Chapter 6 of Life and Lillian Gish is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Life and Lillian Gish is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mary Gish and her daughters found their nerves on a tension. Blasting in the street made them jump. The strain had been terrible. Mrs. Gish had lost thirty-five pounds—she would never be quite the same again. Dorothy, by her own statement, had lost ten pounds.
Chapter 6 of Life and Lillian Gish is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin
From this reading “Blasting in the street made them jump.”
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading “Mary Gish and her daughters found their nerves on a tension.”
United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993)
From this reading “Mary Gish and her daughters found their nerves on a tension.”
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading “Mary Gish and her daughters found their nerves on a tension.”
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading “Dorothy, by her own statement, had lost ten pounds.”
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading “The strain had been terrible.”
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
From this reading “Mary Gish and her daughters found their nerves on a tension.”
being five more than thirty
From this reading “Mrs. Gish had lost thirty-five pounds—she would never be quite the same again.”
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.
In this reading “Blasting in the street made them jump.”
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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 Mary Gish and her daughters found their nerves on a tension.
anew
From this reading Mrs. Gish had lost thirty-five pounds—she would never be quite the same again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mary Gish and her daughters found their nerves on a tension.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mrs. Gish had lost thirty-five pounds—she would never be quite the same again.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The strain had been terrible.
causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin
From this reading Blasting in the street made them jump.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dorothy, by her own statement, had lost ten pounds.
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading Mary Gish and her daughters found their nerves on a tension.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dorothy, by her own statement, had lost ten pounds.
set up or found
From this reading Mary Gish and her daughters found their nerves on a tension.
United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993)
From this reading Mary Gish and her daughters found their nerves on a tension.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The strain had been terrible.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mary Gish and her daughters found their nerves on a tension.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Blasting in the street made them jump.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Blasting in the street made them jump.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Mrs. Gish had lost thirty-five pounds—she would never be quite the same again.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Blasting in the street made them jump.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mary Gish and her daughters found their nerves on a tension.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Gish had lost thirty-five pounds—she would never be quite the same again.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading Mary Gish and her daughters found their nerves on a tension.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Mrs. Gish had lost thirty-five pounds—she would never be quite the same again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mary Gish and her daughters found their nerves on a tension.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Dorothy, by her own statement, had lost ten pounds.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading Mrs. Gish had lost thirty-five pounds—she would never be quite the same again.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Mrs. Gish had lost thirty-five pounds—she would never be quite the same again.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Mrs. Gish had lost thirty-five pounds—she would never be quite the same again.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Gish had lost thirty-five pounds—she would never be quite the same again.
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading Dorothy, by her own statement, had lost ten pounds.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading The strain had been terrible.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Blasting in the street made them jump.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Dorothy, by her own statement, had lost ten pounds.
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
From this reading Mary Gish and her daughters found their nerves on a tension.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The strain had been terrible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Blasting in the street made them jump.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mary Gish and her daughters found their nerves on a tension.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Blasting in the street made them jump.
being five more than thirty
From this reading Mrs. Gish had lost thirty-five pounds—she would never be quite the same again.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mrs. Gish had lost thirty-five pounds—she would never be quite the same again.
Chapter 6 of Life and Lillian Gish by Albert Bigelow Paine holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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 438 sentences of Life and Lillian Gish, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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