Chapter 6 of Malbone: An Oldport Romance is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Malbone: An Oldport Romance is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Hope looked up, full of sympathy. She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately. ‘Will there not be another examination?’ she asked. ‘What an odd phrase,’ said Mrs. Meredith, looking rather disdainfully at Hope. ‘No, I suppose we must give it up, if that is what you mean.
Chapter 6 of Malbone: An Oldport Romance is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.”
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading “‘Will there not be another examination?’ she asked.”
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.”
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading “‘What an odd phrase,’ said Mrs. Meredith, looking rather disdainfully at Hope.”
not divisible by two
From this reading “‘What an odd phrase,’ said Mrs. Meredith, looking rather disdainfully at Hope.”
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading “‘What an odd phrase,’ said Mrs. Meredith, looking rather disdainfully at Hope.”
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading ““Hope looked up, full of sympathy.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ‘Will there not be another examination?’ she asked.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ‘Will there not be another examination?’ she asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘What an odd phrase,’ said Mrs. Meredith, looking rather disdainfully at Hope.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.
in a proud and domineering manner
From this reading ‘What an odd phrase,’ said Mrs. Meredith, looking rather disdainfully at Hope.
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading ‘Will there not be another examination?’ she asked.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading “Hope looked up, full of sympathy.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading ‘No, I suppose we must give it up, if that is what you mean.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “Hope looked up, full of sympathy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘No, I suppose we must give it up, if that is what you mean.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘No, I suppose we must give it up, if that is what you mean.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘No, I suppose we must give it up, if that is what you mean.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘No, I suppose we must give it up, if that is what you mean.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Hope looked up, full of sympathy.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading ‘What an odd phrase,’ said Mrs. Meredith, looking rather disdainfully at Hope.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading ‘No, I suppose we must give it up, if that is what you mean.
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading ‘What an odd phrase,’ said Mrs. Meredith, looking rather disdainfully at Hope.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading ‘What an odd phrase,’ said Mrs. Meredith, looking rather disdainfully at Hope.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.
not any; not one
From this reading ‘No, I suppose we must give it up, if that is what you mean.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘Will there not be another examination?’ she asked.
not divisible by two
From this reading ‘What an odd phrase,’ said Mrs. Meredith, looking rather disdainfully at Hope.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Hope looked up, full of sympathy.
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading ‘What an odd phrase,’ said Mrs. Meredith, looking rather disdainfully at Hope.
on the contrary
From this reading ‘What an odd phrase,’ said Mrs. Meredith, looking rather disdainfully at Hope.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘What an odd phrase,’ said Mrs. Meredith, looking rather disdainfully at Hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.
express a supposition
From this reading ‘No, I suppose we must give it up, if that is what you mean.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading “Hope looked up, full of sympathy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘No, I suppose we must give it up, if that is what you mean.
in or at that place or location
From this reading ‘Will there not be another examination?’ she asked.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She thought Helen must be some disappointed school-teacher, and felt an interest in her immediately.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Hope looked up, full of sympathy.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘No, I suppose we must give it up, if that is what you mean.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘What an odd phrase,’ said Mrs. Meredith, looking rather disdainfully at Hope.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘Will there not be another examination?’ she asked.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘No, I suppose we must give it up, if that is what you mean.
Chapter 6 of Malbone: An Oldport Romance by Thomas Wentworth Higginson holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 178 sentences of Malbone: An Oldport Romance, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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