Chapter 6 of Limbo is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of Limbo is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"How still it is." They did not speak; they hardly breathed. They became saturated with the quiet. Marjorie broke the silence. "Do you want me as much as all that, Guy?"
Chapter 6 of Limbo is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “They became saturated with the quiet.”
uttered without voice
From this reading “They did not speak; they hardly breathed.”
lacking funds
From this reading “Marjorie broke the silence.”
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “"Do you want me as much as all that, Guy?"”
only a very short time before
From this reading “They did not speak; they hardly breathed.”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “They became saturated with the quiet.”
being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance
From this reading “They became saturated with the quiet.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Marjorie broke the silence.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Do you want me as much as all that, Guy?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Do you want me as much as all that, Guy?"
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading They became saturated with the quiet.
uttered without voice
From this reading They did not speak; they hardly breathed.
lacking funds
From this reading Marjorie broke the silence.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not speak; they hardly breathed.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you want me as much as all that, Guy?"
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading "Do you want me as much as all that, Guy?"
only a very short time before
From this reading They did not speak; they hardly breathed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How still it is."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How still it is."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "How still it is."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marjorie broke the silence.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do you want me as much as all that, Guy?"
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Do you want me as much as all that, Guy?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They did not speak; they hardly breathed.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading They became saturated with the quiet.
being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance
From this reading They became saturated with the quiet.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Marjorie broke the silence.
express in speech
From this reading They did not speak; they hardly breathed.
not in physical motion
From this reading "How still it is."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Do you want me as much as all that, Guy?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They became saturated with the quiet.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They did not speak; they hardly breathed.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Do you want me as much as all that, Guy?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading They became saturated with the quiet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you want me as much as all that, Guy?"
Chapter 6 of Limbo by Aldous Huxley holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 406 sentences of Limbo, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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