Chapter 6 of History of Tom Jones, a Foundling is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of History of Tom Jones, a Foundling is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter i -- A comparison between the world and the stage. Chapter ii -- Containing a conversation which Mr Jones had with himself. Chapter iii -- Containing several dialogues. Chapter iv -- A picture of a country gentlewoman taken from the life. Chapter v -- The generous behaviour of Sophia towards her aunt.
Chapter 6 of History of Tom Jones, a Foundling is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
From this reading “Chapter v -- The generous behaviour of Sophia towards her aunt.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “Chapter i -- A comparison between the world and the stage.”
the act of examining resemblances
From this reading “Chapter i -- A comparison between the world and the stage.”
-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading “Chapter ii -- Containing a conversation which Mr Jones had with himself.”
plural of “dialogue” — a conversation between two persons
From this reading “Chapter iii -- Containing several dialogues.”
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading “Chapter v -- The generous behaviour of Sophia towards her aunt.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “Chapter iv -- A picture of a country gentlewoman taken from the life.”
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading “Chapter ii -- Containing a conversation which Mr Jones had with himself.”
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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 Chapter i -- A comparison between the world and the stage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Chapter i -- A comparison between the world and the stage.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Chapter v -- The generous behaviour of Sophia towards her aunt.
the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
From this reading Chapter v -- The generous behaviour of Sophia towards her aunt.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Chapter i -- A comparison between the world and the stage.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading Chapter i -- A comparison between the world and the stage.
the act of examining resemblances
From this reading Chapter i -- A comparison between the world and the stage.
-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading Chapter ii -- Containing a conversation which Mr Jones had with himself.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading Chapter ii -- Containing a conversation which Mr Jones had with himself.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Chapter iv -- A picture of a country gentlewoman taken from the life.
plural of “dialogue” — a conversation between two persons
From this reading Chapter iii -- Containing several dialogues.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Chapter iv -- A picture of a country gentlewoman taken from the life.
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading Chapter v -- The generous behaviour of Sophia towards her aunt.
a woman of refinement
From this reading Chapter iv -- A picture of a country gentlewoman taken from the life.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Chapter ii -- Containing a conversation which Mr Jones had with himself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Chapter v -- The generous behaviour of Sophia towards her aunt.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Chapter ii -- Containing a conversation which Mr Jones had with himself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Chapter i -- A comparison between the world and the stage.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Chapter ii -- Containing a conversation which Mr Jones had with himself.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Chapter iii -- Containing several dialogues.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Chapter iv -- A picture of a country gentlewoman taken from the life.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading Chapter ii -- Containing a conversation which Mr Jones had with himself.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Chapter iv -- A picture of a country gentlewoman taken from the life.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Chapter ii -- Containing a conversation which Mr Jones had with himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Chapter iv -- A picture of a country gentlewoman taken from the life.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Chapter iv -- A picture of a country gentlewoman taken from the life.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Chapter iii -- Containing several dialogues.
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From this reading Chapter v -- The generous behaviour of Sophia towards her aunt.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading Chapter i -- A comparison between the world and the stage.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Chapter iv -- A picture of a country gentlewoman taken from the life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Chapter i -- A comparison between the world and the stage.
in the direction of
From this reading Chapter v -- The generous behaviour of Sophia towards her aunt.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading Chapter v -- The generous behaviour of Sophia towards her aunt.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Chapter ii -- Containing a conversation which Mr Jones had with himself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Chapter ii -- Containing a conversation which Mr Jones had with himself.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Chapter i -- A comparison between the world and the stage.
Chapter 6 of History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding holds 16 sentences, grouped into 4 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.
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