Chapter 6 of Little Lord Fauntleroy is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Little Lord Fauntleroy is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Havisham drank some more port. He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout. At such times it was always better to leave him alone. So there was a silence of a few moments. It was Mr. Havisham who broke it.
Chapter 6 of Little Lord Fauntleroy is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “argue” — present reasons and arguments
From this reading “He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.”
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading “Mr. Havisham drank some more port.”
a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints
From this reading “He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.”
resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened
From this reading “He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.”
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading “He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.”
of or befitting a lord
From this reading “He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.”
a regular customer
From this reading “He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.”
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading “Mr. Havisham drank some more port.”
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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 So there was a silence of a few moments.
Having no one else present.
From this reading At such times it was always better to leave him alone.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading At such times it was always better to leave him alone.
past form of “argue” — present reasons and arguments
From this reading He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At such times it was always better to leave him alone.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading At such times it was always better to leave him alone.
lacking funds
From this reading It was Mr. Havisham who broke it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading Mr. Havisham drank some more port.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading So there was a silence of a few moments.
a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints
From this reading He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Havisham drank some more port.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At such times it was always better to leave him alone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.
resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened
From this reading He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At such times it was always better to leave him alone.
go away from a place
From this reading At such times it was always better to leave him alone.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.
of or befitting a lord
From this reading He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading So there was a silence of a few moments.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Mr. Havisham drank some more port.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Havisham drank some more port.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.
impressive in appearance
From this reading He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So there was a silence of a few moments.
a regular customer
From this reading He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading Mr. Havisham drank some more port.
not often
From this reading He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading So there was a silence of a few moments.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So there was a silence of a few moments.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Mr. Havisham drank some more port.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading At such times it was always better to leave him alone.
in or at that place or location
From this reading So there was a silence of a few moments.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading At such times it was always better to leave him alone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At such times it was always better to leave him alone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.
at the time that
From this reading He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.
which person or people
From this reading It was Mr. Havisham who broke it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He seldom argued with his lordly patron,--never when his lordly patron's noble leg was inflamed by gout.
Chapter 6 of Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett holds 176 sentences, grouped into 36 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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