Chapter 6 of Marie Tarnowska is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Marie Tarnowska is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The mention of his sister's name was like a blow to my heart. But Tioka was already flying across the lawn. "Oh," he cried. "There's the swing! I had forgotten there was a swing!
Chapter 6 of Marie Tarnowska is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading “But Tioka was already flying across the lawn.”
exhale hard
From this reading “The mention of his sister's name was like a blow to my heart.”
moving swiftly
From this reading “But Tioka was already flying across the lawn.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “I had forgotten there was a swing!”
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading “But Tioka was already flying across the lawn.”
make reference to
From this reading “The mention of his sister's name was like a blow to my heart.”
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “The mention of his sister's name was like a blow to my heart.”
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading “"There's the swing!”
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 “But Tioka was already flying across the lawn.”
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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 The mention of his sister's name was like a blow to my heart.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading But Tioka was already flying across the lawn.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading But Tioka was already flying across the lawn.
exhale hard
From this reading The mention of his sister's name was like a blow to my heart.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Tioka was already flying across the lawn.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh," he cried.
moving swiftly
From this reading But Tioka was already flying across the lawn.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading I had forgotten there was a swing!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had forgotten there was a swing!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh," he cried.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The mention of his sister's name was like a blow to my heart.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The mention of his sister's name was like a blow to my heart.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had forgotten there was a swing!
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading But Tioka was already flying across the lawn.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The mention of his sister's name was like a blow to my heart.
make reference to
From this reading The mention of his sister's name was like a blow to my heart.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The mention of his sister's name was like a blow to my heart.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The mention of his sister's name was like a blow to my heart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The mention of his sister's name was like a blow to my heart.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh," he cried.
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading The mention of his sister's name was like a blow to my heart.
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading "There's the swing!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The mention of his sister's name was like a blow to my heart.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I had forgotten there was a swing!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's the swing!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Tioka was already flying across the lawn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The mention of his sister's name was like a blow to my heart.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The mention of his sister's name was like a blow to my heart.
Chapter 6 of Marie Tarnowska by Annie Vivanti holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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 433 sentences of Marie Tarnowska, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Marie Tarnowska by Annie Vivanti exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 433 sentences, grouped into 87 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 87 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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