Chapter 6 of Lolly Willowes is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Lolly Willowes is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Laura hated him for daring to love it so. She hated him for daring to love it at all. Most of all she hated him for imposing his kind of love on her. Since he had come to Great Mop she had not been allowed to love in her own way. Commenting, pointing out, appreciating, Titus tweaked her senses one after another as if they were so many bell-ropes.
Chapter 6 of Lolly Willowes is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “appreciate” — recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
From this reading “Commenting, pointing out, appreciating, Titus tweaked her senses one after another as if they were so many bell-ropes.”
-ing form of “comment” — make or write a comment on
From this reading “Commenting, pointing out, appreciating, Titus tweaked her senses one after another as if they were so many bell-ropes.”
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading “Laura hated him for daring to love it so.”
impressive in appearance
From this reading “Most of all she hated him for imposing his kind of love on her.”
to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop
From this reading “Since he had come to Great Mop she had not been allowed to love in her own way.”
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading “Commenting, pointing out, appreciating, Titus tweaked her senses one after another as if they were so many bell-ropes.”
a Greek disciple and helper of Saint Paul
From this reading “Commenting, pointing out, appreciating, Titus tweaked her senses one after another as if they were so many bell-ropes.”
past form of “tweak” — pinch or squeeze sharply
From this reading “Commenting, pointing out, appreciating, Titus tweaked her senses one after another as if they were so many bell-ropes.”
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 “Since he had come to Great Mop she had not been allowed to love in her own way.”
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later than; following
From this reading Commenting, pointing out, appreciating, Titus tweaked her senses one after another as if they were so many bell-ropes.
(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 She hated him for daring to love it at all.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Since he had come to Great Mop she had not been allowed to love in her own way.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Commenting, pointing out, appreciating, Titus tweaked her senses one after another as if they were so many bell-ropes.
-ing form of “appreciate” — recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
From this reading Commenting, pointing out, appreciating, Titus tweaked her senses one after another as if they were so many bell-ropes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Commenting, pointing out, appreciating, Titus tweaked her senses one after another as if they were so many bell-ropes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She hated him for daring to love it at all.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since he had come to Great Mop she had not been allowed to love in her own way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Commenting, pointing out, appreciating, Titus tweaked her senses one after another as if they were so many bell-ropes.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Since he had come to Great Mop she had not been allowed to love in her own way.
-ing form of “comment” — make or write a comment on
From this reading Commenting, pointing out, appreciating, Titus tweaked her senses one after another as if they were so many bell-ropes.
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading Laura hated him for daring to love it so.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Laura hated him for daring to love it so.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Since he had come to Great Mop she had not been allowed to love in her own way.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since he had come to Great Mop she had not been allowed to love in her own way.
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading Laura hated him for daring to love it so.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Since he had come to Great Mop she had not been allowed to love in her own way.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Most of all she hated him for imposing his kind of love on her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Laura hated him for daring to love it so.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Most of all she hated him for imposing his kind of love on her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Commenting, pointing out, appreciating, Titus tweaked her senses one after another as if they were so many bell-ropes.
impressive in appearance
From this reading Most of all she hated him for imposing his kind of love on her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Since he had come to Great Mop she had not been allowed to love in her own way.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Laura hated him for daring to love it so.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Most of all she hated him for imposing his kind of love on her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Laura hated him for daring to love it so.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Laura hated him for daring to love it so.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Commenting, pointing out, appreciating, Titus tweaked her senses one after another as if they were so many bell-ropes.
to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop
From this reading Since he had come to Great Mop she had not been allowed to love in her own way.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most of all she hated him for imposing his kind of love on her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Since he had come to Great Mop she had not been allowed to love in her own way.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Most of all she hated him for imposing his kind of love on her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Most of all she hated him for imposing his kind of love on her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Commenting, pointing out, appreciating, Titus tweaked her senses one after another as if they were so many bell-ropes.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Commenting, pointing out, appreciating, Titus tweaked her senses one after another as if they were so many bell-ropes.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Since he had come to Great Mop she had not been allowed to love in her own way.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading Commenting, pointing out, appreciating, Titus tweaked her senses one after another as if they were so many bell-ropes.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading Commenting, pointing out, appreciating, Titus tweaked her senses one after another as if they were so many bell-ropes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She hated him for daring to love it at all.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since he had come to Great Mop she had not been allowed to love in her own way.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Laura hated him for daring to love it so.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Commenting, pointing out, appreciating, Titus tweaked her senses one after another as if they were so many bell-ropes.
a Greek disciple and helper of Saint Paul
From this reading Commenting, pointing out, appreciating, Titus tweaked her senses one after another as if they were so many bell-ropes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Laura hated him for daring to love it so.
past form of “tweak” — pinch or squeeze sharply
From this reading Commenting, pointing out, appreciating, Titus tweaked her senses one after another as if they were so many bell-ropes.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Since he had come to Great Mop she had not been allowed to love in her own way.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Commenting, pointing out, appreciating, Titus tweaked her senses one after another as if they were so many bell-ropes.
Chapter 6 of Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 398 sentences of Lolly Willowes, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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