Chapter 6 of Kisington Town is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Kisington Town is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He spread on the table his frugal supper. He had emptied his larder that morning for a sick woman. He had but a few apples and a bowl of cream. It was the first food he had eaten that day, for his brother had forgotten to bid him to his table. As he was taking a bite from one of the rosy-checked apples, there came a tap at the door.
Chapter 6 of Kisington Town is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading “He had but a few apples and a bowl of cream.”
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading “As he was taking a bite from one of the rosy-checked apples, there came a tap at the door.”
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading “He had but a few apples and a bowl of cream.”
the best people or things in a group
From this reading “He had but a few apples and a bowl of cream.”
inflected form of “empty” — make void or empty of contents
From this reading “He had emptied his larder that morning for a sick woman.”
avoiding waste
From this reading “He spread on the table his frugal supper.”
a supply of food especially for a household
From this reading “He had emptied his larder that morning for a sick woman.”
cut a female screw thread with a tap
From this reading “As he was taking a bite from one of the rosy-checked apples, there came a tap at the door.”
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.
able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise
In this reading “He spread on the table his frugal supper.”
In this reading “As he was taking a bite from one of the rosy-checked apples, there came a tap at the door.”
In this reading “He had emptied his larder that morning for a sick woman.”
In this reading “As he was taking a bite from one of the rosy-checked apples, there came a tap at the door.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had emptied his larder that morning for a sick woman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had but a few apples and a bowl of cream.
plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading He had but a few apples and a bowl of cream.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he was taking a bite from one of the rosy-checked apples, there came a tap at the door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As he was taking a bite from one of the rosy-checked apples, there came a tap at the door.
propose a payment
From this reading It was the first food he had eaten that day, for his brother had forgotten to bid him to his table.
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading As he was taking a bite from one of the rosy-checked apples, there came a tap at the door.
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading He had but a few apples and a bowl of cream.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading It was the first food he had eaten that day, for his brother had forgotten to bid him to his table.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had but a few apples and a bowl of cream.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As he was taking a bite from one of the rosy-checked apples, there came a tap at the door.
the best people or things in a group
From this reading He had but a few apples and a bowl of cream.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was the first food he had eaten that day, for his brother had forgotten to bid him to his table.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading As he was taking a bite from one of the rosy-checked apples, there came a tap at the door.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading It was the first food he had eaten that day, for his brother had forgotten to bid him to his table.
inflected form of “empty” — make void or empty of contents
From this reading He had emptied his larder that morning for a sick woman.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading He had but a few apples and a bowl of cream.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was the first food he had eaten that day, for his brother had forgotten to bid him to his table.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading It was the first food he had eaten that day, for his brother had forgotten to bid him to his table.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had emptied his larder that morning for a sick woman.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading It was the first food he had eaten that day, for his brother had forgotten to bid him to his table.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As he was taking a bite from one of the rosy-checked apples, there came a tap at the door.
avoiding waste
From this reading He spread on the table his frugal supper.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had emptied his larder that morning for a sick woman.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spread on the table his frugal supper.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was the first food he had eaten that day, for his brother had forgotten to bid him to his table.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He spread on the table his frugal supper.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the first food he had eaten that day, for his brother had forgotten to bid him to his table.
a supply of food especially for a household
From this reading He had emptied his larder that morning for a sick woman.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He had emptied his larder that morning for a sick woman.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had but a few apples and a bowl of cream.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He spread on the table his frugal supper.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As he was taking a bite from one of the rosy-checked apples, there came a tap at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he was taking a bite from one of the rosy-checked apples, there came a tap at the door.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading He had emptied his larder that morning for a sick woman.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading He spread on the table his frugal supper.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading He spread on the table his frugal supper.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading He spread on the table his frugal supper.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading As he was taking a bite from one of the rosy-checked apples, there came a tap at the door.
cut a female screw thread with a tap
From this reading As he was taking a bite from one of the rosy-checked apples, there came a tap at the door.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had emptied his larder that morning for a sick woman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He spread on the table his frugal supper.
in or at that place or location
From this reading As he was taking a bite from one of the rosy-checked apples, there came a tap at the door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the first food he had eaten that day, for his brother had forgotten to bid him to his table.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the first food he had eaten that day, for his brother had forgotten to bid him to his table.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He had emptied his larder that morning for a sick woman.
Chapter 6 of Kisington Town by Abbie Farwell Brown holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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 433 sentences of Kisington Town, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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