Chapter 6 of Ghost Beyond the Gate is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of Ghost Beyond the Gate is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It certainly looked new." "Yes, but it could have had some wear. It's possible, too, that the customer had a legal right to buy a new tire." "Then you don't intend to report to the police, Penny?" "I want to talk to Salt about it first.
Chapter 6 of Ghost Beyond the Gate is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading “It's possible, too, that the customer had a legal right to buy a new tire."”
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading “"Then you don't intend to report to the police, Penny?"”
established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
From this reading “It's possible, too, that the customer had a legal right to buy a new tire."”
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “"Then you don't intend to report to the police, Penny?"”
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading “"Then you don't intend to report to the police, Penny?"”
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading “"Then you don't intend to report to the police, Penny?"”
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading “"I want to talk to Salt about it first.”
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
From this reading “It's possible, too, that the customer had a legal right to buy a new tire."”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It's possible, too, that the customer had a legal right to buy a new tire."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I want to talk to Salt about it first.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, but it could have had some wear.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading It's possible, too, that the customer had a legal right to buy a new tire."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "It certainly looked new."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Yes, but it could have had some wear.
someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading It's possible, too, that the customer had a legal right to buy a new tire."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then you don't intend to report to the police, Penny?"
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "I want to talk to Salt about it first.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Yes, but it could have had some wear.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Yes, but it could have had some wear.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want to talk to Salt about it first.
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading "Then you don't intend to report to the police, Penny?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It certainly looked new."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's possible, too, that the customer had a legal right to buy a new tire."
established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
From this reading It's possible, too, that the customer had a legal right to buy a new tire."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "It certainly looked new."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "It certainly looked new."
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading "Then you don't intend to report to the police, Penny?"
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading "Then you don't intend to report to the police, Penny?"
capable of happening or existing
From this reading It's possible, too, that the customer had a legal right to buy a new tire."
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading "Then you don't intend to report to the police, Penny?"
precisely, exactly
From this reading It's possible, too, that the customer had a legal right to buy a new tire."
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading "I want to talk to Salt about it first.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Yes, but it could have had some wear.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "I want to talk to Salt about it first.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It's possible, too, that the customer had a legal right to buy a new tire."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It's possible, too, that the customer had a legal right to buy a new tire."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then you don't intend to report to the police, Penny?"
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
From this reading It's possible, too, that the customer had a legal right to buy a new tire."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's possible, too, that the customer had a legal right to buy a new tire."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It's possible, too, that the customer had a legal right to buy a new tire."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want to talk to Salt about it first.
be dressed in
From this reading "Yes, but it could have had some wear.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, but it could have had some wear.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then you don't intend to report to the police, Penny?"
Chapter 6 of Ghost Beyond the Gate by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 417 sentences of Ghost Beyond the Gate, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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