Chapter 6 of Hester's Counterpart is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Hester's Counterpart is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Hester was not a girl to condescend to subterfuge to gain a point. She was often frank to painfulness. To her mind when one wished a favor, the only way was to speak directly and ask for it. She was neither politic nor tactful. She had decided that basket-ball was the one game that was really worth playing.
Chapter 6 of Hester's Counterpart is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
From this reading “Hester was not a girl to condescend to subterfuge to gain a point.”
without deviation
From this reading “To her mind when one wished a favor, the only way was to speak directly and ask for it.”
promote over another
From this reading “To her mind when one wished a favor, the only way was to speak directly and ask for it.”
obtain
From this reading “Hester was not a girl to condescend to subterfuge to gain a point.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “She had decided that basket-ball was the one game that was really worth playing.”
marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness
From this reading “She was neither politic nor tactful.”
something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
From this reading “Hester was not a girl to condescend to subterfuge to gain a point.”
having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others
From this reading “She was neither politic nor tactful.”
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 Hester was not a girl to condescend to subterfuge to gain a point.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To her mind when one wished a favor, the only way was to speak directly and ask for it.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading To her mind when one wished a favor, the only way was to speak directly and ask for it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had decided that basket-ball was the one game that was really worth playing.
behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
From this reading Hester was not a girl to condescend to subterfuge to gain a point.
recognizable; marked
From this reading She had decided that basket-ball was the one game that was really worth playing.
without deviation
From this reading To her mind when one wished a favor, the only way was to speak directly and ask for it.
promote over another
From this reading To her mind when one wished a favor, the only way was to speak directly and ask for it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To her mind when one wished a favor, the only way was to speak directly and ask for it.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading She was often frank to painfulness.
obtain
From this reading Hester was not a girl to condescend to subterfuge to gain a point.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading She had decided that basket-ball was the one game that was really worth playing.
a young female
From this reading Hester was not a girl to condescend to subterfuge to gain a point.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had decided that basket-ball was the one game that was really worth playing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To her mind when one wished a favor, the only way was to speak directly and ask for it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hester was not a girl to condescend to subterfuge to gain a point.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To her mind when one wished a favor, the only way was to speak directly and ask for it.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading To her mind when one wished a favor, the only way was to speak directly and ask for it.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading She was neither politic nor tactful.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She was neither politic nor tactful.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hester was not a girl to condescend to subterfuge to gain a point.
many times at short intervals
From this reading She was often frank to painfulness.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To her mind when one wished a favor, the only way was to speak directly and ask for it.
and nothing more
From this reading To her mind when one wished a favor, the only way was to speak directly and ask for it.
emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
From this reading She was often frank to painfulness.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading She had decided that basket-ball was the one game that was really worth playing.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Hester was not a girl to condescend to subterfuge to gain a point.
marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness
From this reading She was neither politic nor tactful.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading She had decided that basket-ball was the one game that was really worth playing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was often frank to painfulness.
express in speech
From this reading To her mind when one wished a favor, the only way was to speak directly and ask for it.
something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
From this reading Hester was not a girl to condescend to subterfuge to gain a point.
having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others
From this reading She was neither politic nor tactful.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had decided that basket-ball was the one game that was really worth playing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To her mind when one wished a favor, the only way was to speak directly and ask for it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hester was not a girl to condescend to subterfuge to gain a point.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hester was not a girl to condescend to subterfuge to gain a point.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading To her mind when one wished a favor, the only way was to speak directly and ask for it.
at the time that
From this reading To her mind when one wished a favor, the only way was to speak directly and ask for it.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading To her mind when one wished a favor, the only way was to speak directly and ask for it.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading She had decided that basket-ball was the one game that was really worth playing.
Chapter 6 of Hester's Counterpart by Jean K. (Jean Katherine) Baird holds 303 sentences, grouped into 61 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 303 sentences of Hester's Counterpart, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
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