Chapter 6 of Embarrassments is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Embarrassments is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I gasped with dismay. “Has Bousefield abandoned that idea? Isn’t the cat going to jump?” Mrs. Highmore hesitated. “It appears that she doesn’t seem in a hurry.
Chapter 6 of Embarrassments is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 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.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading ““Has Bousefield abandoned that idea?”
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading ““It appears that she doesn’t seem in a hurry.”
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “Isn’t the cat going to jump?””
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading “I gasped with dismay.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “I gasped with dismay.”
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “Mrs. Highmore hesitated.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading ““It appears that she doesn’t seem in a hurry.”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Isn’t the cat going to jump?””
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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 “It appears that she doesn’t seem in a hurry.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “Has Bousefield abandoned that idea?
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “It appears that she doesn’t seem in a hurry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Has Bousefield abandoned that idea?
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading Isn’t the cat going to jump?”
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading I gasped with dismay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It appears that she doesn’t seem in a hurry.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading I gasped with dismay.
the act of departing
From this reading Isn’t the cat going to jump?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Has Bousefield abandoned that idea?
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading Mrs. Highmore hesitated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Highmore hesitated.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “It appears that she doesn’t seem in a hurry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I gasped with dismay.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Has Bousefield abandoned that idea?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It appears that she doesn’t seem in a hurry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isn’t the cat going to jump?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It appears that she doesn’t seem in a hurry.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Isn’t the cat going to jump?”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Highmore hesitated.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “It appears that she doesn’t seem in a hurry.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It appears that she doesn’t seem in a hurry.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Has Bousefield abandoned that idea?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Isn’t the cat going to jump?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Isn’t the cat going to jump?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading I gasped with dismay.
Chapter 6 of Embarrassments by Henry James holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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 431 sentences of Embarrassments, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Embarrassments by Henry James exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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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