Chapter 6 of Marion: The Story of an Artist's Model is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Marion: The Story of an Artist's Model is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I was interrupted by a stir and movement in the room. A girl had come in with a little dog, and everybody was looking at the dog. She came over to my table and took the seat directly in front of me. I stared at her. I could not believe my eyes.
Chapter 6 of Marion: The Story of an Artist's Model is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without deviation
From this reading “She came over to my table and took the seat directly in front of me.”
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading “A girl had come in with a little dog, and everybody was looking at the dog.”
every person
From this reading “A girl had come in with a little dog, and everybody was looking at the dog.”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “I was interrupted by a stir and movement in the room.”
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading “I was interrupted by a stir and movement in the room.”
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading “She came over to my table and took the seat directly in front of me.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “I stared at her.”
move an implement through
From this reading “I was interrupted by a stir and movement in the room.”
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 “I stared at her.”
at or in the front
In this reading “She came over to my table and took the seat directly in front of me.”
In this reading “She came over to my table and took the seat directly in front of me.”
a constellation to the east of Orion; contains Procyon
In this reading “A girl had come in with a little dog, and everybody was looking at the dog.”
communicate the intended meaning or impression
In this reading “She came over to my table and took the seat directly in front of me.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I was interrupted by a stir and movement in the room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was interrupted by a stir and movement in the room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A girl had come in with a little dog, and everybody was looking at the dog.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I could not believe my eyes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was interrupted by a stir and movement in the room.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She came over to my table and took the seat directly in front of me.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A girl had come in with a little dog, and everybody was looking at the dog.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not believe my eyes.
without deviation
From this reading She came over to my table and took the seat directly in front of me.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading A girl had come in with a little dog, and everybody was looking at the dog.
every person
From this reading A girl had come in with a little dog, and everybody was looking at the dog.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I could not believe my eyes.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading She came over to my table and took the seat directly in front of me.
a young female
From this reading A girl had come in with a little dog, and everybody was looking at the dog.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A girl had come in with a little dog, and everybody was looking at the dog.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I stared at her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was interrupted by a stir and movement in the room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was interrupted by a stir and movement in the room.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading I was interrupted by a stir and movement in the room.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A girl had come in with a little dog, and everybody was looking at the dog.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading A girl had come in with a little dog, and everybody was looking at the dog.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She came over to my table and took the seat directly in front of me.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading I was interrupted by a stir and movement in the room.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She came over to my table and took the seat directly in front of me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not believe my eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She came over to my table and took the seat directly in front of me.
above and across; more than
From this reading She came over to my table and took the seat directly in front of me.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I was interrupted by a stir and movement in the room.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading She came over to my table and took the seat directly in front of me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came over to my table and took the seat directly in front of me.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading I stared at her.
move an implement through
From this reading I was interrupted by a stir and movement in the room.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading She came over to my table and took the seat directly in front of me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was interrupted by a stir and movement in the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She came over to my table and took the seat directly in front of me.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She came over to my table and took the seat directly in front of me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was interrupted by a stir and movement in the room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A girl had come in with a little dog, and everybody was looking at the dog.
Chapter 6 of Marion: The Story of an Artist's Model by Onoto Watanna holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 429 sentences of Marion: The Story of an Artist's Model, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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