Chapter 6 of Guy and Pauline is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Guy and Pauline is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But she could not, and yet in her heart the foolish names were singing together. "How can I leave you?" Guy demanded. "Leave me?" she echoed. "I ought.
Chapter 6 of Guy and Pauline is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “Guy demanded.”
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “"Leave me?" she echoed.”
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading “But she could not, and yet in her heart the foolish names were singing together.”
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “Guy demanded.”
go away from a place
From this reading “"How can I leave you?"”
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading “But she could not, and yet in her heart the foolish names were singing together.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “"I ought.”
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading “But she could not, and yet in her heart the foolish names were singing together.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But she could not, and yet in her heart the foolish names were singing together.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she could not, and yet in her heart the foolish names were singing together.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "How can I leave you?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But she could not, and yet in her heart the foolish names were singing together.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Guy demanded.
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading "Leave me?" she echoed.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading But she could not, and yet in her heart the foolish names were singing together.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading Guy demanded.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But she could not, and yet in her heart the foolish names were singing together.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But she could not, and yet in her heart the foolish names were singing together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How can I leave you?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "How can I leave you?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But she could not, and yet in her heart the foolish names were singing together.
go away from a place
From this reading "How can I leave you?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Leave me?" she echoed.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading But she could not, and yet in her heart the foolish names were singing together.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she could not, and yet in her heart the foolish names were singing together.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "I ought.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she could not, and yet in her heart the foolish names were singing together.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading But she could not, and yet in her heart the foolish names were singing together.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But she could not, and yet in her heart the foolish names were singing together.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading But she could not, and yet in her heart the foolish names were singing together.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But she could not, and yet in her heart the foolish names were singing together.
but in spite of that
From this reading But she could not, and yet in her heart the foolish names were singing together.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How can I leave you?"
Chapter 6 of Guy and Pauline by Compton MacKenzie holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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 437 sentences of Guy and Pauline, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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