Chapter VI of Lady Athlyne, “True Heart’s-Content,” is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter VI of Lady Athlyne, “True Heart’s-Content,” is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Athlyne’s one idea was now to get away quickly. The crowd was gathering closely and were beginning to ask questions. One big, intelligent-looking sergeant of police had out his note-book. “May I ask your name, sorr?” “Is that necessary, my good man?”
Chapter VI of Lady Athlyne, “True Heart’s-Content,” is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “The crowd was gathering closely and were beginning to ask questions.”
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading “The crowd was gathering closely and were beginning to ask questions.”
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading “The crowd was gathering closely and were beginning to ask questions.”
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading “The crowd was gathering closely and were beginning to ask questions.”
absolutely essential
From this reading ““Is that necessary, my good man?””
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading “One big, intelligent-looking sergeant of police had out his note-book.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “The crowd was gathering closely and were beginning to ask questions.”
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading “One big, intelligent-looking sergeant of police had out his note-book.”
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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run away from confinement
In this reading “Athlyne’s one idea was now to get away quickly.”
In this reading ““Is that necessary, my good man?””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The crowd was gathering closely and were beginning to ask questions.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading The crowd was gathering closely and were beginning to ask questions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Athlyne’s one idea was now to get away quickly.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Athlyne’s one idea was now to get away quickly.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading The crowd was gathering closely and were beginning to ask questions.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading One big, intelligent-looking sergeant of police had out his note-book.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading The crowd was gathering closely and were beginning to ask questions.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading The crowd was gathering closely and were beginning to ask questions.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading The crowd was gathering closely and were beginning to ask questions.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Athlyne’s one idea was now to get away quickly.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Is that necessary, my good man?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One big, intelligent-looking sergeant of police had out his note-book.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One big, intelligent-looking sergeant of police had out his note-book.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “May I ask your name, sorr?”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Athlyne’s one idea was now to get away quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One big, intelligent-looking sergeant of police had out his note-book.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is that necessary, my good man?”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Is that necessary, my good man?”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “May I ask your name, sorr?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Is that necessary, my good man?”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “May I ask your name, sorr?”
absolutely essential
From this reading “Is that necessary, my good man?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One big, intelligent-looking sergeant of police had out his note-book.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Athlyne’s one idea was now to get away quickly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One big, intelligent-looking sergeant of police had out his note-book.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Athlyne’s one idea was now to get away quickly.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading One big, intelligent-looking sergeant of police had out his note-book.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading One big, intelligent-looking sergeant of police had out his note-book.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading The crowd was gathering closely and were beginning to ask questions.
with speed
From this reading Athlyne’s one idea was now to get away quickly.
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading One big, intelligent-looking sergeant of police had out his note-book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “May I ask your name, sorr?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Is that necessary, my good man?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The crowd was gathering closely and were beginning to ask questions.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Athlyne’s one idea was now to get away quickly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Athlyne’s one idea was now to get away quickly.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The crowd was gathering closely and were beginning to ask questions.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “May I ask your name, sorr?”
Chapter 6 of Lady Athlyne by Bram Stoker holds 254 sentences, grouped into 51 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 254 sentences of Lady Athlyne, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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