Chapter 6 of Friendship and Folly: A Novel is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Friendship and Folly: A Novel is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE EVENING BEFORE. Lawrence rose, and threw away his cigar. "Where's Carolyn?" she asked, quickly. "Called into the house. Where's Lord Maxwell?"
Chapter 6 of Friendship and Folly: A Novel is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading “Lawrence rose, and threw away his cigar.”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “THE EVENING BEFORE.”
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading “Lawrence rose, and threw away his cigar.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Where's Lord Maxwell?"”
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading “Where's Lord Maxwell?"”
with speed
From this reading “"Where's Carolyn?" she asked, quickly.”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “Lawrence rose, and threw away his cigar.”
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “Lawrence rose, and threw away his cigar.”
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.
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throw or cast away
In this reading “Lawrence rose, and threw away his cigar.”
In this reading “"Called into the house.”
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.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lawrence rose, and threw away his cigar.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Where's Carolyn?" she asked, quickly.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Lawrence rose, and threw away his cigar.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE EVENING BEFORE.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Called into the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where's Carolyn?" she asked, quickly.
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading Lawrence rose, and threw away his cigar.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading THE EVENING BEFORE.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lawrence rose, and threw away his cigar.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "Called into the house.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Called into the house.
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading Lawrence rose, and threw away his cigar.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Where's Lord Maxwell?"
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading Where's Lord Maxwell?"
with speed
From this reading "Where's Carolyn?" she asked, quickly.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Lawrence rose, and threw away his cigar.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where's Carolyn?" she asked, quickly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EVENING BEFORE.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Lawrence rose, and threw away his cigar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where's Carolyn?" she asked, quickly.
Chapter 6 of Friendship and Folly: A Novel by Maria Louise Pool holds 232 sentences, grouped into 47 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 232 sentences of Friendship and Folly: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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