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading George Vane did not come home.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading She flung herself, dressed as she was, upon the little bed near the curtained alcove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eleanor kept the promise made to her faithful friend, and tried to sleep.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading Eleanor kept the promise made to her faithful friend, and tried to sleep.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She would thus be ready to run to her father, whenever he came in, she thought, to welcome and minister to him.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading She flung herself, dressed as she was, upon the little bed near the curtained alcove.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Eleanor kept the promise made to her faithful friend, and tried to sleep.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George Vane did not come home.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading GOOD SAMARITANS.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would thus be ready to run to her father, whenever he came in, she thought, to welcome and minister to him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Eleanor kept the promise made to her faithful friend, and tried to sleep.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She flung herself, dressed as she was, upon the little bed near the curtained alcove.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She would thus be ready to run to her father, whenever he came in, she thought, to welcome and minister to him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading George Vane did not come home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She would thus be ready to run to her father, whenever he came in, she thought, to welcome and minister to him.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Eleanor kept the promise made to her faithful friend, and tried to sleep.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She flung herself, dressed as she was, upon the little bed near the curtained alcove.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Eleanor kept the promise made to her faithful friend, and tried to sleep.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading She would thus be ready to run to her father, whenever he came in, she thought, to welcome and minister to him.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading She flung herself, dressed as she was, upon the little bed near the curtained alcove.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading George Vane did not come home.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading Eleanor kept the promise made to her faithful friend, and tried to sleep.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading She would thus be ready to run to her father, whenever he came in, she thought, to welcome and minister to him.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading She would thus be ready to run to her father, whenever he came in, she thought, to welcome and minister to him.
plural of “samaritan” — a member of the people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times
From this reading GOOD SAMARITANS.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She flung herself, dressed as she was, upon the little bed near the curtained alcove.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Eleanor kept the promise made to her faithful friend, and tried to sleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Eleanor kept the promise made to her faithful friend, and tried to sleep.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She would thus be ready to run to her father, whenever he came in, she thought, to welcome and minister to him.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading She would thus be ready to run to her father, whenever he came in, she thought, to welcome and minister to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Eleanor kept the promise made to her faithful friend, and tried to sleep.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Eleanor kept the promise made to her faithful friend, and tried to sleep.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She flung herself, dressed as she was, upon the little bed near the curtained alcove.
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
From this reading George Vane did not come home.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She flung herself, dressed as she was, upon the little bed near the curtained alcove.
accept gladly
From this reading She would thus be ready to run to her father, whenever he came in, she thought, to welcome and minister to him.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading She would thus be ready to run to her father, whenever he came in, she thought, to welcome and minister to him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would thus be ready to run to her father, whenever he came in, she thought, to welcome and minister to him.
Chapter 6 of Eleanor's victory by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon holds 451 sentences, grouped into 91 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.
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