Chapter 6 of Haworth's is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Haworth's is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. FFRENCH. It was a week before affairs assumed their accustomed aspect. Not that the Works had been neglected, however. Each morning Haworth had driven down early and spent an hour in his office and about the place, reading letters, issuing orders and keeping a keen look-out generally.
Chapter 6 of Haworth's is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading “It was a week before affairs assumed their accustomed aspect.”
a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading “It was a week before affairs assumed their accustomed aspect.”
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading “It was a week before affairs assumed their accustomed aspect.”
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading “Each morning Haworth had driven down early and spent an hour in his office and about the place, reading letters, issuing orders and keeping a keen look-out generally.”
English biochemist who was a pioneer in research on carbohydrates; when he synthesized vitamin C he became the first person to synthesize a vitamin artificially (1883-1950)
From this reading “Each morning Haworth had driven down early and spent an hour in his office and about the place, reading letters, issuing orders and keeping a keen look-out generally.”
the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)
From this reading “Each morning Haworth had driven down early and spent an hour in his office and about the place, reading letters, issuing orders and keeping a keen look-out generally.”
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading “Each morning Haworth had driven down early and spent an hour in his office and about the place, reading letters, issuing orders and keeping a keen look-out generally.”
disregarded
From this reading “Not that the Works had been neglected, however.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 was a week before affairs assumed their accustomed aspect.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Each morning Haworth had driven down early and spent an hour in his office and about the place, reading letters, issuing orders and keeping a keen look-out generally.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading It was a week before affairs assumed their accustomed aspect.
matters of personal concern
From this reading It was a week before affairs assumed their accustomed aspect.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Each morning Haworth had driven down early and spent an hour in his office and about the place, reading letters, issuing orders and keeping a keen look-out generally.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Each morning Haworth had driven down early and spent an hour in his office and about the place, reading letters, issuing orders and keeping a keen look-out generally.
a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading It was a week before affairs assumed their accustomed aspect.
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading It was a week before affairs assumed their accustomed aspect.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Not that the Works had been neglected, however.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was a week before affairs assumed their accustomed aspect.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Each morning Haworth had driven down early and spent an hour in his office and about the place, reading letters, issuing orders and keeping a keen look-out generally.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading Each morning Haworth had driven down early and spent an hour in his office and about the place, reading letters, issuing orders and keeping a keen look-out generally.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each morning Haworth had driven down early and spent an hour in his office and about the place, reading letters, issuing orders and keeping a keen look-out generally.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Each morning Haworth had driven down early and spent an hour in his office and about the place, reading letters, issuing orders and keeping a keen look-out generally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FFRENCH.
usually; as a rule
From this reading Each morning Haworth had driven down early and spent an hour in his office and about the place, reading letters, issuing orders and keeping a keen look-out generally.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not that the Works had been neglected, however.
English biochemist who was a pioneer in research on carbohydrates; when he synthesized vitamin C he became the first person to synthesize a vitamin artificially (1883-1950)
From this reading Each morning Haworth had driven down early and spent an hour in his office and about the place, reading letters, issuing orders and keeping a keen look-out generally.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Each morning Haworth had driven down early and spent an hour in his office and about the place, reading letters, issuing orders and keeping a keen look-out generally.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Each morning Haworth had driven down early and spent an hour in his office and about the place, reading letters, issuing orders and keeping a keen look-out generally.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Not that the Works had been neglected, however.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Each morning Haworth had driven down early and spent an hour in his office and about the place, reading letters, issuing orders and keeping a keen look-out generally.
the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)
From this reading Each morning Haworth had driven down early and spent an hour in his office and about the place, reading letters, issuing orders and keeping a keen look-out generally.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a week before affairs assumed their accustomed aspect.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading Each morning Haworth had driven down early and spent an hour in his office and about the place, reading letters, issuing orders and keeping a keen look-out generally.
conformity or harmony
From this reading Each morning Haworth had driven down early and spent an hour in his office and about the place, reading letters, issuing orders and keeping a keen look-out generally.
the literary culture
From this reading Each morning Haworth had driven down early and spent an hour in his office and about the place, reading letters, issuing orders and keeping a keen look-out generally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Each morning Haworth had driven down early and spent an hour in his office and about the place, reading letters, issuing orders and keeping a keen look-out generally.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Each morning Haworth had driven down early and spent an hour in his office and about the place, reading letters, issuing orders and keeping a keen look-out generally.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
disregarded
From this reading Not that the Works had been neglected, however.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that the Works had been neglected, however.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Each morning Haworth had driven down early and spent an hour in his office and about the place, reading letters, issuing orders and keeping a keen look-out generally.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Each morning Haworth had driven down early and spent an hour in his office and about the place, reading letters, issuing orders and keeping a keen look-out generally.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Each morning Haworth had driven down early and spent an hour in his office and about the place, reading letters, issuing orders and keeping a keen look-out generally.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Each morning Haworth had driven down early and spent an hour in his office and about the place, reading letters, issuing orders and keeping a keen look-out generally.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Each morning Haworth had driven down early and spent an hour in his office and about the place, reading letters, issuing orders and keeping a keen look-out generally.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that the Works had been neglected, however.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not that the Works had been neglected, however.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was a week before affairs assumed their accustomed aspect.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a week before affairs assumed their accustomed aspect.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It was a week before affairs assumed their accustomed aspect.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading Not that the Works had been neglected, however.
Chapter 6 of Haworth's by Frances Hodgson Burnett holds 72 sentences, grouped into 15 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 72 sentences of Haworth's, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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