Chapter 6 of It, and Other Stories is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of It, and Other Stories is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him: "Yes, David," she said slowly, "you may--as a matter of form." "Only in that way?" "In that way only, David--to me." "I thought--I thought," said the young man in confusion.
Chapter 6 of It, and Other Stories is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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react verbally
From this reading “She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:”
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading “"I thought--I thought," said the young man in confusion.”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “"Yes, David," she said slowly, "you may--as a matter of form."”
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading “"Yes, David," she said slowly, "you may--as a matter of form."”
be the source of pain
From this reading “She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “"Yes, David," she said slowly, "you may--as a matter of form."”
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading “She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “"Yes, David," she said slowly, "you may--as a matter of form."”
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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 "Yes, David," she said slowly, "you may--as a matter of form."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:
react verbally
From this reading She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes, David," she said slowly, "you may--as a matter of form."
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading "I thought--I thought," said the young man in confusion.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading "Yes, David," she said slowly, "you may--as a matter of form."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading "Yes, David," she said slowly, "you may--as a matter of form."
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:
be the source of pain
From this reading She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought--I thought," said the young man in confusion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Only in that way?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "I thought--I thought," said the young man in confusion.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Yes, David," she said slowly, "you may--as a matter of form."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Yes, David," she said slowly, "you may--as a matter of form."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "In that way only, David--to me."
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, David," she said slowly, "you may--as a matter of form."
and nothing more
From this reading "Only in that way?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes, David," she said slowly, "you may--as a matter of form."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading "Yes, David," she said slowly, "you may--as a matter of form."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I thought--I thought," said the young man in confusion.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She did not answer for some moments, and then, steeling herself, for she thought that she must hurt him:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "In that way only, David--to me."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Only in that way?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, David," she said slowly, "you may--as a matter of form."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, David," she said slowly, "you may--as a matter of form."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "I thought--I thought," said the young man in confusion.
Chapter 6 of It, and Other Stories by Gouverneur Morris holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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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