Chapter 6 of Feathers left around is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Feathers left around is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT TESSIE SAW AS the others started for the door, Ned Knox touched Mears on the arm and detained him. “Look here, Roly,” he said, “we can’t handle this thing with gloves on, you know.” “Meaning?” “That we must look where evidence points,--even if it’s to one of ourselves.” “You or me?”
Chapter 6 of Feathers left around is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “detain” — deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading “WHAT TESSIE SAW AS the others started for the door, Ned Knox touched Mears on the arm and detained him.”
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading ““That we must look where evidence points,--even if it’s to one of ourselves.””
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading ““Look here, Roly,” he said, “we can’t handle this thing with gloves on, you know.””
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
From this reading ““Look here, Roly,” he said, “we can’t handle this thing with gloves on, you know.””
Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland (1514-1572)
From this reading “WHAT TESSIE SAW AS the others started for the door, Ned Knox touched Mears on the arm and detained him.”
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading ““Meaning?””
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading ““That we must look where evidence points,--even if it’s to one of ourselves.””
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading ““That we must look where evidence points,--even if it’s to one of ourselves.””
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In this reading “WHAT TESSIE SAW AS the others started for the door, Ned Knox touched Mears on the arm and detained him.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHAT TESSIE SAW AS the others started for the door, Ned Knox touched Mears on the arm and detained him.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading WHAT TESSIE SAW AS the others started for the door, Ned Knox touched Mears on the arm and detained him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WHAT TESSIE SAW AS the others started for the door, Ned Knox touched Mears on the arm and detained him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Look here, Roly,” he said, “we can’t handle this thing with gloves on, you know.”
past form of “detain” — deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading WHAT TESSIE SAW AS the others started for the door, Ned Knox touched Mears on the arm and detained him.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading WHAT TESSIE SAW AS the others started for the door, Ned Knox touched Mears on the arm and detained him.
divisible by two
From this reading “That we must look where evidence points,--even if it’s to one of ourselves.”
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading “That we must look where evidence points,--even if it’s to one of ourselves.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WHAT TESSIE SAW AS the others started for the door, Ned Knox touched Mears on the arm and detained him.
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading “Look here, Roly,” he said, “we can’t handle this thing with gloves on, you know.”
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
From this reading “Look here, Roly,” he said, “we can’t handle this thing with gloves on, you know.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Look here, Roly,” he said, “we can’t handle this thing with gloves on, you know.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Look here, Roly,” he said, “we can’t handle this thing with gloves on, you know.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WHAT TESSIE SAW AS the others started for the door, Ned Knox touched Mears on the arm and detained him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “That we must look where evidence points,--even if it’s to one of ourselves.”
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From this reading “That we must look where evidence points,--even if it’s to one of ourselves.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Look here, Roly,” he said, “we can’t handle this thing with gloves on, you know.”
Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland (1514-1572)
From this reading WHAT TESSIE SAW AS the others started for the door, Ned Knox touched Mears on the arm and detained him.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look here, Roly,” he said, “we can’t handle this thing with gloves on, you know.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You or me?”
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading “Meaning?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT TESSIE SAW AS the others started for the door, Ned Knox touched Mears on the arm and detained him.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “That we must look where evidence points,--even if it’s to one of ourselves.”
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From this reading WHAT TESSIE SAW AS the others started for the door, Ned Knox touched Mears on the arm and detained him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “That we must look where evidence points,--even if it’s to one of ourselves.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHAT TESSIE SAW AS the others started for the door, Ned Knox touched Mears on the arm and detained him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “That we must look where evidence points,--even if it’s to one of ourselves.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “You or me?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT TESSIE SAW AS the others started for the door, Ned Knox touched Mears on the arm and detained him.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “That we must look where evidence points,--even if it’s to one of ourselves.”
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “That we must look where evidence points,--even if it’s to one of ourselves.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Look here, Roly,” he said, “we can’t handle this thing with gloves on, you know.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Look here, Roly,” he said, “we can’t handle this thing with gloves on, you know.”
cut with a saw
From this reading WHAT TESSIE SAW AS the others started for the door, Ned Knox touched Mears on the arm and detained him.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading WHAT TESSIE SAW AS the others started for the door, Ned Knox touched Mears on the arm and detained him.
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From this reading WHAT TESSIE SAW AS the others started for the door, Ned Knox touched Mears on the arm and detained him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That we must look where evidence points,--even if it’s to one of ourselves.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT TESSIE SAW AS the others started for the door, Ned Knox touched Mears on the arm and detained him.
a special situation
From this reading “Look here, Roly,” he said, “we can’t handle this thing with gloves on, you know.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Look here, Roly,” he said, “we can’t handle this thing with gloves on, you know.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “That we must look where evidence points,--even if it’s to one of ourselves.”
having come into contact
From this reading WHAT TESSIE SAW AS the others started for the door, Ned Knox touched Mears on the arm and detained him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Look here, Roly,” he said, “we can’t handle this thing with gloves on, you know.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT TESSIE SAW AS the others started for the door, Ned Knox touched Mears on the arm and detained him.
in or at the place that
From this reading “That we must look where evidence points,--even if it’s to one of ourselves.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Look here, Roly,” he said, “we can’t handle this thing with gloves on, you know.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Look here, Roly,” he said, “we can’t handle this thing with gloves on, you know.”
Chapter 6 of Feathers left around by Carolyn Wells holds 274 sentences, grouped into 55 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 274 sentences of Feathers left around, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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