Chapter 6 of Heartbreak House is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of Heartbreak House is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAPTAIN SHOTOVER. That is possible. She has used you up, and left you nothing but dreams, as some women do. HECTOR. Vampire women, demon women.
Chapter 6 of Heartbreak House is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “CAPTAIN SHOTOVER.”
an evil supernatural being
From this reading “Vampire women, demon women.”
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading “She has used you up, and left you nothing but dreams, as some women do.”
(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
From this reading “HECTOR.”
capable of happening or existing
From this reading “That is possible.”
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “She has used you up, and left you nothing but dreams, as some women do.”
(folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
From this reading “Vampire women, demon women.”
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “She has used you up, and left you nothing but dreams, as some women do.”
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 She has used you up, and left you nothing but dreams, as some women do.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She has used you up, and left you nothing but dreams, as some women do.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She has used you up, and left you nothing but dreams, as some women do.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading CAPTAIN SHOTOVER.
an evil supernatural being
From this reading Vampire women, demon women.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She has used you up, and left you nothing but dreams, as some women do.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading She has used you up, and left you nothing but dreams, as some women do.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has used you up, and left you nothing but dreams, as some women do.
(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
From this reading HECTOR.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is possible.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading She has used you up, and left you nothing but dreams, as some women do.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She has used you up, and left you nothing but dreams, as some women do.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading That is possible.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has used you up, and left you nothing but dreams, as some women do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAPTAIN SHOTOVER.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She has used you up, and left you nothing but dreams, as some women do.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is possible.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She has used you up, and left you nothing but dreams, as some women do.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading She has used you up, and left you nothing but dreams, as some women do.
(folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
From this reading Vampire women, demon women.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She has used you up, and left you nothing but dreams, as some women do.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She has used you up, and left you nothing but dreams, as some women do.
Chapter 6 of Heartbreak House by Bernard Shaw holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 428 sentences of Heartbreak House, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Heartbreak House by Bernard Shaw exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 428 sentences, grouped into 86 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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